Instructional Faculty Position in Engineering

Dartmouth College:
Thayer School of Engineering Location

Hanover, NH

Sep 25, 2026

Dartmouth Engineering seeks to fill an instructional faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level. Instructional faculty positions are non-tenure-line, promotion and sabbatical eligible positions, with a renewable 3-year term, and the option of a rolling contract upon successful review after 6 years. Instructional faculty are expected to teach 4-5 courses each year, advise students, and take on service responsibilities.

While conducting scholarship is encouraged, a research program is not required.

About Thayer

Thayer School of Engineering is a dynamic community of scholars and teachers committed to addressing critical societal needs and solving the world's most pressing challenges through ground-breaking research, technology innovation, and cultivating future generations of engineers and leaders via educational excellence in the classroom and the laboratory. As Dartmouth's engineering school, Thayer is responsible for undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees. Our engineering sciences major is distinguished by the close integration of diverse disciplines and the liberal arts, emphasizing hands-on experiential learning, and human-centered engineering.

As a professional school of engineering, Thayer also offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Engineering degree, master degrees in engineering and engineering management and a PhD degree program.

Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world's great academic institutions. Home to a celebrated liberal arts curriculum and pioneering professional schools, Dartmouth has shaped the education landscape and prepared leaders through its inspirational learning experience. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity, combining its deep commitment to outstanding education with distinguished research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and its three leading professional schools - Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and Tuck School of Business.

Furthermore, Dartmouth's PhD Innovation (PhD-I) Program is the nation's first doctoral-level program aimed at providing PhD students the skills and support necessary to engage in enterprising research and translate their work into the commercial sphere. For more information see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Applicants should have a doctorate in engineering or a related field and a demonstrated potential to teach a range of mechanical engineering courses. Example areas of interest include, but are not limited to, systems, solid mechanics, mechanical design, and sustainable design. Candidates will be excellent teachers who embrace Thayer's interdisciplinary, collaborative, project-based approach to engineering education.