Instructional Faculty Position in Engineering
About the role
Dartmouth Engineering seeks to fill an instructional faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level. Instructional faculty positions are non-tenure-line, promotion and sabbatical eligible, with a renewable 3‑year term and the option of a rolling contract after successful review at 6 years. Faculty are expected to teach 4‑5 courses each year, advise students, and take on service responsibilities. While scholarship is encouraged, a formal research program is not required. The role is situated within Thayer School of Engineering, a dynamic community committed to addressing societal needs through research, technology innovation, and educational excellence. Thayer offers undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees, including an ABET‑accredited Bachelor of Engineering, master’s degrees in engineering and engineering management, and a PhD program. Dartmouth, an Ivy League member, integrates liberal arts with professional education and hosts the PhD Innovation (PhD‑I) program that supports translational research.
Responsibilities
- Teach 4‑5 courses per year
- Advise students
- Assume service responsibilities
- Engage in scholarship (encouraged, but no research program required)
Requirements
- Doctorate in engineering or a related field
- Demonstrated potential to teach a range of mechanical engineering courses
Qualifications
- Excellence in teaching
- Commitment to Thayer’s interdisciplinary, collaborative, project‑based approach to engineering education
- Interest in areas such as systems, solid mechanics, mechanical design, or sustainable design (examples)
Skills
- Ability to teach mechanical engineering core and elective courses
- Strong communication and mentoring skills for student advising
- Capacity to contribute to service and collaborative projects