About this role
# Department:
College of Engineering
Special Instructions to Applicants:
This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A Resume/CV; and
2) A Cover Letter describing your experience, qualifications, and achievements, with specific examples of how they address the minimum qualifications and, if applicable, the preferred qualifications for this position. Please discuss, briefly, your vision for the materials science graduate program and potential actions to achieve that vision.
3 ) A Statement of Research
For additional information please contact:
Andy Dong
Job Summary:
This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.
The College of Engineering is seeking a Director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Materials Science . This is a part-time (0.10 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.
The Director of the Materials Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Program leads and coordinate the efforts of the Graduate Faculty in this program to build a strong, nationally recognized graduate degree program in the College of Engineering (COE) at Oregon State University. The Director will report to the Head of the School providing staff support to the program and will coordinate with other Engineering program directors and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA). The Program Director’s duties are at a 0.1 FTE, 12-month effort.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads the operations and strategic planning of the program in support of the College’s and OSU's goals and mission
- Manages the budget of the program and allocates other resources.
- Makes decisions and solves problems related to the program.
- Maintain the master workplan, milestone dashboard, and project document repository.
- Work with the Graduate Faculty to select students for admission, to
- establish and manage the instruction of the core curriculum in consultation with the schools, and to evaluate students’ progress.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Tenured faculty member
- Graduate faculty status in the materials science program
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in academic program administration
# Working Conditions/Schedule:
Normal business hours. Occasional meetings after hours for events or student recruitment and advising.
Salary Range:
Salary is commensurate with skills, education, and experience.
# Anticipated Start Date:
2026-11-02
# Anticipated End Date:
2029-06-30
When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [email protected] .