Instructional Asst Professor - Mechanical Engineering

Department

Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, Mississippi, invites applications for a full-time Instructional Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. This teaching-focused, non-tenure-track faculty appointment will strengthen high-quality undergraduate instruction in mechanical engineering courses.

Candidates from all areas of mechanical engineering will be considered. Candidates with expertise and teaching capacity in coreundergraduate areas such as materials, mechanics, dynamics,thermal-fluid sciences, design, engineering systems, hands-onlaboratories, or related mechanical engineering topics areespecially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will joina collegial department committed to rigorous engineering education,student success, laboratory safety, continuous improvement, and preparing graduates for professional practice and advancedstudy.

• Teach undergraduate mechanical engineering and engineeringscience courses, with assignments based on departmental needs andthe candidate's expertise.
• Teach, coordinate, or support hands-on undergraduatelaboratories, potentially including structures and dynamics,materials, thermal-fluids, instrumentation, design, or relatedlaboratory experiences.
• Develop, revise, and assess course and laboratory materials that support active learning, project-based learning, engineeringpractice, and strong student outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with faculty course coordinators,laboratory faculty directors, department staff, and the machine shop supervisor to support safe, effective, and well-maintainedinstructional laboratories.
• Mentor undergraduate students, maintain accessible officehours, and contribute to student success, retention, and professional development activities.
• Participate in departmental service, curriculum coordination,ABET-related assessment and documentation, and other continuous-improvement activities.
• Engage in professional, scholarly, educational, or industry-facing activities that enrich teaching and advance the department's instructional mission, as appropriate for the appointment.

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• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline by the appointment start date.
• Demonstrated potential for, or evidence of, effectiveundergraduate teaching in mechanical engineering or related engineering science areas.
• Ability to teach core undergraduate mechanical engineering orengineering science courses and to support hands-on orproject-based learning.
• 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.

• Two or more years of teaching, laboratory teaching,instructional support, industry, or closely related professional engineering experience.
• Experience teaching or supporting courses in materials science,mechanics of materials, dynamics, thermal-fluid sciences, design,engineering systems, instrumentation, or related mechanical engineering topics.
• Experience developing, modernizing, or coordinating hands-onlaboratories, including attention to safety, equipment readiness,assessment, and coordination with shop or technical staff.
• Evidence of student-centered teaching practices, active learning, project-based learning, or effective instruction inhigh-enrollment undergraduate engineering courses.
• Experience with course assessment, ABET-related documentation,curriculum improvement, or other structured continuous-improvementprocesses.
• Professional, industry, or research experience that connectsmechanical engineering fundamentals to contemporary engineeringpractice.

Questions regarding the position may be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Samrat Choudhury, atschoudhu.

PhD (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.

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