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Faculty Position for Assistant Teaching Professor in Engineering Design

The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor to begin ideally in September 2025. The Faculty and Librarian Collective Agreement has provisions for the promotion of Teaching Stream faculty members into a tenured position. Candidates must be a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada or have a clear and established pathway to registration with a personal commitment to acquiring licensure with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia as soon as possible.

The Department seeks an engineer with experience leading design teams and driving innovative product development, to augment our existing team of engineering-design-centric teaching and research faculty.

This faculty position’s primary responsibility is the continuing improvement and delivery of the undergraduate capstone design project experience in the Mechanical Engineering BEng program. The capstone project is an 8-month project-based learning experience in the final year of undergraduate study in which teams of 3-4 students design technical solutions to problems presented by clients from industry, academia and the local community.

In the capstone project, students undertake an open-ended design challenge, developing it into a proof-of-concept final design through a creative, yet structured, team-based design process. This course is critical to developing engineering judgement and proficiency in the use of engineering tools (including software and hardware) to produce detailed engineered solutions to contemporary problems and is an important bridge connecting undergraduate study to professional practice. Leveraging previous experience, the successful candidate will provide unique insights and mentorship for capstone project students.

The successful candidate will also work closely with the Faculty’s Assistant Dean Community and Culture, as well as the Chairs and staff in the Mechanical, Electrical and Computer and Civil Engineering Departments, to support student engineering competition team activities. Competition team activities are student-driven but make use of facilities and equipment provided by the faculty, and technical guidance provided by faculty advisors. This new position will provide additional design mentorship for the student competition teams, direction to suitable standards and safety procedures, and coordination and oversight of some laboratory or field-testing activities.

The candidate’s qualifications, experience, overall market demand, and rank will determine a candidate’s final salary offer. The salary for this position includes a competitive salary range of $115,930 - $143,208. UVic is committed to offering an equitable and competitive salary, inclusive of a generous benefits package, eligible leaves, and pension plan.

Requirements

The successful candidate will :

• hold a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely-related discipline. A graduate degree from a project or thesis-based degree program in a related engineering discipline would be considered an asset.
• have a demonstrable track record of achievement in industry-based design engineering.
• have excellent project management skills.
• experience in the identification and application of codes and standards in the practice of engineering design.
• have a proven ability to lead design teams of diverse and multi-disciplinary members.
• have potential to excel in guiding undergraduate project-based learning activities. This may be evidenced by :
• previous supervisory, mentoring and / or teaching experiences.
• an extensive professional network, and an ability to conduct effective outreach that will support industry project solicitation.
• technical proficiency with engineering design and prototyping tools.
• excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to supervise design activities in face-to-face and remote (online) modalities.
• ability to create an inclusive work environment that encourages a diversity of perspectives and insights within the design process.
• be familiar with mechanisms to manage intellectual property in industry-driven design projects.

Responsibilities of the position include :

Contact information

To be considered, candidates should submit a single PDF document that includes :

Upon being shortlisted, candidates will also then be asked to provide :

To be considered, please submit your application package via email to : [email protected], with the subject line “MECH Engineering Design ATP Position” before the end of the day, 17 March 2025 .

Applications should be addressed to :

Dr. Brad Buckham Professor & Chair,

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Victoria

PO Box 1700 STN CSC

Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 2Y2

Please note that reference and background checks, including credential and degree verification, may be undertaken as part of this recruitment process.

Application deadline

March 17, 2025

Equity statement

UVic is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and human rights in our living, learning, and work environments. In pursuit of our values, we seek members who are eager to actively participate in that shared responsibility. We actively encourage applications from members of historically and systemically marginalized groups.

The University acknowledges the potential impact that career interruptions can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement. We encourage applicants to explain in their application the impact that career interruptions have had on their record. Persons with disabilities, who anticipate needing accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, may contact Faculty Relations and Academic Administration in the Office of the VP Academic and Provost at [email protected]. Any personal information provided will be maintained in confidence.

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