The Albert Nerken School of Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art seeks outstanding candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in chemical engineering. The school is consistently ranked among the top ten undergraduate engineering institutions in the nation and is focused on providing an exceptional engineering education through an intimate experience characterized by small class sizes and a student-faculty ratio of 7:1. We value interdisciplinary approaches and the intersection of art, architecture, humanities and engineering. Our students and faculty collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to create innovative solutions to societal challenges. A successful candidate will be dedicated to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students in a rigorous project-oriented and supportive academic environment and engaging undergraduate and masters students in research and scholarly activities. The ideal candidate should contribute to Cooper Union’s strategic priority of educational innovation and leading-edge pedagogy. Candidates are expected to collaborate with faculty and staff to develop innovative curricular models, modern pedagogical paradigms, and evidence-based assessment techniques.
The candidate should be able and willing to teach broadly across the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. Exceptional candidates from all areas of expertise are encouraged to apply. Additional consideration will be given to those capable of creating opportunities for students in undergraduate research at the intersection of chemical engineering and other disciplines. Candidates interested in contributing to our K-12 STEM outreach programs or service-learning in our community are also encouraged to apply.
The Cooper Union was founded in 1859 by philanthropist Peter Cooper to provide an education “equal to the best” to all who qualify, regardless of race, religion, gender, wealth, or social status. Today, The Cooper Union provides a rigorous professional education in Schools of Art, Architecture, and Engineering, including a broad curriculum offered by our Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Fostering a culture of collaboration among a diverse student body and faculty, The Cooper Union teaches students that art, architecture, and engineering have cultural, environmental, and ethical contexts and consequences. As students develop their professional abilities, they recognize their responsibility to advance science and art and to create a sustainable future. We encourage and are interested in engaging with candidates from a diversity of experiences and perspectives with the talent to challenge our students to maximize their learning potential.
An earned doctorate in chemical engineering or a closely related discipline (such as materials science, biomedical engineering, etc.) is required and an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering is preferred. Candidates with a doctorate in a field other than chemical engineering should be prepared to demonstrate their ability to teach chemical engineering courses. Interested and qualified candidates should submit, in one searchable PDF document:
Applications should be sent to [email protected] and questions may be sent to Department Chair Ben Davis at [email protected]. Review of applications is ongoing with a priority deadline of November 10th, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled
Annual salaries for this position start at $90,000.
This is a unionized position.
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.