Adjunct Faculty, Department Of Mechanical And Materials Engineering

Adjunct Faculty Positions

This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the 2025-2026 academic year. Should we have an opening and be interested in pursuing your application, we will contact you with specific information.

Position Summary The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) at the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Denver is looking to hire adjunct instructors to teach courses in topics including but not limited to: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Materials Science.

Teaching Schedule

• Winter Quarter runs from January to March (approximately)
• Spring Quarter runs from March to June (approximately)
• Summer Quarter runs from June to August (approximately)

Essential Functions

• Teach in person two to three times per week (depending on course)
• Design a new course or adapt an existing course. This includes learning outcomes, support materials, and a course calendar
• Create and maintain a Canvas course container
• Assign papers, exams, projects, labs, and other deliverables, as appropriate
• Grade in a timely manner
• Hold office hours and meet with students, over Zoom or in person, to discuss grades, assignments and/or project status
• Work with students and others to guarantee the best possible student experience
• Attend quarterly school meetings and monthly faculty meetings, if requested to do so

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Previous teaching experience
• A commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Experience with best practices including active learning and inclusive teaching

Work Schedule

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Application Deadline

Applications are currently being accepted and reviewed for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Course Rate

Adjunct faculty are compensated at a rate of $6,067-$10,000 per course for standard courses in the MME department dependent on type of course and experience of candidate. Pay for summer courses is based on enrollment. If you are selected to teach for summer, you will be informed of the summer pay scale at that time. Enrollment below 3 deems that the class should be canceled and no teaching, nor compensation will be allowed. Teaching the undergraduate and graduate section of the same course counts as a single course load and you will be compensated $6,067-$10,000 total for both sections.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees.

Please include the following documents with your application:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Statement of teaching (1 page), including philosophy, experience, and interests

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex, marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.