Engineering Faculty

Job Description -Engineering Faculty

About Capitol Technology University

Capitol Technology University is a career-focused university located in Laurel, Maryland, between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. It is a fully-accredited non-profit private university that was started in 1927 by a Navy veteran to teach students how to build radios. The University offers unique commitments to on-campus students that include a salary guarantee and a Chargers Assistance Program that helps students pay back their loans if they do not find full-time work within 90 days of graduation.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will be passionate about working directly with undergraduate students to prepare them for the demands of the engineering workforce. The individual will be a dynamic, visionary educator with innovative ideas for interdisciplinary approaches to education, experience teaching in multiple modalities, and the ability to motivate student excellence. Faculty dedicate 80% of their time to teaching and 20% of their time to service.

Teaching includes course preparation, instruction, learning assessment, and participation in course and curriculum review. Service includes co-curricular activities that enhance and enrich the student experience and/or contribute to new student recruitment, including providing oversight of laboratories and participating in open houses and other outreach activities (Cyber Saturdays, STEM Challenge, Capitol Connect, etc.). This is a full-time on-ground 10-month position (August-May) on our beautiful 52-acre campus in Laurel, MD, on the Baltimore Washington parkway.

Applicants with traditional and nontraditional backgrounds in engineering and from all sub-specializations are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Teaching

* Instruct students in the engineering discipline. Including: designing and executing learning activities that stimulate student involvement and encourage critical thinking, performing accurate assessment of student performance, providing timely constructive feedback to support student knowledge advancement

* Maintain high campus visibility including but not limited to; regular office hours, timely responses to student communications, support for co-curricular activities, enrollment events (Open Houses, STEM Challenge, Accepted Student Day, Capitol Connect, community college and high school visits, etc.), committee service, and academic and career mentoring.

* Manage classrooms in person, via Zoom, and within the LMS including preparing syllabi, assignments, grading, and assessment activities, etc.

* Maintain professional competencies in the subject area and currency in instructional methodologies through professional associations and professional development.

* Ability to teach in a multimodal environment, on campus, simultaneous instruction (streaming via Zoom while teaching in a classroom) and Live Online (streaming via Zoom) and use LMS(Canvas). Interest in developing understanding of and participation in asynchronous instruction.

* Support student success initiatives by making timely referrals to the advising team,

* Effectively use Office
365, Canvas (Learn@), Zoom (Capitol Live), and Student Information System interfaces.

Service

* Support day-to-day operations of departmental labs under the direction of the Department Head, including assessing the laboratory learning experience and recommending updates or modifications to support student learning ensuring the lab resources align with educational goals and remain functional and accessible ensuring the lab resources align with educational goals and remain functional and accessible.

* Support educational effectiveness activities of the department such as course learning assessment and program level assessment review.

* Support accreditation activities of the department.

* Support enriching co-curricular student experiences including the advising and mentoring of students, collaborating with the Dean of Students in support of student success and retention, participating in activities aligned with the curriculum such as competitions, guest speakers, student research, communicating with students within specified degree programs regularly,

* Support the recruitment of new undergraduate students including: participating in Open House activities, assisting in the development of relationships and articulation agreements with community college partners, developing and maintaining a professional image on social media, developing relationships with appropriate professional organizations, and participating in special events (on campus or virtual).

* Support activities which strengthen industry and employer connections including participating in Industrial Advisory Boards, participating in the engagement of alumni, participating in the engagement of government partners, participating in the engagement of potential employers of graduates, collaborating with career services staff participating in employer site visits and guest speakers.

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