Percent time: 25% - 50%
Anticipated start: Fall 2026 - August 1, 2026
Spring 2027 - January 1, 2027
Position duration: Duration may be up to one semester.
Application Window
Open date: June 5, 2026
Next review date: Thursday, Jun 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Friday, Jun 4, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Position description
The School of Engineering anticipates hiring Associate Instructors for lower- and upper-division courses for Academic Year 2026-2027 in the following disciplines:
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Fundamentals (courses may include the following: Introduction to Materials, Statics and Dynamics, Circuit Theory, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Strength of Materials, Spatial Analysis, Information Systems, etc.)
Under supervision of a faculty member, the Associate Instructor will be responsible for leading instruction of a course. Additional duties may include grading, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours.
The University of California Associate Instructors are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
- One year of Teaching Assistant experience.
- Master's degree in the subject area or a related field or Advanced to Candidacy for the Ph.D.
- Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
- Academically eligible to hold the appointment (as outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)
- Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term)
- Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)
Additional qualifications
Associate Instructors must have one year of Teaching Assistant experience.
