Instructor - Mechanical Engineering

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Performs the function of teaching with renewable contracts. Not eligible for tenure.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universityof Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, Mississippi, invites applications for a full-time Instructor of Mechanical Engineering. Thisteaching-focused, non-tenure-track faculty appointment will strengthen hands-on undergraduate instruction in mechanical engineering laboratories and related engineering courses.

The successful candidate will teach and support hands-onundergraduate laboratories, including structures and dynamics,materials, thermal-fluids, instrumentation, design, or related mechanical engineering laboratory experiences. The Instructor willwork closely with faculty course coordinators, laboratory facultydirectors, department staff, and the machine shop supervisor tosupport safe, effective, well-maintained, and practice-orientedinstructional laboratories.

• Teach, coordinate, or support hands-on undergraduate mechanical engineering laboratories, with possible assignments in Structuresand Dynamics Lab, Materials Lab, Thermal-Fluids Lab,instrumentation, design, or related laboratory courses.
• Teach undergraduate mechanical engineering or engineeringscience courses as assigned, based on departmental needs and the candidate's expertise.
• Develop, revise, and assess laboratory manuals, experiments,safety procedures, demonstrations, project-based activities, andcourse materials.
• Work collaboratively with faculty laboratory directors, coursecoordinators, department staff, and the machine shop supervisor tosupport laboratory safety, equipment readiness, maintenancecoordination, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor undergraduate students in laboratory practice,engineering problem solving, professional conduct, and safe use of equipment and facilities.
• Contribute to ABET-related assessment, curriculum coordination,laboratory documentation, department service, and other continuous-improvement activities.

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• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering field by the appointment start date.
• Relevant laboratory, instructional, technical, or hands-on engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach and supervisehands-on undergraduate engineering laboratory experiences.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability towork collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students.
• Commitment to safe, student-centered, inclusive, and professionally rigorous engineering education, as demonstrated through teaching, mentoring, laboratory, professional, or related experience.

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering field.
• Experience teaching, coordinating, or supporting undergraduatelaboratories in structures and dynamics, materials, thermal-fluidsciences, instrumentation, design, manufacturing, or related mechanical engineering areas.
• Experience developing or modernizing laboratory experiments,safety documentation, assessment tools, lab manuals, orproject-based learning activities.
• Experience working with machine shop, fabrication,instrumentation, testing, or mechanical systems in an instructional, industrial, or applied engineering setting.
• Evidence of student-centered teaching, undergraduate mentoring,course assessment, ABET-related documentation, or structured curriculum improvement.

Master's (Required)

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Interview Requirements:
Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Questions regarding the position may be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Damian Stoddard, atdlstodda.

The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity toall qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action and doesnot unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, citizenship,national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

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