Professional In Residence, Chemical Engineering

Louisiana Tech University; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA seeks a Professional-in-Residence in the Chemical Engineering program for a 10-month, non-tenure track appointment starting September 1, 2026. The position is renewable annually and requires experience in chemical plants or related industrial operations.

The PIR will manage a teaching lab and teach undergraduate Chemical Laboratory Safety and Junior and Senior Laboratories, while providing safety training, ordering supplies, maintaining equipment, and

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in chemical plants, refineries, or related industrial operations are strongly preferred.
• 18 semester credit hours of graduate study in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience teaching undergraduate laboratories is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach and set up undergraduate Chemical Laboratory Safety class and Chemical Engineering Junior and Senior Laboratories.
• Provide safety training for students in teaching laboratories and create a safe environment.
• Initiate requisitions for supplies.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repair.
• Train teaching assistants when required.
• Participate in biweekly faculty meetings during the school year.
• Serve as the Chair of the Safety Committee for the College of Engineering and Science which oversees annual hazardous chemical inventory.
• Coordinate annual property inventory for the Chemical Engineering program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Chemical plant experience

Industrial operations experience

Teaching laboratory experience

Education

Graduate study in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Thank you for your interest in employment with Louisiana Tech University.

Louisiana Tech University seeks applicants for aProfessional-in-Residence(PIR)faculty position intheChemical Engineeringprogram.This is a10-month,non-tenure track positionwith adesiredstart timeofSeptember 1, 2026. Appointments are for one yearand are renewed annuallyupon satisfactory performance.Applicants must have experience working in a chemical plant, refinery, or otherindustrialoperation within the Chemical Engineering field. Five years of experience or moreand18 semester credit hours of graduatestudyin Chemical Engineeringor a related disciplinearestrongly preferred.

The successful candidate will manageatwo-story, 3,400-square foot teaching lab that houses process control systems, distillation columns, heat exchangers, fluid flow and pumping equipment, evaporation, absorption, and drying systems, reactors, and lab-scale paper production line.ThisYouTube video features the teaching lab and the PIR:

Welcome to the Lab: Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech.

Traditionally, the PIR teaches one class per 11-week academic quarter for three quarters per year. These classes are JuniorLaboratory, Senior Laboratory, and Process Safety in the ChemicalIndustry.

Job duties include

• Teachand set upundergraduateChemical LaboratorySafetyclassand Chemical EngineeringJunior and Senior Laboratories
• Provide safety training for studentsin teaching laboratories andcreatea safe environment
• Initiate requisitions for supplies
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repair
• Trainteachingassistantswhen they arerequired
• Participate inbiweeklyfaculty meetingsduring the school year.
• Serve as theChair of the Safety Committeefor theCollegeof Engineering and Sciencewhichoverseesourannualhazardouschemical inventory
• Coordinate annual property inventoryfortheChemical Engineeringprogram
• Other duties as assigned

Louisiana Tech University is recognized as a Tier 1 National University by U.S. News & World Report, emphasizingcutting-edgeresearch and innovation to provide students with hands-on learning experiences. The Chemical Engineering program, accredited by ABET, has anundergraduate enrollment of approximately 200 students. More information can be found at

http://coes.latech.edu.

The University campus is in Ruston in north central Louisiana, offering centralized access to larger metropolitan areas in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Louisiana Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer and places a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Posting Close Date: This position will remain open until filled.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at the Louisiana Tech University may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.