Instructor - Mechanical Engineering

University of Mississippi • Lexington, MA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, Mississippi, invites applications for a full-time Instructor of Mechanical Engineering. This teaching-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-on undergraduate laboratories, including structures and dynamics, materials, thermal-fluids, instrumentation, design, or related mechanical engineering laboratory experiences. The Instructor will work closely with faculty course coordinators, laboratory faculty directors, department staff, and the machine shop supervisor to support safe, effective, well-maintained, and practice-oriented instructional laboratories.

Requirements

• 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 supervise hands-on undergraduate engineering laboratory experiences.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to work 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.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering field.
• Experience teaching, coordinating, or supporting undergraduate laboratories in structures and dynamics, materials, thermal-fluid sciences, instrumentation, design, manufacturing, or related mechanical engineering areas.
• Experience developing or modernizing laboratory experiments, safety documentation, assessment tools, lab manuals, or project-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.

Responsibilities

• Teach, coordinate, or support hands-on undergraduate mechanical engineering laboratories, with possible assignments in Structures and Dynamics Lab, Materials Lab, Thermal-Fluids Lab, instrumentation, design, or related laboratory courses.
• Teach undergraduate mechanical engineering or engineering science 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, and course materials.
• Work collaboratively with faculty laboratory directors, course coordinators, department staff, and the machine shop supervisor to support laboratory safety, equipment readiness, maintenance coordination, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level