Teaching-Focused Mechanical Eng: Controls & Vibrations

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Tech's Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks a non-tenure track Collegiate Faculty member at the Assistant or Associate level to begin August 2027. The position emphasizes teaching across undergraduate courses, labs, and distance-learning environments with potential graduate instruction.

The successful candidate will mentor students, contribute to department service, and bring expertise in controls and vibrations, design, capstone projects, and instrumentation.

Qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering required by start of appointment.
• Teaching experience as lead instructor in undergraduate ME courses preferred.
• Willingness to teach across undergraduate and graduate courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in regular and laboratory settings, including distance-learning environments.
• Mentor and advise students; contribute to department service.
• Possibly teach graduate courses and lead design projects and capstone courses.

Skills

Teaching

Course design

Capstone design

Instrumentation/experimental methods

Leadership/entrepreneurship

Design

Education

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Virginia Tech's Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks a non-tenure track Collegiate Faculty member at the Assistant or Associate level to begin August 2027. The position emphasizes teaching across undergraduate courses, labs, and distance-learning environments with potential graduate instruction.

The successful candidate will mentor students, contribute to department service, and bring expertise in controls and vibrations, design, capstone projects, and instrumentation.