SUNY Korea seeks tenure-track faculty in the areas of “Technology, Policy and Innovation” and/or “Technological Systems Management” for spring semester 2013 – with an approximate start date of mid-February, 2013.

Stony Brook University

(and the Department of Technology and Society)

at SUNY Korea

SUNY Korea is a global campus of Stony Brook University (SBU) and the State University of New York, offering degree programs of SBU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS).  The Department of Technology and Society is leading the growth at SUNY Korea.

SUNY Korea is part of the Songdo Global University Campus which will be shared with a number of leading universities worldwide as well as additional SBU departments.  Songdo is a new city in close proximity to the Incheon international airport.  Korean and foreign high-tech firms have already located in Songdo, and our industry relationships are excellent.

The Department of Technology and Society offers the BS and MS degrees in Technological Systems Management and the Ph.D. degree in Technology, Policy and Innovation.  We promise students an American university experience in Korea with instruction in English.  Students are international.

Job Description

SUNY Korea seeks to hire an Assistant Professor with tenure track at SUNY Korea.  New faculty will reside in Songdo, teach courses at SUNY Korea at undergraduate and graduate levels, and supervise Ph.D. students. The candidate is expected to establish an active research program by obtaining government grants and collaborating with industry.  Employment benefits are attractive.  The new faculty member will be employed by, with tenure track in, SUNY Korea, and will not be eligible for tenure at Stony Brook University.

Qualifications

  • Experience in American education (having taught in or received at least three or four years of his/her education in American higher education).  Excellent English is a must.
  • Strong technical background (engineering background preferred) with demonstrated interdisciplinary interest and achievement in social and policy aspects/implications of the technical work.
  • Record of research and evidence of potential for continued research productivity.
  • Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Skilled at cross-cultural communication and enthusiastic about new experiences, exhibiting leadership qualities.

To Apply

Send electronic inquiries, applications, and nominations to Dr. Fred Phillips, Professor and Program Chair, Korea Program, atFred.Phillips@stonybrook.edu.  Those interested in applying for the position should send the following items to Professor Phillips:

  • Cover letter summarizing education, research, teaching, and other experience as it relates to the faculty position
  • Curriculum vitae with full contact information
  • Teaching plan and research plan
  • List of at least three references

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Web Sites

·         Stony Brook University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences:

      http://www.ceas.sunysb.edu/

Department of Technology and Society: http://www.stonybrook.edu/est/

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