Michigan Technological University is in the second year of a Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative (SFHI) that will add up to 10 tenure-track positions, open in rank, during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years. SFHI is an ongoing commitment to expand Michigan Tech's faculty resources in targeted strategic areas of multidisciplinary research and inquiry.
Michigan Tech seeks to attract exceptional candidates whose interests and capabilities match the following areas with the goal of strategically bridging existing strengths and enabling expanded research: •Transmission & Distribution (smart grids technology, cyber-security) •Generation (renewables, biomass and waste streams, biomimetic systems including photo-biological, co-generation) •Distributed Systems & Storage (microgrids, transportation electrification, and hybrid vehicles, energy systems for buildings) •Harvesting (energy harvesting from waste thermal, mechanical, and chemical energy) •Mitigation (improved combustion and conversion, carbon capture and sequestration) •Materials (photovoltaic and battery technologies) •Regulatory & Economic (treaties, carbon markets, property and environmental laws, social and economic impacts, energy policy) Michigan Tech seeks a diverse applicant pool from a wide range of disciplines including engineering and sciences, policy, energy economics, and allied fields, in this strategic initiative; a Ph.D. degree is required and postgraduate degree experience is strongly preferred. The application review process will begin on October 1, 2010. Details on the SFHI are available at www.mtu.edu/sfhi. Applicants are asked to send their application materials electronically as a single PDF document to [email protected]. The PDF should contain the following sections: •A cover letter that includes: •The primary focus area from the above list that most closely describes the applicant's research expertise (secondary focus areas may also be included) •The applicant's ability to collaborate with current energy-related research and education efforts at Michigan Tech (e.g. identifying potential collaborators among the Michigan Tech faculty and institutes and academic departments at Michigan Tech that most closely match your interests) •The applicant's experience with issues of diversity and/or working in a multicultural environment •Current/expected academic rank •A full curriculum vitae •A two-page (limit) discussion of research experience, interests and future goals •A two-page (limit) discussion of teaching interests and philosophy •The names and contact information for three references ichigan Tech is an internationally renowned doctoral research university located in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula, on the south shore of Lake Superior. The area provides a unique setting where natural beauty, culture, education, and a diversity of residents from around the world come together to share a superb living and learning experience. Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM. Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer/educational institution. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged. Audrey L. Mayer, Ph.D. Michigan Technological University School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science & Department of Social Sciences 1400 Townsend Dr. Houghton, MI 49931 1-906-487-3448 [email protected] http://forest.mtu.edu/faculty/mayer/index.html http://www.social.mtu.edu/people/almayer.htm
