The Department of Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd) within the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering (HMRCoE) invites applications for postdoctoral research fellows appointed for a two-year fellowship. 

Essential Responsibilities

• Scholarship
  • Engage with faculty and their graduate students in ongoing research, resulting in intellectual contributions to the broader engineering education research community
  • Under the advisement of faculty mentors, mentor Ph.D., masters, or undergraduate students
• Teaching
  • Engage in high-quality, evidence-based instruction in introductory undergraduate engineering courses (e.g., First-year and Sophomore Engineering Clinics)
  • Develop innovative interdisciplinary projects, pedagogies, and curriculum
• Wellbeing
  • Contribute to a collaborative, interdisciplinary research community

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in an Engineering discipline, Engineering Education, STEM, or STEM Education or an equivalent field. Ph.D. must be conferred prior to appointment.
• A B.S. or M.S. degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent field.
• A record of scholarly achievement demonstrated through presentations, publications, and other scholarly outputs.
• A commitment to working with colleagues and students from diverse backgrounds including women, students of color, LGBTQ students, first-generation to college students, students with disabilities, students with low socioeconomic status, and veterans.

Desired Qualifications

• For those whose Ph.D. is not in Engineering Education or STEM Education, a demonstrated interest in STEM Education
• Experience teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level

Start Date

September 1, 2025

How to Apply

Review of applications will begin January 15, 2025. Applications will be accepted until June 15, 2025.

Applications should include the following, assembled in the following order in a single PDF file:

1. A cover letter summarizing your qualifications and their alignment with the job description
2. A curriculum vita
3. A one- to two-page research statement including, but not limited to:
1. Your current research experience (including experience with methods, publicly sharing your work, and mentoring others in research)
2. How this fellowship aligns with your desired career trajectory
3. The alignment of your interests and goals with current research occurring in the Experiential Engineering Education department or the Rowan University Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
4. A one- to two-page teaching statement including, but not limited to:
1. Your teaching philosophy
2. Your teaching experiences if any
3. How you support diverse students in your teaching
4. Your teaching development goals through the fellowship
5. The names and contact information for three references

Please name the file ‘YourLastName_THRIVE_Application.pdf’. For example, if your name is Alex Smith, your application should be named Smith_THRIVE_Application. 

To guide your development of the application materials, we have developed rubrics for the research statement and teaching statements. These rubrics will be used by the hiring committee to assess the application materials of each candidate.

go.rowan.edu/thrivestemrubrics

We have also developed a summary of current projects happening in ExEEd at HMRCoE go.rowan.edu/thriveSTEM 

About the University, College, and the Department

Located in southern New Jersey in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. A top 100 national public research institution, Rowan University offers bachelor’s through doctoral and professional programs in person and online to 22,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden and Stratford, and five others. The University has earned national recognition for innovation, commitment to high-quality, affordable education, and developing public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan has been recognized as the third fastest-growing public research university, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For more information on Rowan University, click here.

A national leader in engineering education, the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering (COE) was founded in 1995 and quickly gained national recognition for its innovative multidisciplinary, project-based approach to engineering education. Since 2017 Rowan Engineering has experienced extraordinary growth and momentum, doubling both its full-time faculty and student population, launching engineering PhD programs, and quadrupling research expenditures. In 2017, we opened the doors of Engineering Hall and completed a full renovation of our original home, Rowan Hall. These projects tripled our available space and provided the College with state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities. We currently enroll over 1,500 undergraduate and over 250 graduate students in six departments and are home to four research centers.

ExEEd was launched as a new Department in 2016 to cultivate a collaborative environment for engineering education research, implement educational innovations in the classroom, and lead the College’s undergraduate engineering educational mission in the first and second years.  ExEEd also oversees the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering B.S. in Engineering Entrepreneurship, a novel undergraduate degree program that blends engineering with business skills.  The department is currently focusing on continued expansion of our rapidly growing engineering education PhD program while maintaining our strong tradition of innovative undergraduate education.

Additional Information

Rowan University is proud to be an ADVANCE institution that has received funding from the National Science Foundation to promote equity for STEM faculty.

Rowan University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. For the complete Rowan University non-discrimination and affirmative action policy see:  https://sites.rowan.edu/hr/_docs/home_page/eeo_policy_statement.pdf

All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.

Contact

For questions related to this search please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, mallouk@rowan.edu

Note

• Rowan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diverse people and abilities. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US, and the university will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa for this position.
• Only completed online applications submitted will be considered.

• Candidates must meet the following requirements, as specified by the National Science Foundation:

  • Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident;
  • Have earned the doctoral degree, or expect to have earned the doctoral degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), STEM Education, Education, or a related discipline prior to the earned no more than 24 months;
  • Must not hold a tenure-track position.