Job Description

Nature of position : Tenure-Track

Job Summary/Basic Function:

The Department of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology in the College of Science & Technology welcomes applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor position beginning August 2025. Responsibilities include teaching, advising students, scholarly or creative work and department and university service. Actual assignments will depend upon department needs. The Technology and Engineering Education position in Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology includes teaching courses focused on the preparation of technology and engineering teachers and one or more of the following technical areas —computer-aided drafting and design ( CADD ), construction, production/manufacturing. Other expectations of the position include the performance of professional responsibilities such as serving on committees and advising students and continuing scholarly growth and professional development activities.

Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications as well as aligned with the details contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the Millersville University Promotion Statement .

Minimum qualifications required to be considered for appointment at the rank of Associate include having an earned doctorate and a minimum of five years of full-time teaching experience (or its equivalent) and scholarship commensurate with this rank.

A complete application comprises the following:

• A Cover Letter summarizing how the applicant's education and experience match the required qualifications of the position.
• A current Curriculum Vitae.
• A Teaching Philosophy that includes the applicant's commitment to inclusive and equitable learning and to working with diverse populations of students.
• A summary (2 – 5 pages) of Scholarly and/or Creative Activity Plan outlining 3 – 5 year agenda involving undergraduate or graduate students.
• Copies of registrar-issued unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred and in progress (the successful candidate will be required to provide registrar-issued official transcripts from the issuing institution(s) directly to the Provost's Office by the start date).
• Three current letters of reference, (applicant to submit names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of individuals who will be contacted to upload current letters of reference directly to a confidential website).

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials far enough in advance of the closing date to allow time for their references to respond. If you choose to provide additional documentation, please upload these items as optional documents.

Please do not link your application to the position until you have uploaded all of the required documents and any optional documents you want to provide. You will not be able to change the materials submitted or upload any new additional materials, after the application process has been completed and you receive a confirmation number.

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is one of the 10 public universities of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Our pillars of distinction include exceptionally strong student-faculty relationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campus and vibrant location, and successful job placement for our students. Our students' success, both inside and outside of the classroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerous opportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and social growth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs are available for our 6,000 students to find their path.. Approximately one thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master's and three doctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fields and dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, research labs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 states and in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals who embrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission, professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion.

At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learning and working environment that promotes diversity to foster a climate of inclusion. EPPIIC values and the principles of Inclusive Excellence are an essential part of the foundation for our learning and working environment. Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply.

The State System Employee Benefits Summary for faculty can be found at: .

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate OR ABD status toward a doctorate, to be completed by the date of eligibility to apply for reappointment to second year (1/30/26), in such fields as technology and engineering education, industrial technology, technology management, or education related areas such as curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, or a related discipline.
• Earned baccalaureate in technology and engineering education, industrial technology, applied engineering, engineering technology, or a related area.
• Expertise in:
  • in technology and engineering education.
  • one or more of the following technical areas: computer-aided drafting and design ( CADD ), construction, production/manufacturing.

• Willingness and commitment to teach in a laboratory-based, hands-on teaching/learning environment.
• Commitment to promote a safe and healthy learning and research environment.
• Evidence of ability to successfully teach diverse student populations.
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in the use of various types of information technology that is relevant to the teaching and learning process.
• Evidence of a commitment to serve the learning needs of diverse and inclusive populations.
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues.
• Successful interview.
• Successful teaching demonstration.
• Successful completion of three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in such fields as technology and engineering education, industrial technology, technology management, or education related areas such as curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, or a related discipline.
• Documented effective post-secondary teaching or training experience.
• Documented K-12 teaching experience in technology and engineering education, technology education, STEM education, or related disciplines.
• Documented effective professional and / or industrial experience.
• Experience in supervising, maintaining, and improving laboratory facilities.
• Commitment to involvement in and support of student organizations.
• Experience writing grant proposals.
• Experience conducting and/or supervising research and development or other scholarly activities.
• Interest in teaching graduate-level courses.

Essential Functions:

Working Conditions/Physical Effort :

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/classroom environment.
• Teach courses face-to-face at the higher education level using lectures, demonstrations, class discussion, using online tools and/or equipment and/or other appropriate tools appropriate modes of education delivery.
• Speak in a clear voice and hear spoken words.
• Read and write the written word and higher-level statistics/mathematics.
• Manage classroom activities.
• Record and calculate grades, prepare course outline and syllabus, develop course and lesson plans, engage in the selection of appropriate textbooks and other teaching aids necessary to the delivery of instruction.
• Use computer for email, obtain information on websites, prepare class documents, grade papers, submit final grades online and other duties related to teaching and advising students and serving the department, college, university and community.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risks.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse.

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About Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville University is a top-ranked university in the North, with more than 100programs, some of which are uniquely distinctive to the region and nation. We have a strong academic history guided by industry-leading professors. Our faculty members are recognized to be fiercely passionate about their students’ overall success. Our student body is rich in diversity and is known to be enthusiastically driven towards excellence while being socially conscious. Our beautiful 250-acre campus contains classic architecture, mixed with state-of-the-art, energy-saving structures and a historic pond with two resident swans. Access to extraordinary faculty, a historical campus setting and an extremely high job-placement rating are the reasons our alumni rate us as a smart life choice.

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