Lecturer in Nuclear Engineering

Application Window

The Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach regular and Summer Session courses, should an opening arise. In addition to classroom/laboratory teaching and preparation, general duties may include (but are not limited to) managing and mentoring graders and/or graduate student instructors (teaching assistants), holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and maintaining a course website.

We are also seeking applicants for hourly Teacher Special Programs (TSP), should an opening arise. The TSP instructor’s principal responsibility will be overseeing capstone projects in the Master of Engineering (MEng) program of the Nuclear Engineering Department. This will include the following tasks: Designing and proposing capstone projects. Helping match students into suitable projects. Meeting with each capstone project team on a regular basis to review results, manage interpersonal aspects, and maintain efficient progress. Provide critical, constructive feedback on students’ written reports and oral presentations. Coordinating and participating in the MS Plan II exam of each student at the end of the capstone project period.

UC Lecturers and TSPs are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers - Unit 18.

For more information about the courses for this recruitment visit: [https://nuc.berkeley.edu/course-information/]

Department: https://nuc.berkeley.edu/

Master's degree or equivalent international degree at the time of application.

For Lecturers: Five years of experience in industry or a
research institute, or a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree by the start of the appointment.

For TSPs: Two years of experience in industry or a research
institute, or a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree by the start of the appointment.

Lecturers:

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Experience teaching college-level courses
• A higher-level degree and/or prior teaching experience is preferred in one of the following specializations.

Specializations include, but are not limited to:


1. Nuclear Engineering

2. Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Detection
3. Radioactive Waste Management
4. Nuclear Fuel Cycle
5. Radiation Biological Effects, Dosimetry, Radiation Protection
6. Radiation Transport, Reactor Physics

7. Engineering Thermodynamics

TSP Positions: Mentoring experience in one or more of the related engineering fields/specializations or comparable experience/training.

• Nuclear
• Mechanical
• Chemistry
• Physics, and etc.

Experience in supervising teams of researchers at the graduate level and experience working in industry and/or a research institute.

• 2 required (contact information only)

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