Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, Systems Engineering

Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, Systems Engineering

Thanks to the remarkable recognition it has earned from both novel industry collaborations and honors from professional societies, the Cornell Systems Program is undergoing a period of significant growth. As a result, the Systems Engineering program is seeking applicants for a new faculty position at the level of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to expand our efforts in areas that include, but are not limited to :

• Systems engineering modeling, analysis and quantitative methods
• Digital engineering, computational model-based systems engineering, systems design
• Systems of systems engineering
• Computational model-based systems engineering and optimization
• Health systems engineering
• Agriculture and food systems engineering

This new position is an open-rank, long-term and renewable full-time, on-campus, non-tenure-track position that focuses primarily on teaching a moderate number of courses, with involvement in advising Master of Engineering Projects. Titles awarded are based on applicant experience and can range from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer. Lecturers and Senior Lecturers are responsible for classroom teaching, contributions to departmental curriculum, applications and development of pedagogy, and training of other teachers. Senior lecturers and lecturers are employed to address long-term teaching needs. Their terms of appointment are five and three years, respectively. In their cover letters, applicants should indicate the range of engagement opportunities they are interested in.

The Systems Engineering Program builds upon the broad expertise of Cornell faculty. We offer unique transdisciplinary master’s and doctoral education to prepare systems engineering leaders engaged in complex engineering, socio-technical, and policy challenges. The program attracts students from a variety of disciplines, companies, and countries. You will be part of a growing program and be able to make a direct contribution to developing it further.

The faculty hired into this position will be central to the development of the program and will be fully involved in all strategic decisions and operational needs of the program. As a full member of the Systems core faculty, individuals selected for this position at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level are expected to contribute to our educational mission by teaching, including a small number of existing well-developed analytically based graduate-level courses, maintaining course content currency and relevance by keeping pace and engaging with research developments in Systems and advising graduate-level systems student projects.

Applications should be submitted online and should include the following :

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until all the positions are filled. We expect to conduct a round of short introductory Zoom interviews starting as early as February 2025 , and all-day on-campus / virtual interviews starting as early as mid-March 2025 . The search for this position will remain open until it has been filled. Submit application to Cornell University, Systems Engineering.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and is a great place to work in transdisciplinary areas. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement. With our main campus in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Doha, Qatar, and the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.

Diversity and Inclusion have been a part of Cornell University's heritage since its founding in 1865. The Systems Engineering Program and all programs in the College of Engineering at Cornell embrace diversity and seek candidates who can contribute to a welcoming climate for students of all races and genders. In addition, Cornell University seeks to meet the needs of dual-career couples, has a dual-career program, and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium to assist with dual-career searches. We strongly encourage qualified women and minority candidates to apply.

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Pay Ranges : Salary range $49,700 - $12,000. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria :

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