Sign InCreate ProfileEnglish (US)Grainger Engineering: Teaching Professor (Open Rank) - Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship, ILEEUrbana, IL, United States|1035886Apply NowPosted on: 8/27/2026 Back to Search Teaching Professor (Open Rank)Landuyt Center for EntrepreneurshipInnovation, Leadership, and Engineering EntrepreneurshipGrainger College of EngineeringUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The Landuyt Center
for Entrepreneurship in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for an open-rank, full-time teaching faculty position at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank, in the Innovation, Leadership, and Engineering Entrepreneurship Program. We seek applicants with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching by delivering high-impact engineering
entrepreneurship education and experiential programming to students of all levels. This is a 100% non-tenure track, career-oriented, renewable appointment.This position joins the Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship at a period of transformational growth and strategic expansion, providing an opportunity to shape the future of innovation and entrepreneurial education at Illinois. The candidate will support rising
engagement by teaching existing courses and developing new, high-impact educational opportunities that integrate theory and application. In addition to for-credit courses, candidates may contribute to instructional efforts through co-curricular programming, such as the Cozad New Venture Challenge. This position will also mentor student teams to expand venture creation efforts, contribute to broadening entrepreneurial
mindset development across campus, and participate in research-oriented entrepreneurial education projects and disseminate findings to campus and external audiences. The ideal candidate will have expertise in generative AI to develop next-generation entrepreneurial learning experiences and instructional approaches.This position will engage with campus partners throughout the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Illinois.
Candidates will also have opportunities to interact with a large community of engineering education researchers through the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) and Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL). A doctoral degree in engineering or related field is required at the start date, as well as demonstrated interest or experience in technology commercialization, deep-tech venture
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