Professor of Practice in Technical Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Ventures
By admin • Feb 9th, 2012 • Category: Mechanical Engineering
Academic Category Field of Expertise: Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
Department / Position Website: www.lehigh.edu/~inmem/
Position Description:
Lehigh University seeks applications and nominations for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure track
Professor of Practice for Lehighs new Master of Engineering in Technical Entrepreneurship in the PC
Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This position reports to the director of Lehighs
Integrated Product Development program, an award winning cross disciplinary program housed in the
Wilbur Powerhouse complex on Lehighs main campus. The position is also affiliated with Lehighs Baker
Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, which aims to nurture a culture of
entrepreneurship across the university, promote innovative thinking, and foster the realization of
entrepreneurial ideas in any field. Candidates may have credentials in any field, but should have
substantial experience in new product development leading to commercialization, preferably with
hands-on experience with new company start-ups including forming the startup team, establishing the
legal entity, identify market niches, developing the design and production system, selling to your
first customer, establishing your supply chain, establishing your distribution system, managing
people, information and data as they related to hardware and software systems. The exceptional
candidate will have extensive experience in communication of technical and business issues via
elevator pitches, briefs and business plans to angel investors, seed, venture and other funding
sources. In addition, demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring at the graduate and
undergraduate levels are critical attributes for this position. This position will be one of three
new faculty hires to support the new and growing discipline of technical entrepreneurship. Both the
faculty and students will be from across the spectrum of academic degrees with diversity encouraged.
Successful candidates will work with program director to continuously refine the curriculum, explore
extracurricular activities, working with and monitoring student entrepreneurs, and in strengthening
ongoing relationships with the design, product development and entrepreneurship communities. Lehigh
University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Lehigh offers excellent benefits
including domestic partner benefits. For more information on Lehigh Work/Life Balance for Faculty go
to: www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/facu
lty/worklifebalance.html.
Review of Applications: All applications must
be submitted through the academic jobs on-line system at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/Lehigh/ME%252FPC%20Rossin%20College%20of%20
Engineering%20and%20Applied%20Science Submit the following items online at this website: Cover
Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, Publication List, Link to
Portfolio (optional), Three Reference Letters.
Lehigh University is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability,
gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race,
religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Lehigh University provides comprehensive benefits
including partner benefits.
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