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Engineering & Sustainability
Position overview
Position title: Engineering & Sustainability: Part-Time UNEX Instructorcredit-bearing courses: $1,500 to $5,000 per section
non-credit: 10-30% of enrollment fee per enrollment
Spring: January 2025
Summer: May 2025
Fall: August 2025
Spring: January 2025 - May 2025
Summer: May 2025 - August 2025
Fall: August 2025 - December 2025
Application Window
Open date: November 21, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
UC Merced Extension is seeking experienced and qualified candidates to provide instruction in closely related fields of Engineering & Sustainability. Courses may be offered in academic credit and non-credit options.
Examples of Closely Related Fields:
Engineering
Sustainability
In addition to teaching the course(s), the instructor is responsible for creating a syllabus, holding weekly office hours (2 hours/week), and grading examinations and/or papers.
Academic Years: 8/1/2024 – 12/31/2025
Fall Term: 8/1/2024 – 12/31/2024
Spring Term: 1/1/2025 – 5/31/2025
Summer Term: 6/1/2025 – 7/31/2025
Fall Term: 8/1/24 - 12/31/2025
UC Merced Extension anticipates hiring multiple part-time instructors for the courses listed above throughout the academic year based on the course sections scheduled and/or planned.
Qualifications
- a master's degree in related field as designated topic area
- minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the closely related field or publish research in the closely related field
- demonstrated theoretical and practical knowledge in the designated topic area
- experience teaching or providing professional development in the closely related field
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion. Please review the UC Merced Diversity Statement Guidelines and UC’s Commitment to Diversity
- 3 required (contact information only)
Help contact: extension@ucmerced.edu
About UC Merced
The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https://cie.ucmerced.edu/analytics-hub/student-statistics), UC Merced is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in research and teaching as well as to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).
The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
Please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.