Careers
The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) and the College of Engineering at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte invite applications for several tenure-track faculty positions in the general power and energy field. Preference will be given to candidates having backgrounds in both industry and university. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Mechanical, Civil, Industrial, Systems, and / or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, and will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Industrial, Engineering Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering, or related energy field. The successful candidates will demonstrate an ability to build relationships with the power industry and manufacturing partners and to develop a funded research program.
| UNC Charlotte is a public university with over 25,000 students in 92 bachelors, 62 masters, and 19 doctoral programs. The campus is located in the suburbs of one of the fastest growing US cities and adjacent to a large research park. The College of Engineering has 3000 students and the Mechanical Engineering department has approximately 800 undergraduate and 130 graduate students. | EPIC is a university-industry partnership that meets the education and research needs for a safe, reliable, and sustainable energy future. EPIC enhances the available technical workforce, advances technology, and facilitates strategic industry-university collaboration for the global energy industry while supporting the Carolinas' economic and energy security development. EPIC is well funded in terms of facilities; faculty; chaired positions; operations; energy focused laboratories; student scholarships; educational and research programs in the order of $100 M. The main sponsors are the North Carolina State Government, Duke Energy, Siemens, AREVA, Westinghouse, URS, and others. |
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The anticipated starting date for these positions is as soon as possible but preferably before August 2012. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a selection has been made. For full consideration, please submit an online application/profile at jobs.uncc.edu for the different position numbers. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Candidates are requested to attach the following documents with their electronic submission: a vita, a statement of research and teaching interests, and full contact information for three references. Finalists will be asked to forward official transcripts and other supportive materials as requested by the search committee. For additional information, contact Dr. Johan Enslin, EPIC Director. UNC Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer. In addition, UNC Charlotte welcomes all persons without regard to ability/disability, age, culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. Applicants are subject to criminal background check. |
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