Visiting Research Instructor, Engineering, Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls Campus

Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Jan 24, 2025
Job Details Thomas Jefferson University seeks to fill a full-time 12-month non-tenure, visiting research instructor in Engineering. The primary responsibility is to manage a research group consisting of several graduate students and undergraduate research assistants. Responsibilities include managing the students, their research projects, and the associated grant, foundation, and industry contract accounts for these projects. The opportunity also exists to participate in the publishing and presentation of the research results, and to teach one or two courses per year, as an overload, if deemed appropriate by the Dean and Program Director. This research faculty member will manage graduate and undergraduate research students studying the materials science and process engineering of natural materials including biopolymers, natural bast fibers, and their derivatives. In collaboration with other faculty and staff, they will coordinate these research activities; including the joint management of research spaces, equipment, materials, supplies, and consumables needed to execute the projects. They will also manage the external grants and contracts that support this research, including the coordination of tuition and stipend payments for the graduate students and hourly pay for the undergraduate students. Finally, this research faculty member will also participate in the publishing of research results in peer reviewed journals and the presentation of research results at professional conferences This research faculty member will also participate in the identification of future external funding opportunities and in the writing and submission of grants and contracts in response to these opportunities. They will also be expected to interact with students, co-workers, visitors, and other individuals consistent with the values of Jefferson. Job Description Qualifications: The successful candidate must have a master's degree in an appropriate discipline and five or more years of experience in managing scientific research projects. Application Procedures: Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, design statement and a list of three references with contact information to Interim Dean Marcia Weiss, Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, School of Design and Engineering, Thomas Jefferson University, 4201 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497. Electronic submissions accepted; submit a single PDF by email to Marcia Weiss, Interim Dean, School of Design and Engineering; marcia.weiss@jefferson.edu . In your cover letter, indicate the position for which you are applying. Applicants must also submit on-line application/CV: http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html #LI-DNP Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Primary Location Address 3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.