Adjunct, Technical Communications, Mech & Materials Eng (Fall 2025 - Summer 2026

Adjunct, Technical Communications, Mech & Materials Eng (Fall 2025 - Summer 2026)

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Faculty Rank or Job Title

Faculty Rank or Job Title Adjunct, Technical Communications, Mech & Materials Eng (Fall 2025 - Summer 2026)

Job Category:

Job Category:
Faculty/Instructional

Department

Department Mechanical & Materials Engineering

EEO number:

EEO number: 25A294

Position FTE

PT

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate Negotiable

Salary Band:

Salary Band: NA

Job Summary/Basic Function:

WSU’s Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is accepting applications for an adjunct teaching position in technical communications for the  academic year. This position is for an instructor of an undergraduate required course, Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists. This course covers both oral and written communications. The course is part of the Wright State Core, and as such, it covers academic writing, including locating, integrating, and correctly citing source material in technical documents, such as recommendation reports and technical proposals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Professional experience or academic qualifications including technical writing, with an emphasis on engineering and scientific writing including technical reports, journal articles, and technical proposals.
• Candidates with specific training in English, professional writing, or technical communication must have experience writing or editing content related to engineering and computer science.
• Candidates with training in engineering or computer science must have specific experience writing technical reports, journal articles, and/or technical proposals.
• Familiarity with citation styles used in engineering and computer science.
• At least one year of teaching or professional experience.
• Applicant must possess a master’s degree.

• Graduate degree in professional writing or technical communications
• Experience writing or editing technical proposals

Teaching 100%

Non-Essential Functions and percent of time:

Working Conditions

Special Instructions to Applicants

Posting Date

Posting Date 06/30/2025

First Consideration Date:

Closing Date

Open Until Filled Yes

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