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Custodian (12 month, part time) #24357RP Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Responsible for the performance of routine and special custodial duties in facilities and grounds as assigned. Work is performed in accordance with instructions and schedules provided, with results regularly inspected. Provide excellent customer service to a wide variety of internal and external customers. This is a part time, (0-40 hrs per week), 12 month position.
Director of Thompson Scholars Program Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
The Director of Thompson Scholarship Programs provides leadership and administration for the Thompson Working Families Scholarship, a large and robust scholarship program providing gift financial aid to students at Michigan Tech. This program serves 350 students on Michigan Tech’s campus and will grow to serve up to 700 students. Working as part of a core leadership team reporting up through Enrollment Management, the Director will serve as part of the core leadership enrollment team. This individual and their team works hand-in-hand with financial aid, admissions, and educational outreach to contribute to the strategic direction of enrollment at Michigan Tech. The Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the program including strategic planning, managing all programming and support initiatives, and overseeing all daily operations of the program. This includes assisting financial aid as needed, contributing to enrollment management strategies for recruiting and identifying scholars, establishing practices and policies to monitor the academic progress and completion of scholarship requirements.
Structural Engineer Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
This position serves as a technical expert in the structural engineering of bridges and culverts. This position will work as part of a team that provides training and customer support to bridge owners and their engineers/consultants on bridge design, load rating, and asset management. This position is also responsible for conducting small applied research projects in fields related to transportation infrastructure. This position serves as an advocate and technical resource for Michigan’s local (city, village, county) transportation agencies and will provide technical support for activities underway at the Center for Technology & Training, which includes work with the Michigan Local Bridge Load Rating and Inspection Support program and the Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). The position requires a background in structural engineering.
Research Engineer Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
This position serves as an advocate and technical resource for Michigan’s local (city, village, county) transportation agencies. The position will provide engineering technical support for activities underway at the Center for Technology & Training, which includes work with the Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), the Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center (GLEIC), the Bridge Load Rating Program, the Roadsoft asset management software package, and other research projects. The position requires a strong background in civil engineering (roads or bridges).
Residence Education Coordinator Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
As a member of the Residence Education and Housing Services team, the Residence Education Coordinator will assume a vital role in the residence life program for the growth of the individual through community living. The Residence Education Coordinator is responsible for providing and supporting student development and leadership, building community, and promoting learning in the residence halls. This is a 12-month live-in position. This position is limited to a three-year term. For more information, visit mtu.edu/housing/staff/rec/
Department Coordinator Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
The Michigan Technological University's department of Applied Computing seeks a Department Coordinator who will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Department Chair, faculty, staff, and students.
Cook Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Michigan Technological University Dining Services seeks a 2nd shift Cook to be responsible for the proper preparation and production coordination of all hot and cold menu items as assigned by supervisor. This is a 2nd shift, 40 hr/week, 9 month appointment.
Assistant Teaching Professor in Accounting Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Michigan Technological University's College of Business invites applicants for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Accounting.
Research Engineer/Scientist I - Remote Sensing Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
MTRI (www.mtri.org) is seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious professional interested in conducting cutting-edge research related to the physics of remote sensing and imaging. Successful candidates will be developing an externally supported research portfolio while supporting multiple projects for government and commercial customers. This position requires collaboration with senior engineers and scientists to research, design, and evaluate electromagnetic (including EOIR) sensing methods for various applications involving a variety of linear and non-linear sensing phenomenology. A successful candidate will have a solid background in physics and engineering. An ideal candidate would have prior experience working with CAD modeling tools and corroborating simulated results with experimental measurements.
Department Coordinator Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Michigan Technological University's Van Pelt and Opie Library seeks a Departmental Coordinator to perform a wide range of complex and confidential administrative tasks and serves as the primary point of administrative contact with university offices, individuals, and outside organizations. The Departmental Coordinator works closely with all library staff to plan for and meet the short and long-term goals of the library.
Stores Clerk Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Provide excellent customer service to the University community by assisting the Chemical Stores Manager and other departmental staff with the Chem Stores Operations including procurement, receiving, inventory, delivery and distribution of scientific supplies and chemicals.
Senior Research Scientist I Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor, MI)
Motivated, creative principal investigator to provide technical and business development leadership for MTRI activities focused on the design, development, evaluation and exploitation of remote sensing systems for national security applications. The position requires a strong background in mathematics, probability and statistics, physics, and engineering and a proven record of program development and capture. The position is based at MTRI in Ann Arbor, MI.
Research Engineer / Scientist I - Environmental Remote Sensing SAR Specialist Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor, MI)
The Research Scientist I – Remote Sensing SAR Specialist position provides support for MTRI programs focused on the development and application of remote sensing and geospatial analysis to solve governmental and societal needs through sponsored research. Knowledge of remote sensing theory and an understanding of remote sensing applications for environmental and/or Earth science research is required. The applicant should be experienced with the theory and application of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for environmental research. The applicant will be expected to help develop proposals for remote sensing research projects that apply their knowledge of sensing and image processing to research questions. The applicant will also be expected to conduct fieldwork in remote environments. Examples of current research areas the Remote Sensing Scientist may support include wildland and prescribed fire mapping and effects assessment, Great Lakes aquatic sensing, invasive species mapping, wetlands assessment, wildland fire danger and emissions mapping, processing and analysis of remote sensing data through custom coding and analysis, and improved geotemporal visualization of complex data and patterns. This in an in-person position based at MTRI in Ann Arbor, MI (https://mtu.edu/mtri).
Procurement Specialist Main Campus (Houghton, MI), Advanced Power Systems Research Center (Near Houghton County Airport)
The Procurement specialist is responsible for the lifecycle of Advanced Power Systems Research Center purchases, from the time of purchase to the time of disposal. The position manages and oversees all purchasing activities of the center. This position determines the appropriate method of procurement, submits all purchase requests, reconcile purchases to the appropriate center or project index, tracks inventory, and disposes of inventory once the center determines there is no longer a need for the inventory.
Department Coordinator Main Campus (Houghton, MI), Keweenaw Research Center (Near Houghton County Airport)
The Advanced Power Systems Research Center requires a Department Coordinator to work independently with a focus on administrative and business operations. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive professional support to center staff.
Research Engineer I - Electrical Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Coordinate and execute tasks related to electrical engineering projects. Project tasks include design, analysis, purchasing and assembly oversight, laboratory and field tests on ground vehicles and related subsystems. Routinely develop electronic systems associated with the aforementioned project tasks. Routinely perform computer system modeling and analysis on ground vehicle parts and systems.
Custodian Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Responsible for the performance of routine and special custodial duties in facilities and grounds as assigned. Work is performed in accordance with instructions and schedules provided, with results regularly inspected. Provide excellent customer service to a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Assistant Teaching Professor, Political Science & Policy Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
The Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in Political Science or Public Policy. Applicants must have a PhD in Political Science, Public Policy, or a related social science field.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
A postdoctoral associate position is available at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) to conduct research on a wide range of topics related to computational biomedical engineering. The appointment is for 12 months, with an option for renewal upon satisfactory performance and funding availability.
Department Chair, Humanities Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
The Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University seeks an experienced scholar and leader with a commitment to interdisciplinarity to serve as department chair at the rank of associate or full professor. The chair will lead our collaborative, multidisciplinary department in implementing a shared vision for excellence in scholarship, creative work, and teaching. The chair will be responsible for developing and supporting new departmental initiatives as well as ongoing efforts to foster innovative interdisciplinary research and advance graduate and undergraduate programs.

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