Part-time Faculty, B.S. Manufacturing Design Engineering Technology

National University • San Diego, CA

18h • $27 - $29 • Hybrid

About The Position

National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide. Our three schools and three colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC). The Department of Engineering, Data, and Computer Sciences, in the College of Business, Engineering and Technology at the National University invites applications for part-time faculty with a specialization in Manufacturing Design Engineering Technology. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of, or potential for excellence in, the following: teaching in their field, a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body, and related scholarship and/or research. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.

Requirements

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or very closely related field required. Degree must be from a regionally accredited university.
• Significant expertise in the use of SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and MATLAB software in Design Engineering required.
• 3 years of industry experience in designing, engineering and manufacturing complex engineering devices, product life cycles and engineering systems products preferred.
• 3 years of higher education teaching experience preferred teaching adult learners the theoretical foundations, hands-on experience, and teaming skills required for effective conceptual, logistical, developmental, and interdisciplinary design of complex engineering devices, product life cycles, and engineering systems.
• Significant expertise required in two or more of the following areas: materials and manufacturing; human factors in engineering; reliability engineering; product design optimization; concurrent design engineering; and design and analysis of experiments

Nice To Haves

• Experience in teaching use SolidWorks, AutoCAD and MATLAB desired.
• PH.D. in Manufacturing Design or very closely related field strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities.
• Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment.
• Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.)
• Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable.
• Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content.
• Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time