Visiting Assistant Professor in Engineering Studies (Engineering & Society)

Lafayette College • Easton, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Lafayette College is seeking an exceptional teacher/scholar with expertise in Engineering and Society for a full-time, visiting position for the 2026-2027 academic year in the Engineering Studies Program. The Program awards a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering that explores engineering through multidisciplinary lenses to integrate technical and non-technical perspectives. Lafayette College is a small, private, undergraduate-only institution located in the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania, 70 miles from both New York City and Philadelphia. Lafayette emphasizes excellent education in engineering and the liberal arts, placing a strong emphasis on student-faculty interaction in the classroom, in research, and in extracurricular programming, while seeking to advance its strengths in creative, humanistic, and inclusive engineering education. Further information about the engineering studies program can be found at http://egrs.lafayette.edu . The candidate’s teaching, scholarly interests, and experience in Engineering and Society will contribute to a program with current faculty expertise in sustainable technologies, STS, engineering policy, gender studies, and engineering economics and management. Applicants who have scholarly expertise in any of those areas are encouraged to apply, with preference given to applicants whose work addresses engineering economics and management and/or research in engineering education. The successful candidate will teach sections of the Engineering Division’s core introductory courses, an upper-level elective in Engineering Studies, and an interdisciplinary engineering and society elective of their choosing. Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of the Engineering Studies program, students from all academic divisions are likely to enroll in these classes. Prior teaching experience and training in engineering are preferable. The teaching load is 3 courses per semester. The Engineering Studies program and the Engineering Division provide professional development opportunities through class observations and mentorship. Lafayette College also supports visiting faculty members through the Hanson Center for Inclusive STEM Education and a year-long orientation and development program organized by the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship. Additionally, visiting faculty members receive funding for travel to one professional conference and for undergraduate research assistants. Candidates should have or be near completion of a PhD in a related field by the position start date (July 2026).

Requirements

• PhD in a related field by the position start date (July 2026) or near completion of a PhD.

Nice To Haves

• Scholarly expertise in sustainable technologies, STS, engineering policy, gender studies, and engineering economics and management.
• Scholarly expertise in engineering economics and management and/or research in engineering education.
• Prior teaching experience.
• Training in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Teach sections of the Engineering Division’s core introductory courses.
• Teach an upper-level elective in Engineering Studies.
• Teach an interdisciplinary engineering and society elective of their choosing.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities through class observations and mentorship.
• Year-long orientation and development program.
• Funding for travel to one professional conference.
• Funding for undergraduate research assistants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees