Staff Adjunct Instructor, Part-time, Fixed-Term Spring 2025 Autonomous Sustainable Buildings:

The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a part-time Adjunct Staff Instructor to co-teach 12-770 Special Topics: Autonomous Sustainable Buildings: From Theory to Practice.

With a focus on real-world deployments, case studies and group projects, this course will cover the theory and emerging practice of retrofitting existing buildings with hardware and software to significantly increase their autonomy and overall sustainability. The focus will be primarily on the operational stage of the life-cycle of buildings, and particularly on HVAC, electrical and water systems within them.

An Adjunct Staff Instructor should be interested in teaching engineering fundamentals in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

An Adjunct Staff Instructor is responsible for the creation and delivery of material for advanced undergraduate elective courses and/or graduate courses, the content of which much be approved in accordance with University and department policies and procedures.

An Adjunct Staff Instructor is responsible for delivering course content, instructing students, supervising teaching assistants, grading homework, quizzes, tests, and papers as applicable; deciding grades and entering grades into online systems; and performing related duties as assigned.

The course is taught in-person.

Candidates should possess an earned masters or doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and experience in the field. A doctoral degree and prior teaching experience are preferred.

Candidates should submit a full curriculum vitae, and the names and email addresses of four individuals that we can contact for references. For any questions regarding applications, please email CEE-FacultySearch@andrew.cmu.edu