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The Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair and Professor of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering.

Georgia Southern University, classified as a doctoral/research institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, is a member of the University System of Georgia. As the largest and most comprehensive research institution in southeast Georgia, the University is a residential campus of more than 20,500 students representing 48 states and 89 nations.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Georgia Southern offers a comprehensive array of baccalaureate degrees and selected master's and doctoral programs through eight colleges: Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Information Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Public Health, Science and Mathematics, and Graduate Studies. With an emphasis on academic distinction, excellent teaching, research, and student success, Georgia Southern offers both undergraduate and graduate students an attractive campus environment that encourages learning, discovery, and personal growth.

Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern lays claim to being the most beautiful campus in the state. Comprising more than 900 acres, the University grounds are an arboretum-like treasure featuring gently rolling lawns, scenic ponds, and soaring pines. Located in Statesboro, a safe Main Street community of approximately 30,000 residents not far from Savannah and Hilton Head Island, Georgia Southern provides the benefits of a major university with the feeling of a smaller college.

Within this setting, the newly formed Department of Manufacturing Engineering (MfgE) is part of the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology. In addition to educating students who will lead one of America's resurging and rapidly growing career fields, the MfgE department supports our ABET-accredited programs in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. At the graduate level, MfgE faculty participate in the delivery of the Master of Science in Applied Engineering degree with multiple concentrations, including Engineering Management. By 2020, it is anticipated that the manufacturing engineering department will grow to ten full-time faculty members, two support staff, and 245 undergraduate students.

Active research areas in the department include automation and computer integrated manufacturing, materials processing, and additive manufacturing. Delivery of the curriculum involves significant hands-on experience in which students learn practical, current, and applied skills valued by employers. Academic alliances with industry partners, collaborative programs, and co-op experiences provide students with experience using state-of-the-art equipment and software.