Temp Parttime Faculty: Machine Shop Practices

Position Summary

UNM Los Alamos anticipates hiring Temporary Part‑Time faculty to teach online and/or face‑to‑face Machine Shop Practice courses at the 1000 or 2000 level. This is a continuous recruitment beginning in the Summer 2025 semester. Positions are contingent upon the need of each semester as determined by student enrollment levels and current course offering. Positions may be filled or eliminated each semester up to the deadline for students to drop or add courses.

Applicants hired from this requisition will be considered for the next requisition. Anticipated openings include Industrial Shop Practices and Machining. UNM‑Los Alamos is a two‑year branch campus of the University of New Mexico located approximately 90 miles northwest of Albuquerque. The campus emphasizes teaching excellence and offers academic transfer courses, as well as vocational and technical courses to the citizens of Los Alamos County and northern New Mexico.

Adjunct faculty may be eligible to receive certain UNM benefits in some cases. See the Benefits home page for more information.

Adjunct Faculty at the UNM Los Alamos campus are currently compensated at the rate of $1,135.26 per credit hour.

• Five years' tested experience or Journeyman Machinist
• Experience operating manual lathes and milling machines in industrial settings

• Successful teaching experience in a post‑secondary institution
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities
• Online teaching experience
• Terminal degree in the discipline or subfield (Ph.D., MFA, etc.)
• New Mexico residence

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

In order for your application to be considered, please submit all of the following materials in UNMJobs at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).:

• All unofficial academic transcripts
• Resume or CV, including the names and contact information of three professional references
• Letter of Application that explains: a) how your credentials and experience meet the minimum and preferred qualifications listed in this posting; b) your teaching philosophy; and c) your availability to teach face‑to‑face and/or online classes.

For best consideration please apply by this date:

• March 15, 2025 – for Summer and Fall Semesters 2025
• September 15, 2025 – for Spring Semester 2026

Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

This posting will remain active until 9/15/2025. Anyone who applies for a position under this posting will automatically be considered for openings in subsequent semesters unless they indicate in their cover letter that they are not interested in teaching in specific semesters.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.