Assistant/Associate Professor of Pratice 535668 Blacksburg, Virginia Materials Science & Engineering Teaching & Research Faculty College of Engineering SUMMARY The Materials Science and Engineering Department at Virginia Tech is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice to serve as the Director of the Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry. This position is responsible for teaching classes related to
metallurgy and metal casting, for the day-to-day operation of the Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry, and for promoting student involvement with metallurgy and metal casting related professional societies. RESPONSIBILITIES Teaching Teach metallurgy and metal casting related classes (4 to 6 classes per semester) Develop new classes when appropriate Mentor metal casting related senior design projects Participate on
department and college committees as required by the Department Head Foundry Director Serve as the Virginia Tech Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) Key Professor Manage FEF discretionary and scholarship funding Chair the Virginia Tech FEF Foundry Industrial Advisory Board Attend FEF Key professor meetings Attend the yearly FEF-College Industry Conference and choose students to represent Virginia Tech at the
conference Chair the Virginia Tech Foundry Safety Committee and be the liaison to the Virginia Tech Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Department Maintain the foundry EHS Safety Management System Serve as the foundry Building Emergency Coordinator (BEC) Procure all of the foundry supplies (such as sand, binder, metal, expendable materials, compressed gases, etc.) Perform simple routine maintenance on foundry
equipment; ensure all foundry equipment is properly maintained and inspected when needed (overhead crane must be inspected annually, air compressor must be inspected every two years) Serve as the First Responder for accidents and injuries at the foundry (must be trained in CPR/AED/First Aid) Promote student attendance at metallurgy and metal casting related conferences (such as ASM IMAT, AFS Metalcasting Congress,
AFS Piedmont Chapter meetings, AFS Regional meetings, AIST Southeast Member Chapter annual meeting, AISTech, TMS Annual conference, MS&T conference) Promote student participation in metallurgy and metal casting related competitions (such as ASM Domesday, SFSA Cast-In-Steel competition, AFS Regional casting competitions, FEF-IJMC Undergraduate Student Research competitions, AIST Undergraduate Student Research
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