Adjunct Engineering Instructors – Spring 2025 semester
Brunswick, Maine Campus
POSITION OVERVIEW
This document describes duties that the Academy expects of adjunct faculty members. Adjunct faculty are non-permanent, temporary faculty who are hired on a semester by semester basis.
TEACHING
Teaching responsibilities include time spent in the classroom, laboratory, or training ship(s) and in immediate preparation for these; maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught; preparing contemporary teaching materials; conferring with students on course materials; directing individual and group studies and practica; reviewing written examinations and papers; evaluating presentations; supervising independent study projects, supervising or teaching clinical cooperatives or industry programs, and assigning grades according to existing Academy policy.
OTHER ASPECTS OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE
Collegiality, as well as professional and ethical conduct, enhances teaching, learning and the general reputation of all persons in the academy. Therefore, all faculty members are expected to serve in a collegial fashion and in accordance with professional and ethical principles when dealing with other faculty members, students, administrators, and members of the public.
DUTIES
* Teach at undergraduate and graduate level in areas allocated by the Department Head and reviewed from time to time by the Department Head.
* Contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high quality curriculum.
* Assist in the development of learning materials, by preparing syllabus and lesson plans and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance.
* Participate in the development, administration and marking of exams and other assessments.
* Provide advice and support to students.
* Inform students of their progress by promptly returning assignments, quizzes, papers and exams
* Office Hours required per week: Varies by assignment, typically 2-3 for an adjunct teaching 12 credits or more.
* Maintain an awareness and enforce fire and health and safety regulations applicable to the teaching location.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
* Teaching and other forms of public presentation.
* Proven record of ability to supervise academic work by undergraduates or masters students.
* Proven record of ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines.
* Ability to write clearly and tailor communication style to meet the needs of the recipient.
* Ability to work collaboratively.
* Commitment to high quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students
* Commitment to MMA’s policy of equal opportunity and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all genders, cultures and backgrounds
* Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills are essential
* Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations
* High degree of professionalism
* Demonstrated integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* Master’s degree or higher from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in a relevant field of specialization.*
* Prior industrial or research experience in their appropriate industry desired.
* Prior successful teaching/training experience desired.
* Membership in relevant professional organization(s) desired.
* Applicable professional license(s) desired.
* Normally will have produced creative work, professional writing or research in refereed and other professional journals, and be a recognized authority in the field of specialization.
Must meet Academy criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor.
** Preferred but not required for: Teaching Assistant or Lab Assistant Instructor positions.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
* Background check is required
* Tobacco-free campus.
* Must present original copies of transcripts
COURSES/POSITIONS AVAILABLE
BIW ET235 : Material Properties & Testing — This course is part of the BIW Apprenticeship Program — A foundation course designed to acquaint the student with the properties and testing procedures of today’s common industrial materials used in ship building. Materials science, application considerations, and analysis of properties of metals, polymers, wood, concrete, material coatings, ceramics and composites will be covered through classroom and laboratory activity. Students will study the destructive and non-destructive testing procedures performed to identify and determine mechanical, physical and other properties for specific industrial and ship building applications. Rec. 3, Lab 0, Cr. 3.
In addition to teaching the course, the Instructor will maintain at least two “after-hours” 90-minute recitation/help-session periods each week, with at least one held on-site.
The Instructor will be delivering approximately ½ of a semester of material and is replacing a recently deceased instructor. The course is scheduled from 12:00 to 3:30 on Wednesdays, with a projected start date of February 26, 2025. Start date may be flexible (earlier or later).
One three-hour lecture period per week - One instructor per section - Projected Class Size 10
Compensation starts at $2,500/section
BIW ET235L: Material Properties & Testing Lab — This course is part of the BIW Apprenticeship Program — A foundation course designed to acquaint the student with the properties and testing procedures of today’s common industrial materials used in ship building. Materials science, application considerations, and analysis of properties of metals, polymers, wood, concrete, material coatings, ceramics and composites will be covered through classroom and laboratory activity. Students will study the destructive and non-destructive testing procedures performed to identify and determine mechanical, physical and other properties for specific industrial and ship building applications. Rec. 0, Lab 1, Cr. 0.
The Lab Assistant Instructor will be delivering approximately ½ of a semester of lab-related course material and is replacing a recently deceased instructor. The course is scheduled from 12:00 to 3:30 on Wednesdays, with a projected start date of February 26, 2025. Start date may be flexible (earlier or later).
One three-hour lecture period per week - One Lab Assistant per section - Projected Class Size 10
Compensation starts at $1,500/section
BIW PS115 : Physics I with Lab — This course is part of the BIW Apprenticeship Program — An introductory college physics course sequence without calculus. Emphasis on Newtonian mechanics of rigid bodies, fluids, heat and introductory thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. A lab component will accompany the course. Rec. 3, Lab 1, Cr. 4
The Teaching Assistant will deliver course materials under the supervision of a Full Professor.
Duties will include teaching, assisting students with lecture, lab, and homework assignments. In addition, the Teaching Assistant will maintain at least two “after-hours” 90-minute recitation/help-session periods each week, with at least one held on-site.
The Teaching Assistant will be assisting in the deliver of approximately ½ of a semester of material under the supervision of a Full Professor and is replacing a recently deceased instructor. The course is scheduled from 11:30 to 3:30 on Mondays and Fridays, with a projected start date of February 26, 2025. Start date may be flexible (earlier or later).
One four-hour lecture/lab period per week - One instructor per section - Projected Class Size 20
Instructor needed for two sections. Sections meet on Monday & Friday afternoons
Compensation starts at $3,000/section
Interested individuals should submit the following documents using our Employee Document Upload Form: https://mainemaritime.edu/employment-at-mma/efu/
Cover Letter/CV/Résumé
Completed MMA Application: https://mainemaritime.edu/employment-at-mma/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2021/07/MMA-Application-For-Employment.pdf
Copies of applicable professional certifications and/or licenses
Unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (faculty applicants only, unless otherwise specified)
For all faculty appointments, official college transcripts must be received prior to a formal offer being made for employment.
Contact information for at least three professional references
Completed MMA Application Checklist: https://mainemaritime.edu/employment-at-mma/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/08/MMA-Application-Checklist.pdf
MMA Self-Identification Form (attach as separate document): https://mainemaritime.edu/employment-at-mma/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/08/MMA-Self-Identification-Form.pdf