Possible Faculty Opening

Bill Frix (wfrix@engr.jbu.edu)
Mon, 12 May 1997 15:05:50 GMT-5

Greetings!
We have a potential crisis on our hands. A faculty member is
contemplating leaving for another position and will make his decision
probably next week. We need to quickly create a list of persons who
would like to be considered for a full-time position teaching at an
undergraduate Christian university. If this person leaves, we will
need to quickly start screening applicants for an appointment to
begin around August 15. Please pass the following information along
to your colleagues and graduating students.

The institution information: John Brown University is a
non-denominational Christian university, known for its doctrinal
distinctive: head, heart and hand: Intellectual development, service
oriented, practically trained. The university is located in the
foothills of the Ozark mountains in the small town (around 9,000
persons) of Siloam Springs. The town is within 2 hours of
Tulsa, OK, Joplin, MO, and Fayetteville and Fort Smith AR.

The engineering division awards a Bachelor of Engineering degree
with a mechanical or electrical emphasis (ABET accreditation is
pending). The division consists of 6 full-time faculty: 3 electrical
and 3 mechanical. Being a non-tenure, teaching institution, faculty
are evaluated on their teaching ability - research and/or contract
development is not required for continued employment.

Position information: The (possibly) pending position is for an
electrical faculty. Present responsibilities include teaching
analog and digital electronics, electronics laboratories, circuit
analysis and additional classes to total 9-12 hours per semester.
There will be opportunities (due to retiring faculty) to teach
electromagnetics, control systems or digital signal processing in the
future.

A master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent is
required. A doctoral degree, professional registration, and/or
industrial experience is desired. JBU does not discriminate on the
basis of race, nationality, gender or physical infirmity. Faculty are
required to sign and uphold a non-denominational code of conduct and
statement of Christian faith.

Since we are compiling a preliminary list today and will make a more
formal announcement within 2 weeks, an internet reply is sufficient
today.

Again, we are trying to compile a list of names to contact if the
position opens - we should know the status of the position within a
week.

William M. Frix, PhD
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Box 3021
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: (501) 524-7466
FAX: (501) 524-7499
EMAIL: wfrix@engr.jbu.edu