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AU PHYSICS ENTERPRISES - Engineer

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Position summary

An engineer to develop engaging educational products that support STEM education and outreach at middle school, secondary school, and college levels at reasonable cost.  AU Physics Enterprises is looking for an individual to continue the development of prototype products and define procedures for new production.  This position will also involve updating existing products to extend their production lifetime.

A co-instructor and manager of Physics for Scientists and Engineers Laboratory and Advanced Laboratory and supervisor of laboratory personnel in Summer Physics intensives.  

Qualifications summary




Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS LAB


  1. Create and maintain a Learning Hub site. Collaborate with the PHYS241/2 professor to prepare and upload syllabus material for PHYS271/2 as an extention of the PHYS241/2 site or as its own site. 

  2. Arrange for or directly deploy suitable working equipment and appropriate educational materials in PHYS271/2 for applications that support the courses PHYS241/2. 

  3. Provide supervision and support for students in Physics for Scientists and Engineers PHYS271 and PHYS272 during lab hours.  Also give students opportunities to consult with  face-to- face as well as by text or other means outside of lab.

  4. Monitor student satisfaction with their laboratory experiencex, suggestinb and facilitating improvements as needed, and grading lab reports within a week.

  5. Help students design and complete a final exam lab project in the final week.  Provide feedback and a grade for each project to be entered in Learning Hub.

  6. Make sure the lab TA(s) runs the lab themselves in advance and verifies the equipment is in running order and that the data makes sense. 

  7. Supervise the lab at its appointed time.  Provide feedback on procedure, data, and conclusions.  Grade the eJournal.

  8. Provide a summary of grades for use in assigning a final grade.



ADVANCED LAB


  1. In consultation with the Chair, select 6 suitable labs for students to choose 4, and gather the associated equipment and instructional materials.

  2. Prepare a Learning Hub site and a syllabus.

  3. Trouble shoot equipment as needed and assist students in choosing and using equipment when asked.  

  4. Assist students in calculating and minimizing statistical and systematic errors.

  5. Evaluate full presentations of chosen lab reports  during or at the end of the semester.

  6. Recommend a grade for each student.



AUPE R&E


  1. Set goals and upload them to a google doc.

  2. Meet weekly with the AUPE Director with regards to beginning or ongoing R&E work, evaluating progress in relation to the  goals and resetting them as needed.

  3. On a monthly basis or so, give a mini-progress report to the Physics Faculty at its weekly meeting.



Supervisory responsibilities

Supervisory responsibility extends over the General Physics Lab TAs, LAs, and tutors, and the Physics for Scientists and Engineers TAs.  That includes their individual preparation in advance, their attendance and help to the students, their grading, and their records.  

Qualifications




Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Learning hub

Computer assisted data taking and analysis

Capabilities in CAD, circuit design, circuit analysis

MatLab

A programming language (eg. Python, C, or other)

Spreadsheets

 

Interpersonal interactions

Must work effectively and collegially with individuals and groups.  Must give leadership but give students considerable independence in navigating their chosen laboratory adventures.

Physical demands

Must be willing to ask for assistance when loads exceed 50lbs.  

Work environment

Must be comfortable working in the wood shop, metal shop, and AUPE assembly areas, getting assistance as needed to use its equipment, keep safe, maintain order, and get instruction.