About this role
Job Summary
The Elmore School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering at Purdue University seeks a highly qualified and motivated lecturer to support undergraduate education in electrical and computer engineering at the Indianapolis location. This is a non-tenure rank, full-time, and academic-year (9-month) position with possibility for summer appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to provide instructional support for the College of Engineering’s program by directly teaching courses from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering curricula. The Lecturer will hold primary responsibility for teaching and assessment and will also be responsible for supervising graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate teaching assistants assigned to their courses.
Essential Responsibilities For each of the fall and spring semesters, the Lecturer is expected to teach 3 undergraduate lecture-based and/or laboratory courses related to electrical and/or computer engineering. The Lecturer is also expected to contribute to ongoing course development, maintain regular office hours, engage in student mentoring, and participate in School service activities related to education and curriculum development.
Required Qualifications
- M.S. in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of project management and common office computer systems including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior university-level teaching experience in electrical and/or computer engineering.
- Experience with using AI tools.
- Strong commitment to engineering education.
Application Process To apply, please submit your application to this site including:
- (1) cover letter
- (2) a resume
- (3) a teaching statement or sample syllabus.
A background check is required for employment in this position.
About the School The Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is the largest academic unit at Purdue University and one of the largest in the nation with more than 130 faculty members (7 NAE members, more than 40 Fellows in multiple societies), 2,500 undergraduate students (sophomores-seniors), and 1,700 graduate students. In Indianapolis, ECE is home to the Transportation and Autonomous Systems Institute (TASI) which collaborates closely with industry partners in developing and testing cutting-edge vehicle autonomy systems, as well as the newly-launched Intelligent Software & Systems Center, which is re-envisioning the software lifecycle in the age of agentic AI and the impact on AI-native systems.
ECE’s undergraduate programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering are ranked 10th and 9th, respectively. Its graduate programs are ranked 8th and 9th. And its online MS in ECE is ranked 1st in the nation. Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.