MEng Adjunct Faculty in Sustainable and Resilient Engineering

Job

Location Duluth

Job Family Academic

Full/Part Time Full-Time

Regular/Temporary Regular

Job Code 9404A

Employee Class Instr Fac/TC and Coord Cmp

Applications are invited for part-time adjunct faculty positions in the Master of Engineering program. These adjunct faculty positions are non-tenure-track appointments for spring semester, January 7
- May 23, 2007, with possible extension as needed by the department. The primary role of this position is to develop curriculum and teach two graduate-level courses within the Project Management and Sustainable and Resilient Engineering Curriculum:

• ENGR 6204 Communication and Community Engagement for Sustainability Projects, a 3 credit course
• ENGR 6205 Appropriate Design for Sustainability, a 3 credit course

Courses in the Master of Engineering program are fully asynchronous online. A typical appointment would be one to two classes a semester depending on need.

• Developing and teaching ENGR 6204 and ENGR 6205
• Demonstrating high command of the subject matter
• Having well organized course plans and delivering courses clearly to students
• Helping students fulfill their academic needs
• Assessing and grading student learning and holding virtual office hours

• Ph.D. (assistant professor) or M.S. (instructor) or equivalent in Engineering, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited university
• One year of relevant teaching experience at the college level (graduate TA experience acceptable) or professional experience in a relevant field
• Effective written and oral communication skills appropriate to the position
• Experience using technology for teaching

• Professional Engineering licensure
• Two or more years of relevant college-level teaching experience
• Two or more years of professional experience in a relevant field
• Terminal degree from a regionally accredited university in a relevant field
• Expertise in using technology for teaching
• Demonstrated experience with assessment
• Evidence of the ability to work effectively with diverse groups

Swenson College includes all the "STEM" disciplines (science, technology, engineering, math) at UMD.

The science departments include:

Biology
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
Physics & Astronomy

The engineering departments include:

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

We are the home of the:

Large Lakes Observatory
Iron Range Engineering Program
Integrated Biosciences graduate program
Water Resources Science graduate program
Advanced Materials Center
Air Force ROTC Aerospace Studies program

We also have close affiliations with the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) and the Minnesota Sea Grant program.

With more than 3,200 undergraduate and 200 graduate students, Swenson College is the largest college at UMD and the third largest in the University of Minnesota system.

Pay Range: $5,700.00 - $8,985.00 per course; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

• Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans

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