ECE Lecturer

Position Overview:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is accepting applications for Semester Lecturer appointment(s) (temporary position; less than 30hrs a week) to teach undergraduate and/or graduate course(s) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for Fall/Spring/Summer semester. Hours will vary, pending course(s) available. Duties include but are not limited to: holding office hours; grading assignments and submitting grades; may participate in curriculum development and course coordination.

The Semester Lecturer will be teaching the following course(s):

• ECE 2060, Introduction to Digital Logic

All courses are taught in person on the University’s main campus in Columbus, Ohio.

Performance Objectives

• Presenting course material and guiding students through assignments
• Creating an engaging and inclusive classroom environment
• Demonstrated commitment to student success.
• Collaboration with fellow instructors

Education and Experience Requirements

Required

• Master’s degree or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• A commitment to or demonstrated efforts in teaching that reflect Ohio State’s Shared Values
• Experience with DE2 Development Board and Quartus Prime

Desired

• Experience and/or knowledge of teaching ECE 2060, Introduction to Digital Logic
• Experience teaching in a learning setting including, but not limited to, K-12 classroom experience or higher education teaching as an instructor of record or graduate teaching assistant

How to Apply

You will be presented with the opportunity to attach documents in the Application Documents section. Please provide the following:

• Attachment 1: Cover Letter: 1-2 page letter, which should include a brief summary of your academic background and why you are interested in this opportunity.
• Attachment 2: CV (Curriculum Vitae)/Resume: Detailed overview of your scholarly experience, including your teaching, researching, and mentoring experience, and service,.
• Attachment 3: Teaching and Mentoring Statement: A statement of your approaches, experience and philosophy regarding your teaching, learning, and mentoring.

Application Review:

Application review will begin on 3/27/2024 and will continue until the position is filled. For questions regarding this position, please contact Prof. Betty Lise Anderson at anderson.67@osu.edu.

Department Information

Consistently ranked among the best in the nation, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) provides superior training for students and groundbreaking research at the frontier of high technology in all areas of electrical and computer engineering. ECE faculty, researchers and students engineer solutions to problems in diverse fields, from bio- to nanotechnology, from energy to mobility, from health sciences to communication, and beyond. The Ohio State University has the top ranked ECE department among Ohio universities, according to U.S. News and World Report. The faculty body of the department consists in fifty tenure -track faculty, six research-track faculty and five clinical faculty, and sports thirty IEEE Fellows and one National Academy of Engineering member. The department’s faculty and researchers are active in the areas of analog and RF electronic circuits, communication and signal processing, computer and digital systems, computer vision and image processing, control systems, machine learning, electromagnetics, remote sensing, microwaves, optics and photonics, nanotechnology and electronic materials, robotics, intelligent transportation, networking, sustainable energy, and power systems. In fiscal year 2020, this research was supported by $20.9 million in externally sponsored funding. Along with other state -of-the-art facilities on campus, the ECE department is home to thirty-plus research centers and laboratories, including: ElectroScience Laboratory, Artificial Intelligence Institute for Future Edge Networks and Distributed Intelligence, High Voltage and Power Electronics Laboratory, Center for High Performance Power Electronics, Center for Enabling Cyber Defense in Analog and Mixed Signal Domain, Circuits Laboratory for Advanced Sensors and Systems, Crash Imminent Safety University Transportation Center, Information Processing Systems Laboratory, Solid State Electronics and Photonics Laboratory, and the Micro - Electronics Security Training Center.

The College of Engineering

Diversity, equity, and inclusion: The College of Engineering strives to be a national leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The college engages in and leads significant efforts to increase diversity among the field's future leaders through the office of Diversity, Outreach, and Inclusion (DOI). The DOI office offers a variety of student-centric programming designed to increase self-efficacy and foster community among historically excluded and underrepresented students and provide resources to support our faculty and staff. All faculty are expected to participate in, support, and/or lead these efforts and to contribute to the department's inclusive climate via their work in one of many ways, including but not limited to; teaching, service, mentoring and advising. For more information about DOI, visit https://engineering.osu.edu/diversity.

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The University

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