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Chemical Engineering in Academia

This overview explores the essential responsibilities and expectations of professors in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, focusing on different faculty positions including tenure-track, non-tenure-track, and adjunct roles. It discusses teaching loads, evaluation metrics, scholarly activities, and service commitments. Professors play a crucial role in education, conducting research, and participating in institutional and professional service. By understanding these aspects, individuals can better appreciate the complexities and challenges faced by faculty members in academic settings, specifically within the field of chemical engineering.

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Chemical Engineering in Academia

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  1. Chemical Engineering in Academia What does a professor do? James K. Ferri Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lafayette College

  2. Faculty Positions Non-tenure Track vs. Tenure Track Adjunct, Visiting, Instructor One to three year appointment Generally non-renewable Assistant (Associate) One to three year appointments Renewable during probationary period “Up or out” Salary Scale: PUI Research (R-1) + $8,000-$12,000 Assistant $78,800 Associate $90,500 Full $115,900

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  4. Teaching Course Load: (varies by institution) Teaching-oriented: (3/3) Most (all) teaching and grading done by faculty Research-oriented: (1/1) Lectures taught by faculty; laboratory and recitation/quiz sections by graduate assistants Occasionally, lectures taught by adjunct or other non-tenure track instructors (Nearly) all grading done by assistants Example: A College in Easton, Pennsylvania 3/2

  5. Teaching: evaluation of job performance Student evaluations: Written comments Student comments Peer observation Educational materials development Academic advising Good is not good. This seeks to provide perspective This is how to excel. Valued but not quantified. Example: Education materials development

  6. Scholarship • Dissemination • Publications • peer reviewed • non-peer reviewed (conference papers, book chapters) • Presentations • invited seminars and public lectures (think LSS) • conference presentations • Support • Grants • NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD, NASA • EPA, FDA, … • Industry cooperation • sponsored fundamental and applied research • Professional development

  7. Scholarship: evaluation of job performance • Dissemination • Publications • peer reviewed 1 paper per year is annual expectation • non-peer reviewed • Presentations • invited seminars and public lectures • conference presentations • Support • Grants • NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD, NASA • EPA, FDA, … • Industry cooperation • sponsored fundamental and applied research • Professional development Anything here is good Anything here is good (and might be necessary; see above)

  8. Service Departmental Service: Standing committees: Outreach, Student Experience, etc. Operational activities (open houses, outreach, individualized learning experiences) Institutional committees: Standing committees: Judical, Compensation, Policy, …Ad-hoc (“for this”): faculty searches, special appointments Professional service: Organization of professional meetings Peer-review of journal articles and grant proposals

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