Hands-On Mechanical Engineering Lab Instructor

University-of-Mississippi; Mississippi; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi invites applications for a full-time Instructor of Mechanical Engineering. This teaching-focused, non-tenure-track position emphasizes undergraduate laboratories, safety, and hands-on experiences in structures and dynamics, materials, thermal-fluids, instrumentation, and design.

The successful candidate will develop lab materials, support lab safety, and mentor students while collaborating with faculty, course coordinators, and the machine shop supervisor to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field by 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.

Responsibilities

• Teach, coordinate, or support hands-on undergraduate mechanical engineering laboratories, including structures and dynamics, materials, thermal-fluids, instrumentation, design, or related labs.
• Teach undergraduate mechanical engineering or engineering science courses as assigned.
• Develop, revise, and assess laboratory manuals, experiments, safety procedures, demonstrations, project-based activities, and course materials.
• Collaborate with faculty laboratory directors, course coordinators, staff, and machine shop supervisor to ensure lab safety, equipment readiness, and maintenance.
• Mentor undergraduate students in laboratory practice, engineering problem solving, and professional conduct.
• Contribute to ABET-related assessment, curriculum coordination, and department service.

Skills

Hands-on lab teaching

Written and oral communication

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

The University of Mississippi invites applications for a full-time Instructor of Mechanical Engineering. This teaching-focused, non-tenure-track position emphasizes undergraduate laboratories, safety, and hands-on experiences in structures and dynamics, materials, thermal-fluids, instrumentation, and design.

The successful candidate will develop lab materials, support lab safety, and mentor students while collaborating with faculty, course coordinators, and the machine shop supervisor to