Assistant Teaching Professor, Experiential and

**Department** Faculty of Engineering - Experiential Learning

**Posted date** November 7, 2024

**Closing date** January 19, 2025

**Position Type** Full Time

**Description**:
This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

Salary will be commensurate with experience in accordance with the Academic Teaching Staff (ATS) agreement.

**Location** - This role is in person at North Campus Edmonton.

**About the Faculty of Engineering and the University of Alberta**

The Faculty of Engineering aims to maintain its position among the top schools in North America. We will do this through innovation and excellence from faculty members and staff who value collaboration, interdisciplinary work, and an engaging and positive work culture. We are dedicated to building a better future for society by:
**Building the future through people in a collaborative, cross-functional environment**

Developing minds and hands with heart by taking a holistic approach to provide an exceptional student experience through education and enrichment that strives to develop the highest-caliber engineers: those with both technical acumen and emotional intelligence, expanding the traditional definition of “engineering.”

Demonstrating the ever-expanding value of our contributions through community engagement, research impact, and value to society.

**Uniquely positioning the engineering field to help uplift the whole of humanity**

The University of Alberta exists to inspire and ignite the human spirit in pursuit of a better tomorrow. Its work is rooted in its commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion while honouring Indigenous identities, languages, cultures, and world views. As one of the world’s top 100 teaching and research universities, the U of A ranks among the top 5 in Canada, providing a $19.4 billion annual economic impact in Alberta alone. The U of A seeks to challenge, to change, and to always be Leading with Purpose. More than 44,000 students and 13,000 staff shape the U of A with outstanding achievements in learning, research, creativity, innovation, and engagement across five campuses — including one rural and one francophone. The U of A attracts top talent in rigorous undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in 17 faculties across three colleges and more than $550 million in sponsored research revenue. The U of A has more than 300,000 alumni worldwide.

**Working Here**

Benefits, Health, & Wellness

We offer a health and wellness benefits package that includes a health spending account, parental leave, and pension benefits. This package includes an annual personal expense reimbursement plan of $1400 for items ranging from technology to wellness. The campus offers a medical clinic and multiple childcare and housing options within steps of campus.

**Position**

If you are passionate about teaching, the Faculty of Engineering offers state-of-the-art research and instructional labs and a team of professors, instructors, and staff who value an exceptional student experience. Student education and well-being are at the core of what we do. The Teaching Professor (Experiential and Professional Education) is responsible for developing and instructing courses offered through the Experiential and Professional Education unit in the Faculty of Engineering Office of the Dean.

The Experiential and Professional Education (EPE) unit drives the delivery of active, hands-on, and immersive curricular and co-curricular experiences for students in the Faculty of Engineering and fosters a culture of lifelong learning, collaboration and innovation in engineering education. EPE’s work directly supports Engineering’s strategic goal of delivering an exceptional engineering education by focusing on developing whole engineers - head, hands, and heart - who possess a mastery of the technical, intellectual, interpersonal, and self.

The Teaching Professor (EPE) contributes to this goal by supporting the development and leading the instruction of non-technical courses focused on community development, interpersonal and communication skills, leadership, experiential learning, and the development of well-rounded graduates of the Faculty of Engineering. The initial focus of this role is on curriculum development and course design; however, it is expected that the ratio of work will shift to favour teaching as courses are developed and approved.

The Teaching Professor (EPE) is also expected to contribute to Faculty and community service and conduct research on engineering education, effective and innovative pedagogy, and experiential learning. The Faculty of Engineering strives to be recognized as a leader in experiential learning and engineering education, and the Teaching Professor (EPE) directly supports this goal.

This position will be a 3-year-term appointment under the Academic Teaching Staff (ATS) Collective Agreement and comes with a comprehensive benefits package, s