Title: Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering

Employee Classification: Clinical Associate Professor

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Engineering

Department: UNT-Mechanical Engineering-130340

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The Department of Mechanical Engineering provides engineering programs that combine fundamentals of mechanical engineering with a broad specialization on subjects related to energy production, management, and distribution. Also offered are engineering technology programs that are based on applications of technology to solve engineering problems. Our department is the second largest in the College of Engineering.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

Position Overview

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is currently looking to hire a faculty member at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor / Clinical Associate Professor (non-tenure-track position). Preference is for a Fall 2025 hire, however consideration may be extended to Spring 2026. We are looking for a qualified candidate to help manage senior capstone design in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Construction Engineering Technology. The candidate could potentially teach graduate-level Engineering Management courses or undergraduate-level construction management courses based on their qualifications and experience. This position will primarily be teaching-focused, and it has an assigned workload of 80% teaching and 20% service in the department.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Management / Construction Engineering, or in a related field.

To be considered for the rank of Clinical Associate Professor, the candidate should have 5 years in the rank of assistant clinical professor or have equivalent prior relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with industrial experience and engineering project management experience.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Work Schedule:

varies based on assignment

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. Additional documents to upload - If you have prior teaching experience in the discipline,
1. List of university-level courses taught,
2. Provide student ratings received for each course, and
3. A Teaching Philosophy statement.

Benefits:

For information regarding our Benefits, click here.

EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.