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Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago

Assistant Teaching Professor - Nuclear Engineering

Lowell, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$75K/yr - $110K/yr

The University of Massachusetts Lowell is inviting applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor in Nuclear Engineering. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and advising students, contributing to curriculum development, and engaging in service activities to promote the department's educational mission.

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Responsibilities

Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses

Advising students majoring in nuclear engineering

Contributing to curriculum development and student success initiatives

Participating in other service activities such as student recruiting and outreach events

Qualification

Ph.D. in Nuclear EngineeringTeaching nuclear engineering coursesNuclear instrumentationTeaching Chemical Engineering coursesNuclear design codesOnline educationMentoring diverse studentsCurriculum developmentStudent advising

Required

Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field at the time of appointment

Demonstrated experience teaching essential nuclear engineering courses (e.g., reactor theory, reactor engineering, reactor design) to a diverse student body

Experience with nuclear instrumentation, research reactors, teaching experiments, as well as online education and course management systems, will be considered an advantage

Ability to teach Chemical Engineering courses (e.g., numerical methods, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, etc.)

Experience using technology in teaching, including nuclear design codes, programming, and artificial intelligence

Experience mentoring students from a variety of cultural and academic backgrounds

Preferred

Experience developing or teaching laboratory-based courses using research reactors, radiation detection, or nuclear instrumentation

Experience using and teaching with contemporary nuclear engineering tools standard in academia, industry, and national laboratories (e.g., OpenMC, MCNP, MOOSE, SERPENT) as part of simulation, design, or data-driven coursework

Experience with online or hybrid instruction and course management systems