Lecturer

Posting Information
Posting Information

Department	Biomedical Engineering-UG – 319300
Application Deadline	10/31/2022
Position Type	Visiting / Part-time Faculty
Working Title	Lecturer
Appointment Type	Instructor
Position Number	20043874
Vacancy ID	F002706
Full-time/Part-time	Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week	12
FTE	0.3
Position Location	North Carolina, US
Hiring Range	$20,000
Proposed Start Date	01/01/2023
Estimated duration of appointment	6 months

Position Information

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit	Biomedical engineering (BME) is a fast-growing, interdisciplinary field that integrates engineering, mathematics, medicine, and science to improve human health and quality of life. BME graduates are job-ready engineers for the medical device, health care, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. The mission of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is to unite engineering and medicine to improve lives. With more than 50 primary teaching and research faculty members and approximately 600 undergraduate, Master’s, and doctoral students, the Joint Department is on track to realize its ambitious vision of becoming a leader in real-world results: faculty productivity, student accomplishment, and entrepreneurial success. BME students have access to the vast resources of these world-class public universities, which includes greater opportunities for collaboration with faculty, clinicians, and students in top-ranked schools of pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, and textiles.
Position Summary	The lecturer will be responsible for teaching BMME 298 Biomedical Engineering Design and Manufacturing I together with its associated labs in the spring semester of 2023. This includes delivering in-person lectures that cover the course objectives as stated in the course syllabus, assessing student performance in a timely manner, coordinating clinical immersion sites, collaborating and cooperating with the NC State-based design instructors, UNC-based senior design instructor and UNC-based lab manager, supervising teaching assistants, providing help to students during scheduled office hours and all other responsibilities associated with instruction of the course. Lecture for the course is Wednesday 3:30 – 4:20. Labs meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 – 10:20 and 1:00 – 2:50. Attendance at labs is not required. but preparing teaching assistants to direct the labs is one of the responsibilities of this position.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements	Masters or PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience	Expertise in the subject area of the course to be taught Excellent oral and written communication skills
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities	Not Applicable.
Special Instructions
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Contact Information

Department Contact Name and Title	Subha Rekha Balasubramanyam
Department Contact Telephone or Email	srbalasu@ncsu.edu
Academic Personnel Office Contact Information	If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University’s Academic Personnel Office at facultyrecruitment@unc.edu . Please note: The Academic Personnel Office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status. If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.