The Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology is seeking applications for an Assistant Professor in tenure-track appointment. Applicants must apply online at https://jobs.tntech.edu/.
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What type of major gives you skills to work with engineers, scientists and managers on a plan while taking part in a project with the knowledge and skills of a craftsman or technician? Manufacturing and Industrial Technology.
What is MIT?
The Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology prepares competitive technologists and applied engineering workforce dedicated to solving complex technological problems. The department is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), formerly National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) which sets standards for academic program accreditation, personal certification, and professional development for educators and industry professionals involved in integrating technology, leadership and design.
What is the curriculum?
The curriculum in Industrial Technology is built upon technical education and operations, human and industrial relations, business administration, and advanced technologies. The department strives to keep the curriculum up-to-date, incorporating new technological developments as they occur. The department offers classes in materials for manufacturing as well as conventional manufacturing processes such as: metal casting, metal manufacturing technology, welding technology, foundry technology, industrial plastics, and maintenance technology. Moreover, the department offers courses in high-tech areas such as Applied Electricity and Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Programmable Logic Controllers and Process Control, Computer Numerical Control Machining Practices, Computer Aided Design and, Industrial Automation, which includes Robotics and Hydraulics and Pneumatics. Plant Layout and Material Handling, Industrial Communications, and Industrial Supervision enable the manufacturing and industrial technology graduates to achieve the competencies required to apply the latest technological advances in a given field.
The curriculum also emphasizes other vital areas in the industrial workplace: Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Accounting, Human Relations, Introduction to Psychology, Industrial Safety, Manufacturing Cost Estimating, Methods Design, and Quality Assurance Six Sigma. The addition of these courses to the curriculum gives the graduates an appealing and well rounded education. This lets potential employers know that she or he understands all of the common operations that exist within a manufacturing environment.
Manufacturing and Industrial Technology students are also strongly encouraged to participate in cooperative education assignments with well-respected industrial manufacturers. Qualified students gain valuable on-the-job experience while earning money to offset educational expenses.
What about a career?
By supplying graduates with a technical, operational, and managerial education, the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology meets the needs of manufacturing industry. The wide breadth of technical positions in the industry ensures the Manufacturing and Industrial Technology graduate an interesting and challenging career. Most of the MIT graduates receive multiple job offers by the time of graduation. This trend is expected to continue, with MIT graduates in high demand for many years to come. Traditionally, TTU's MIT graduates successfully move through the ranks in industry to top leadership positions. Examples of positions held by manufacturing and industrial technology graduates include: manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Operations Manager, Industrial Engineer II, Quality Assurance Managers, Plant Managers, Project Managers, Lline Supervisors, Project Engineer, Pproduction Management and Control Managers, Quality Control Manager, Maintenance Mangers, Manufacturing Technologists, and Production Planning Analysts. If you have further questions about career opprotunities, please consult the Office of Career Services web site: http://www.tntech.edu/career
Accreditation
The Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology (MIT) is accredited by "The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering" (ATMAE) until November 2016.
