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Lecturer Pool - Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation - College of Engineering

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Position description

The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach fall and spring semester courses, as well as summer courses, should an opening arise.

Made possible by a $20-million commitment from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation, Berkeley Engineering launched the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at the Clinton Global Initiative in June 2013. As the Institute works to further its mission of educating leading innovators at the intersection of human-centered design and emerging technologies, it provides students with hands-on experiences and opportunities to work in interdisciplinary teams to address real societal issues. Students are challenged to approach the entire cycle of design, from identifying user needs to rapid prototyping to commercialization and manufacturing, from an integrated vantage point.

The percentage of lecturer appointments will vary, depending on the number of sections taught, and duration of the course. The positions may range from 17%-100% in a given semester. The instructor will supervise student design projects, give lectures, prepare assignments and project topics & deliverables, hold regular office hours, prepare exams or hold reviews, give design advice, and submit final grades. Salary is commensurate with the highest degree, teaching experience, and equity within the Department, with a starting full time annual salary rate of $63,788. Lecturers hired to teach the Academic Year are employed from July-June. Lecturers hired to teach during the Fall semester are employed from August through December. Lecturers hired to teach during the Spring semester are employed from January through May. Lecturers hired to teach during Summer Sessions are employed from July through August.

We are also seeking Teacher Special Programs (TSP) instructors, should an opening arise. TSP positions are part time and paid on an hourly basis depending on the need. The TSP's principal responsibilities can range from teaching a short course, providing a lecturer with industry expertise, participating in design critiques during a course, teaching at institute bootcamps, or contributing to major curriculum development. Hourly Rate: $150.00.

Basic Qualifications: A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree is required at time of application.

Additional Qualifications: For Lecturers: Five years of experience in industry or a research institute, or advanced degree is required by the start of the appointment. For TSPs: Two years of experience in industry or a research institute, or advanced degree is required by the start of the appointment.

Preferred Qualifications: (For Lecturer positions) A higher level degree and/or prior expertise in teaching in the following topic areas in either design or engineering schools at the undergraduate or master’s level. Also desirable are a strong track record in developing and implementing new and experimental methods of delivering education and hands-on learning, and experience working with students from a range of disciplines. For both Lecturer and TSP Positions: Experience working in industry and/or a research institute.

Topic areas include:
-Design process
-Needs-finding, user research
-Visual communication: sketching, story-boarding, portfolio development, story-telling
-Prototyping and fabrication, including both traditional and/or digital methodologies
-Product design/industrial design
-Design technologies: embedded software development, circuit design, mechatronics, wired and wireless communication, web application development
-UI/UX design and user testing methods
-Data analysis and visualization
-Commercialization, manufacturing, IP

For more information about the Jacobs Institute curriculum, visit https://jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/

To apply, please go to the following link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02898

This pool will remain open until March 18, 2022 to accommodate upcoming course needs and new applicants. Appointments for summer and fall semester are usually reviewed in March, and Spring semester appointments are usually reviewed in August.

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

The department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

For questions regarding the positions, please contact: Melissa C. Varian, m_varian@me.berkeley.edu

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).
    (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 2 required (contact information only)