Mechanical Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Company: George Mason University
Location: Fairfax
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Mechanical Engineering Adjunct Faculty
10001852
Fairfax, VA
Prince William County, VA
Adjunct Faculty
Opening on: Oct 22 2024
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Department: College of Engineering and Computing
Job Category: Adjunct Faculty
Job Type: Part-Time
Location: Fairfax and Prince William
Workplace Type: On Site Required
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Department of Mechanical Engineering houses 18 full-time
faculty. It offers a Ph.D. degree and teaches mechanical
engineering courses to support a major and minor in mechanical
engineering. Further information about the department is available
at George Mason University is a comprehensive research university
with 38,000 students located in the high tech corridor of Northern
Virginia, 30minutes from both downtown Washington, DC, and Dulles
International Airport. The Department of Mechanical Engineering was
founded in 2015 and is located in the Nguyen Engineering Building
(Fairfax) and Katherine Johnson Hall (Manassas).
About the Position:
Expertise in the following course(s) may be needed:
ME 221-001 Thermodynamics (MW 3pm - 4:15pm, Fairfax)
ME 221-002 Thermodynamics (TR 10:30am - 11:45am, Fairfax)
ME 321-001 Mechatronics (TR 12pm-1:15pm, Prince William)
ME 321-001 Mechatronics (TR 4:30pm-5:45pm, Prince William)
ME 447-001 Computer-Aided Design (TR 7:20pm-8:35pm, Prince
William)
ME 499-003 Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineers (R 7:20-10pm,
Fairfax)
Courses are offered at both the Fairfax Campus, Science and
Technology Campus during daytime or evening hours.
Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Mechanical
Engineering Adjunct Faculty at https://jobs.gmu.edu/; complete and
submit the online application; and provide a cover letter, CV,
transcript, and a list of three professional references with
contact information.
Posting Open Date: October 22, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: December 20, 2024
Open Until Filled?: Yes
A Force for Innovation in the Heart of Northern Virginia's
Technology Corridor
The College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University
is comprised of the Volgenau School of Engineering and the School
of Computing. The College is a fast-growing force for innovation in
research and education. Ranked nationally in the top 100 in both
undergraduate and graduate education, the College boasts more than
10,800 students in 37 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree
programs, including several first-in-the-nation offerings. Of the
305 full-time faculty who comprise the College, 97 are tenured, 66
are tenure-track, 90 are instructional faculty, and 52 are research
faculty. As part of a nationally ranked research university, its
research teams expended $65 million in sponsored research awards in
the past year and has projects with over $120 million in current
and anticipated awards. The College stands out for its leading
research in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics
engineering, cybersecurity engineering, biomedical imaging and
devices, community-based healthcare, autonomous systems, 5G/Next G
communications, systems architectures, computational biomedicine,
advanced materials and manufacturing, sustainable infrastructure,
and more. The College encourages multidisciplinary research and
provides ample opportunity for faculty to work with other
disciplines.
George Mason University is the largest and most diverse public
research university in Virginia, with an enrollment of over 40,000
students studying in over 200 degree programs. Mason is an
innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction
in a range of academic fields. It was classified as an R1 research
institution in 2016 by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutes
of Higher Education. Mason has campuses in Fairfax, Arlington, and
Prince William. Its proximity to Washington, D.C. provides
unmatched geographical access to a number of federal agencies and
national laboratories. Northern Virginia is also home to one of the
largest concentrations of high-tech firms in the nation, providing
excellent opportunities for interaction with industry. The region
is consistently rated as being among the best places to live in the
country and has an outstanding local public school system.
In conjunction with Amazon's decision to establish a second
headquarters in Northern Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia
announced a multi-year plan to invest in the growth of degree
programs in computing. George Mason University has committed to
accelerate its plans to grow its capacity in computing and
high-tech fields. Among the exciting initiatives being undertaken
by the university are the launch of the Institute for Digital
InnovAtion, a university think tank and incubator to serve the
digital economy, and the expansion of its Arlington Campus with a
planned 400,000 square foot building that will house the new
Institute for Digital InnovAtion. These initiatives reflect
hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment by Mason that
will rapidly elevate the university's already leading national
position in computing and related areas.
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