Engineering Adjunct Instructor

Delta College; Frankenlust Township (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Delta College in Michigan seeks a part-time Engineering Adjunct Instructor to teach introductory engineering courses in Careers in Engineering and Engineering Design & Analysis. The successful candidate will teach Engineering Statics and/or Engineering Dynamics, helping students develop foundational skills in statics, dynamics, and problem solving.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or related field with at least three years of professional experience;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum of three years of professional work experience in related field.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in Engineering Statics, and/or Engineering Dynamics.
• Study statics and dynamics of mechanical systems and solve related problems.
• Deliver instruction in multiple formats, including in-person and online when needed.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s Degree related to primary teaching area

Job description

Part-time instructor, Mon – Fri for all semesters (Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer)

Position Summary Information

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions

The successful candidate must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion in students, faculty and staff.
Delta College is seeking instructors committed to the college’s philosophy that education serves the greater good by providing students access to a better life. The candidates for adjunct instructor positions understand that community colleges are positioned to fundamentally change people’s lives, and as a result, society itself. Required qualities include a belief that continuous improvement in pedagogy and relationships with students, other faculty, and staff are hallmarks of an educator who has been called to the profession. We are seeking colleagues who embrace the idea of helping students achieve their goals, and approach academic excellence as evidenced in equity as a moral imperative.
Are you interested in positively impacting students’ lives? We are seeking an Engineering Adjunct Instructor to teach introductory engineering courses in Careers in Engineering and Engineering Design & Analysis.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

Teach course(s) in Engineering Statics, and/or Engineering Dynamics.

Studies statics and dynamics of mechanical systems by solving problems of small sub-systems using a calculator. Studies forces in 2-D and 3-D acting on particle systems and rigid bodies. Solves problems using the following concepts: equilibrium laws, centroids, center of gravity, moment of inertia. Uses 3 methods to study dynamics of motion - kinematics, work/energy and impulse/momentum.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree.
• Significant (minimum of three years) professional work experience in related field.

Additional Experiences Considered

• Master’s Degree related to primary teaching area.
• Examples of Engineering Statics, and/or Engineering Dynamics analyses.
• Teaching or training experience in related field in a variety of formats, including online.
• Experience using with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Application Deadline

Position will remain open until filled. Screening of applications will begin immediately. The college reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. All application materials must be received before an applicant will be considered for the position.