The University of New Mexicos UNM School of Engineering SoE has an opening for a Lecturer of Integrative Engineering. This position is a full-time 9-month teaching-track faculty position. The desired start date is August 2026. The appointed faculty member will initially teach within first-year courses in the SoE. Within the SoE engineering" includes engineering computer science and construction management. We developed and piloted an interdisciplinary project-based first-year engineering course which we intend to expand to accommodate all incoming first-year SoE students. This course provides a common integrative first-year experience that engages prepares and retains students within the SoE. The appointed faculty member will also have future teaching and course design roles in a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Engineering with an emphasis on courses focused on design and professional skill development. Additional course offerings may include those focused on engineering discipline-specific introductory material communication and AI engineering applications of mathematics and computer programming. Design courses in these programs would address a variety of interdisciplinary problems of our day with an emphasis locally relevant topics for New Mexico from climate and the energy transition to engineering in worldregional health. Responsibilities The primary responsibilities of the faculty hire are teaching within the First-Year Engineering and Integrative Engineering programs. The teaching load is set in accordance with the rank of Lecturer III at UNM and within the housed SoE program. A reduced teaching load may accommodate additional requested assistance with running the First-Year Engineering and Integrative Engineering course logistics andor conducting program evaluation and research. The appointed faculty member will work closely with and report to the Director of First-Year Engineering and Integrative Engineering and they will collaborate across all SoE academic departments with SoE leadership and with our Engineering Student Success Center. Together with this team and through these first-year engineering and integrative engineering initiatives the appointed faculty will help enact the SoEs strategic objectives to improve student success pathways goal 1 and build a culture of equity and inclusive excellence goal 3.
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