Engineering Student Success Advisor & Mechatronics Instructor

UNC Overview :

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is nationally known for the quality of our student-centered teaching, mentoring of undergraduates in research, interdisciplinary learning, and striving to be an inclusive campus community.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed.

Classification Title :

Engineering Student Success Advisor & Mechatronics Instructor

Department:

Engineering

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-Time

Months per Year:

12 Months

Position Summary :

The Joint NCSU-UNCA Engineering Program prepares students for earning a dual UNC Asheville-NC State mechatronics engineering bachelors degree or for 2+2 transfer to other engineering departments at NC State. The Engineering Student Success Advisor & Mechatronics Instructor will assist the Director and Associate Director of Engineering in leading student success initiatives in the program to promote increased enrollment and retention.

Their work will be guided in areas that include:

• Helping students navigate the academic rigors of an engineering degree
• Strengthening academic belonging of engineering students as joint students of UNC Asheville and NC State
• Facilitating high impact experiences for engineering students
• Academic instruction

Duties include: assisting with academic advising of interested and declared engineering students, student support especially for early-career students in the transition to college engineering curricula – including office hours and study sessions, student workshops, and assisting with organizing and promoting department events.

In addition, as instructor, will teach 6 contact hours each semester in first-year seminar (FYS 178, fall semester) and will facilitate and/or teach local courses offered at UNC Asheville for engineering students (JEM prefix, spring).

As Advisor, will also act as a liaison between the Program and the Academic Success Center, which requires the ability to collaborate and build rapport with faculty, staff, and students.

Minimum Education/Experience/Skill :

• Master's degree in Engineering (fields include mechanical, electrical, materials science, robotics, or mechatronics).
• Proficient skills in teaching at the undergraduate level.
• Experience in student support (such as: advising, tutoring, mentoring, career development)
• The successful candidate must be able to function professionally in a highly collaborative and increasingly dynamic organization.

Preferred Education/Experience/Skill :

• PhD in Engineering (fields include mechanical, electrical, materials science, robotics, or mechatronics) and/or industrial experience in engineering
• Proficient skills and experience in teaching at the undergraduate level.
• Experience in student support of engineering courses and/or correlate disciplines (such as: precalculus, calculus sequence, physics, computer science).
• Proficient skills and experience in student support (such as: advising, tutoring, mentoring, career development)
• The successful candidate must be able to function professionally in a highly collaborative and increasingly dynamic organization.