Applicants are required to have an earned Ph.D. in science or engineering and are expected to develop and conduct a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in printing and imaging. The position requires experience and accomplishment in digital printing and imaging along with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, a Physical Science or a related discipline. Experience and practical knowledge of mechanical and chemical processes involved in image carrying are strongly desired. Candidates for this position are expected to be dedicated teachers active in undergraduate and graduate instruction in printing and imaging.
Industrial experience is highly desired.
The Department of Paper and Printing Science and Engineering offers BS degrees in Paper Science and Engineering, Printing Management and Marketing and Chemical Engineering and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering. Approximately 300 full-time students are enrolled in the Department s curricula. Eleven faculty and twelve staff members serve the needs of students and support research, laboratories and pilot plant operations. Western Michigan University is a Carnegie Doctoral I Institution, the only one of its kind in the state, and one of the State s five graduate-intensive universities. The University consists of six degree-granting colleges, a Graduate College and an Honors College, and has about 800 faculty members.