Louisiana Tech University seeks applicants for a Professional-in-Residence (PIR) faculty position in the Chemical Engineering program. This is a 10-month, non-tenure track position with a desired start time of September 1, 2026. Appointments are for one year and are renewed annually upon satisfactory performance. Applicants must have experience working in a chemical plant, refinery, or other industrial operation within the Chemical Engineering field. Five years of experience or more and 18 semester credit hours of graduate study in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline are strongly preferred.
The successful candidate will manage a two-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. This YouTube 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 Junior Laboratory, Senior Laboratory, and Process Safety in the Chemical Industry.
Job duties include
- 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 they are 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 our annual hazardous chemical inventory
- Coordinate annual property inventory for the Chemical Engineering program
- Other duties as assigned
Louisiana Tech University is recognized as a Tier 1 National University by U.S. News & World Report, emphasizing cutting-edge research and innovation to provide students with hands-on learning experiences. The Chemical Engineering program, accredited by ABET, has an undergraduate 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.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and the name of at least three references. The cover letter should describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.
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.
