Employment

Student Employment Opportunities

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UGTAs) help with First-Year Engineering (FYE) courses, working with instructors and Graduate Teaching Assistants. Duties include helping students during class; grading; attending weekly meetings with your teaching team; assisting with Help Sessions, and other duties as assigned. This position is paid hourly, and the expectation is to work 8 to 12 hours per week with the possibility of working up to 15 hours per week occasionally. To apply, students must have completed FYE coursework (ENGR 13000, 13100/13200, 13300 or equivalent) with a grade of B or better. This position qualifies for Federal Work Study.

Fall 2025: Applications are being accepted starting March 26, 2025. For consideration, complete the online application.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) help an instructor and the instructional support team with the execution of First-Year Engineering (FYE) courses (ENGR 13000/13100/13200/13300). Duties range from maintaining course management software, overseeing evening help sessions, grading, and mentoring UGTAs.

Fall 2025: Applications are being accepted starting February 15, 2025. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2025. Review the application instructions before you apply (application link at the bottom of instructions).

Questions about Undergraduate or Graduate TA positions? Email First-Year Engineering Operations

Faculty and Staff Employment Opportunities

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

September 29, 2022—The School of Engineering Education invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor. Purdue seeks to attract exceptional candidates with interest and expertise in engineering education research. Successful candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in engineering, education or a related discipline at the time of the position start as well as demonstrate potential to build an independent research program and to educate and mentor students. The successful candidate will conduct original research, advise graduate students, teach undergraduate (First-Year Engineering, Multidisciplinary Engineering or Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies programs) and graduate-level courses, and perform service at the school, college, and university levels. Full job description and details; Internal Purdue applicants

Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

September 1, 2023—The School of Engineering Education invites applications for multiple Visiting Assistant Professor positions. Purdue seeks to attract exceptional candidates with interest and expertise in engineering education research. Candidates must have a Ph.D. with at least one degree in engineering, education or a related field. The Visiting Assistant Professor will primarily teach within First-Year Engineering (FYE), which includes the foundational courses of ENGR 131–Transforming Ideas to Innovation I and ENGR 132–Transforming Ideas to Innovation II that focus on the engineering design cycle and programming languages. The Visiting Assistant Professor may teach other courses in FYE and Multidisciplinary Engineering/Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies. The teaching load will be two courses in each of the academic year semesters. Full job description and details

Continuing Lecturer

June 20, 2024—The School of Engineering Education invites applications for a full-time, academic year Continuing Lecturer position beginning as early as August of 2024 and continuing on a yearly basis. The candidate will join the team of instructors of First-Year Engineering (FYE) and work closely with faculty and staff from the School. Candidates must have an M.S. or Ph.D. in an engineering or closely related field, or an MBA with an engineering B.S. The continuing lecturer will teach primarily within FYE, which includes foundational courses ENGR 13100–Transforming Ideas to Innovation I, ENGR 13200–Transforming Ideas to Innovation II, and ENGR 13000–Transforming ideas to Innovations I & II. These courses focus on the engineering design cycle and programming languages. The continuing lecturer may teach other courses in FYE as well as in the Multidisciplinary Engineering/Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies undergraduate programs. The teaching load will be three ENGR courses (or equivalent) in each of the academic year semesters and two courses in the summer term. Full job description and details

Administrative Assistant

Provide assistance to the Assistant Head of First-Year Engineering, the Director of Communications, and several Engineering Education faculty. Assist in course evaluations, coordinating semester board meetings, and alumni events. Additional duties include travel and reimbursement, copying classwork, maintaining forms/reports that contain confidential information; assist with organizing database entries; materials and visuals for programs; organize meetings; compose, format and proof correspondence and other necessary documents. Full job description and details on how to apply

Last Updated: February 2, 2024