Website:
mmcoe.edu.in
Job details:
🎯 Join the Mission to Build a Product Nation
Marathwada Mitra Mandal's College of Engineering (MMCOE), Pune invites
applications for MULTIPLE Professor of Practice positions in Industrial
Automation / Industry 4.0.
We are looking for accomplished industry leaders — CEOs, CTOs, Vice
Presidents, Principal Scientists, Senior Research Scientists — who
want to shape the next generation of Indian engineers through
practice-focused teaching, consulting, and applied research.
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📌 ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
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• Focus areas: Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing,
robotics, mechatronics, PLC / SCADA / DCS, IIoT, machine vision,
digital twins, predictive maintenance, and cyber-physical systems.
• Host Departments: Mechanical Engineering, Electronics &
Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a soft
department — depending on your expertise.
• These positions are part of MMCOE's Mission to Build a Product
Nation — a national capability-building initiative to transform India
into a design- and product-led economy by strengthening the
industry–academia bridge, executive education, and applied
engineering research.
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🛠️ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Design and deliver industry-relevant courses, modules, and electives
in Industrial Automation / Industry 4.0 and allied domains.
• Enrich curriculum with current industrial practices, case studies,
standards, and hands-on learning.
• Mentor students, faculty teams, and interdisciplinary projects with
a strong product-development focus.
• Contribute to consulting engagements, executive education,
certifications, and short-term upskilling programmes.
• Build long-term partnerships with industry, startups, R&D
organisations, and professional bodies.
• Support sponsored labs, live projects, capstones, and collaborative
innovation initiatives.
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🎓 ELIGIBILITY & EXPERIENCE
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• Senior professionals such as CEO, CTO, Vice President, Principal
Scientist, Senior Research Scientist, and other accomplished
industry practitioners are invited to apply.
• Ordinarily, at least a Master's degree in Engineering, Science,
Technology, or a related field.
• A PhD is desirable but NOT mandatory.
• Outstanding candidates with a Bachelor's degree and remarkable
industry / startup contributions may also be considered.
• Hands-on product development experience is mandatory — development,
prototyping, testing, implementation, or scaling of industrial
products / systems.
• Track record of delivered products, projects, patents, systems,
process innovations, or industrial deployments.
• Evidence of teaching, training, mentoring, executive education, and
the ability to build long-term industry partnerships is highly valued.
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💼 WHAT WE OFFER
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• Competitive salary aligned with industry experience.
• Full-time or Part-time engagement — designed to suit senior industry
professionals.
• A platform to influence engineering education, research, and
industry–academia collaboration at scale.
• Association with an autonomous, empowered institution in Maharashtra.
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📩 HOW TO APPLY
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Apply on or before 14 July 2026 with a detailed CV and supporting
documents. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the interview
schedule.
Job Reference: MMCOE/PoP/I4.0/2026
Contact: director.innovation@mmcoe.edu.in
Website: mmcoe.edu.in
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Be part of India's transformation into a Product Nation.
Bring your industry — into a classroom that builds the future.
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