The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Valparaiso University invites applications for a one-year, visiting faculty position beginning in Fall 2025.

The successful candidate will be passionate about teaching engineering undergraduate students. They will also be able to interact and effectively communicate with students and faculty from diverse backgrounds. The candidate selected for the visiting professor position will teach required and/or elective courses in electrical and computer engineering, capstone design, and general engineering courses. Candidates must have earned at least an M.S. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering. Candidates with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related fields are preferred. Successful candidates are expected to prepare and deliver high quality classes. They will receive support to enhance their teaching effectiveness and will be granted release time to observe classes and laboratories taught by the faculty in the department and will have the chance to participate in a group-taught course to work directly with experienced faculty. The senior faculty in the department will also help the candidate develop course materials and observe their teaching to provide constructive feedback. Additionally, the visiting faculty member will be provided with funds and time release to attend a pedagogic workshop and/or a professional conference.

Valparaiso University’s College of Engineering is ABET-accredited, exclusively undergraduate, committed to teaching, diversity, and inclusion, and ranked in the top 20 of undergraduate engineering programs in the nation that offer only bachelor’s or master’s degrees according to U.S. News & World Report (2025). For more information please see the electrical and computer engineering program websites at:

http://www.valpo.edu/college-of-engineering/academics/undergraduate/electrical-engineering/ and https://www.valpo.edu/college-of-engineering/academics/undergraduate/computer-engineering/.

Located an hour from Chicago in northwest Indiana, Valparaiso University (http://www.valpo.edu) is a comprehensive university with about 3,000 students. Candidates should be willing to work in a scholarly community committed to Christian higher education in the Lutheran tradition. Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to cultural diversity and the ability to work with individuals or groups from diverse backgrounds. In addition to strong academic qualifications and excellence in teaching, the University highly values experience in working across cultural and other significant differences.

Review of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Please submit the following items to https://apply.interfolio.com/169448:

A letter of application A curriculum vitae A teaching statement outlining your teaching experiences and teaching philosophy A diversity statement describing your experiences working with diverse student, faculty, and staff populations and what you have learned from those experiences Contact information for three references

Valparaiso University does not unlawfully discriminate and aims to employ persons of various backgrounds and experiences to develop and support a diverse community. Its entire EOE policy can be found at www.valpo.edu/general-counsel/policies/equal-opportunity-policy/. Employment at Valparaiso University will require a satisfactory criminal background check.

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