The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University is soliciting applications and nominations for a full-time non-tenure-track academic year (nine months) position at the Assistant/Associate Professor or Instructor level in the area of power engineering. The appointment will begin August 16, 2008.  Salary will be commensurate with experience and rank. This will be primarily a teaching oriented position with focus on teaching courses and laboratories in several of the following topics:  power system analysis, electromechanical machines, power system protection, power electronics, renewable energy, and capstone design project. Teaching load is expected to be six courses per academic year. The appointment will be on a three-year renewable contract.

The School of EECS has excellent computing facilities and a dedicated systems staff to assist faculty with computer and laboratory set-up and operation.

Applicants must have earned a Masters degree by August 16^th, 2008  (a Ph.D. degree is preferred) in Electrical Engineering. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in teaching the power system courses or with prior experience in power industry in the above-mentioned areas.

Washington State University (WSU) is a comprehensive land-grant research institution with campuses in Pullman, Spokane, the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco and Kennewick) and Vancouver.  There are ten colleges and a graduate school.  The Pullman campus serves more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students.  WSU offers some 300 fields of study including more than 150 majors plus many minors, options and certificate programs.   Bachelor’s degrees are available in all major areas, with master’s and doctoral degrees available in most. The University is one of the largest residential universities in the West.  Pullman offers a friendly, small-town living environment.  To learn more about the Pullman community, visit:  http://www.pullmanchamber.com.   The university’s web page (www.wsu.edu) offers information about WSU and the surrounding area.

SEND NOMINATIONS OR APPLICATIONS (COVER LETTER, SUMMARY OF TEACHING INTERESTS, CURRICULUM VITAE, AND THE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES) TO:

Email: ee-cf-search@eecs.wsu.edu

Screening of applications will begin on March 31, 2008. WSU employs only US citizens and lawfully authorized non-US citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility as required by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.