Adjunct Faculty - SPDI

Duties/Responsibilities

• Course Instruction and Learning Experience Design and deliver SPDI-410 course content consistent with program outcomes and approved course goals.
• Lead class sessions, demonstrations, guided activities, labs, and applied mechatronics and automation projects.
• Connect course content to product design, manufacturing readiness, automation, controls, systems integration, and professional practice.
• Prepare the syllabus, lesson plans, assignments, examples, lab activities, and Canvas course materials.
• Absess student learning, provide timely feedback, assign grades, and maintain appropriate course records.
• Provide supplemental instruction, office-hour support, referrals to student support services, and mentorship related to applied technical work.

Requirements

• Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, robotics, automation, or a closely related field.
• Academic and/or industry experience in mechatronics, controls, robotics, automation, electromechanical systems, or advanced manufacturing relevant to the course.
• Ability to teach applied undergraduate coursework using hands-on demonstrations, projects, and assessments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, automation, manufacturing engineering, or a closely related field.
• Undergraduate teaching experience, especially in applied mechatronics, robotics, automation, manufacturing, controls, or engineering design courses.
• Professional experience with microcontrollers, PLCs, robotics, sensors, actuators, industrial automation, controls software, or electromechanical system integration.
• Experience supporting safety practices for lab, shop, robotics, or automation equipment.
• Experience teaching in project-based, studio-based, or lab-based learning environments.
• Experience using Canvas LMS.

Pay

Pay Range: $800/credit or $840/credit for those with terminal degrees.