Adjunct Engineering Instructor Mechanics : Statics

Position Overview

This document describes duties that the Academy expects of adjunct faculty members. Adjunct faculty are non-permanent, temporary faculty who are hired on a semester-by-semester basis.

Teaching responsibilities include time spent in the classroom, laboratory, or training ship(s) and in immediate preparation for these; maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught; preparing contemporary teaching materials; conferring with students on course materials; directing individual and group studies and practica; reviewing written examinations and papers; evaluating presentations; supervising independent study projects; supervising or teaching clinical cooperatives or industry programs;

and assigning grades according to existing Academy policy.

Collegiality, as well as professional and ethical conduct, enhances teaching, learning, and the general reputation of all persons in the academy. Faculty members are expected to serve collegially and in accordance with professional and ethical principles when dealing with other faculty members, students, administrators, and members of the public.

• Teach BIW ET206 Mechanics I:
  Statics, a 3-credit undergraduate course taught as part of the Bath Iron Works Apprenticeship Program and MMA’s Associate Degree Programs in Ship Design and Ship Production.
• Contribute to the development, planning, and implementation of a high-quality curriculum in Maine Maritime’s BIW Program in Ship Design & Ship Production.
• Assist in the development of learning materials by preparing syllabuses and lesson plans and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement, and attendance.
• Develop, administer, and mark exams and other assessments.
• Provide advice and support to students.
• Inform students of their progress by promptly returning assignments, quizzes, papers, and exams.
• Office Hours required per week:
  Varies by assignment, typically 1.5–3 hours, total in-person and online.
• Maintain an awareness and enforce fire and health and safety regulations applicable to the teaching location.

• Teaching and other forms of public presentation.
• Ability to supervise academic work by undergraduate students.
• Ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines.
• Ability to write clearly and tailor communication style to meet the needs of the recipient.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Commitment to high quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students.
• Commitment to MMA’s policy of equal opportunity and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all genders, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.
• High degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Bachelor’s degree (graduate degree preferred) from an accredited institution in a relevant field such as mechanical engineering, materials science, materials engineering, naval architecture, or physics.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in their appropriate industry.
• Prior successful teaching/training experience desired.
• Membership in relevant professional organization(s).
• Applicable professional license(s).
• Published research in refereed journals or technical writing in other professional journals, and be a recognized authority in the field of specialization.
• Must meet Academy criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor.

• Background check is required.
• Tobacco-free campus.
• Must present original copies of transcripts.

This class is part of the BIW Programs in Ship Design and Ship Production. The study of forces applied to structures introduces vector mechanics, static equilibrium, two- and three-dimensional force systems, distributed forces and friction, linear and angular kinematics, linear and angular kinetics, energy methods, impulse, momentum, kinetics of three-dimensional motions, and vibrations. Structures studied include plane and…