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We are seeking an internationally recognized scholar in Engineering Education Research (EER) who brings an active, nationally competitive research portfolio and a passion for shaping the future of our discipline.\nThis position is designed for an established leader who thrives at the intersection of innovative scholarship, institutional impact, and collaborative research leadership. As a senior member of our department, you will have the opportunity to expand your research enterprise, mentor emerging scholars, and help steer strategic initiatives both within the department and in partnership with colleagues across the College of Engineering.\nKey opportunities and responsibilities:\nAdvance High-Impact Research: Maintain and expand a nationally recognized,\nextramurally funded research program that advances key research priorities in\nengineering education.\nCatalyze Strategic Partnerships: Serve as a bridge builder between Engineering\nEducation and other engineering departments, leveraging collaborative\nopportunities for large-scale interdisciplinary grants or college-wide\neducational initiatives.\nShape Departmental Vision & Culture: Partner with department leadership to\nmentor early- and mid-career faculty, guide graduate student development, and\nco-create strategic priorities for growth.\nDrive Educational Excellence: Engage in high-quality undergraduate and/or\ngraduate instruction and contribute to the ongoing elevation of our curriculum\nand/or experiential education programs.\nWhat we offer:\nA Dedicated EER Environment: A vibrant departmental home with colleagues and\ngraduate students dedicated exclusively to advancing engineering education research\nand scholarship.\nCollege-Wide Support: Strong institutional backing from college leadership committed\nto integrating educational innovation into traditional engineering domains.\nCompetitive Resources: A competitive salary, robust startup package, administrative\nsupport for grant management, and tailored teaching/service responsibilities, consistent\nwith the rank, role, and expertise as a senior research leader.\nRequired Qualifications\nPh.D. in Engineering Education, another Engineering discipline, Higher Education,\nor a closely related field.\nRecord of scholarship, teaching, and graduate student mentoring commensurate\nwith appointment as a tenured Associate or Full Professor.\nDemonstrated track record of securing and sustaining extramural research funding\nfrom federal, industrial, or philanthropic sources.\nNational and/or international visibility within the Engineering Education Research\ncommunity.\nPreferred Qualifications\nDemonstrated ability to cultivate collaborative research opportunities across\ndisciplinary boundaries.\nExperience or strong interest in mentoring junior faculty and graduate students.\nVision for elevating engineering education practice and research-to-practice\nimpact across a comprehensive college of engineering.\nOvertime Status\nExempt: Not eligible for overtime\nAppointment Type\nRegular\nSalary Information\nCommensurate with experience\nHours per week\n40\nReview Date\nNovember 16, 2026\nAdditional Information\nThe successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.\nAbout Virginia Tech\nDedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes.A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.\nVirginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.\nVirginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.\nIf you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Tiffany Cunningham at  during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5498,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T19:27:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":53,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.587,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":18,"expected_fill_days":48,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T20:27:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":27594,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":35633},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=35633"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/virginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-associate-or-full-professor-2"}]}