Teaching Fellow in Mechanical Engineering / Engineering : AY 25-26, Includes Summer 2025 (Anticipated)

Position overview

Position title : Teaching Fellow

Salary range :

See Table 18 for the salary range for this position. Salary is based on an annual full-time salary of $80,712. Teaching Fellows will not be appointed for more than 50% time during the Fall & Spring semesters.

Percent time : 25% - 50%

OR

Up to 100% in summer session only

Anticipated start :

Summer 2025 - May 17, 2025

Fall 2025 - August 15, 2025

Spring 2026 - January 1, 2026

Position duration :

Duration may be up to one semester or a summer term.

Application Window

Open date : March 11, 2025

Most recent review date : Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Tuesday, Mar 10, 2026 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

The School of Engineering anticipates hiring Teaching Fellows for lower- and upper-division courses for Academic Year 2025-2026, including Summer Session 2025, in the following disciplines :

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Fundamentals (courses may include the following : Introduction to Materials, Statics and Dynamics, Circuit Theory, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Strength of Materials, Spatial Analysis, Information Systems, etc.)

Under supervision of a faculty member, the Teaching Fellow will be responsible for leading instruction of a course. Additional duties may include grading, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours. Additional information on the title is available at https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / apm / apm-410.pdf

The University of California Teaching Fellows are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO. http : / / ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu / labor / bargaining-units / bx / index.html

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.
• Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
• Academically eligible to hold the appointment (as outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)
• Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term)
• Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)

Additional qualifications

Teaching Fellows must be advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

List of Subjects / Courses - List of subjects or courses eligible to teach based on academic or teaching experience

(Optional)

Apply link :

https : / / aprecruit.ucmerced.edu / JPF01911

Help contact : soegrads@ucmerced.edu

About UC Merced

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.

Required Authorization of Information Release may be found here . Please complete, sign, and upload the required Authorization of Information Release to your application.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the US. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Additional links : UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy , the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy , and APM 035 : Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment .

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system's 10 campuses. Ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and recently designated as an R1 institution by Carnegie, UC Merced is committed to innovation and excellence in research. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https : / / cie.ucmerced.edu / analytics-hub / student-statistics ), UC Merced provides outstanding, inclusive 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 University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 status under state or federal law.

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 .

Job location

Merced, CA