"Mechanical Engineering Lecturer Pool"

Department Summary

Our Mechanical Engineering department is home to about 900 undergraduate and graduate students, dedicated faculty members, and well-qualified part-time instructors from Silicon Valley Industry who bring current practices. Our mechanical engineering program at SJSU has three stems: design, mechatronics, and thermal-fluid sciences. Design and thermal-fluid sciences are the backbones of all accredited mechanical engineering programs in the country. Mechatronics is a departmental specialty at SJSU and offers our students another fascinating and marketable field of study. Our hands-on curriculum incorporates a multitude of laboratory experiences to put classroom theory into practice. Our award-winning design projects demonstrate just how proficient our students and faculty are at designing and building creative ideas that make a difference. Lastly, we involve our undergraduate and graduate students in our faculty research, advancing the frontiers of mechanical engineering.

Department website link. https://www.sjsu.edu/me/

Brief Description of Duties

Lecturers are expected to teach their courses effectively; to maintain appropriate office hours in accordance with University Policy; and to cooperate with the department in the peer-review process. Full-time faculty will assist lecturers with the development of courses, including course content and textbook adoption. Lecturers are strongly encouraged to seek guidance from the Department Chair for clarification of university policies and department practices with respect to grading, testing, textbooks, office hours, curriculum goals, disability accommodations, academic integrity, etc.

All Faculty should be organizing their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community. Training on this system will be provided.

All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the semester start date. All classes must be offered and met as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Applicants must demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.

Required Qualifications

• The minimum degree requirement is Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline or equivalent such as a bachelor's degree in the field and at least 5 years of significant and relevant professional experience.
• Knowledge of the subject matter of the discipline to which the individual is assigned.
• Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Compensation

Compensation and salary range placement is determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2.

Anticipated starting salary:

L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959
L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481
L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431
L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347

Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Statement of Expertise, including professional experience, courses you are qualified to teach

This is a continuing open position.