Engineering Professors

Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) currently seeks to fill the following full‑time faculty positions starting in August 2026:

• Assistant Professor of Engineering
• Assistant or Associate Professor of Engineering
• Assistant Professor or Professor of Practice:
  Engineering (Welding)

If you're passionate about teaching, apply now to join our team!

MMA provides a generous benefits package and is a remarkable place to work and grow in a career, rich in opportunity, experiences and rewards. MMA offers a feeling of “family” that is unique. Our goal is to create and sustain a community where all are appreciated and respected for their individual and collective contributions.

Posted: 2/09/26

Location:

Castine, Maine

This document describes duties that the Academy expects of faculty members. Expectations may evolve over time. Evaluation and review are based on the performance of these duties.

The responsibilities for this position will include teaching, service, scholarship, professional development, student advising, and other administrative responsibilities. Teaching excellence is the paramount responsibility of each faculty member.

Teaching responsibilities include time spent in the classroom, labs, or training ship(s). Faculty are expected to do the following:

• maintain and improve competence in subjects being taught
• prepare contemporary teaching materials
• confer with students on course materials
• direct individual and group studies and practical demonstrations
• grade written examinations and papers
• evaluate presentations
• supervise independent study projects
• supervise clinical cooperatives or industry programs

Academy service includes, but is not limited to, service on the Faculty Senate, Academy, and departmental committees. Service also encompasses special projects that benefit the academy and students. Service implies the use of academic and professional expertise to serve your profession, the community, the state, the nation, or the world.

Faculty must engage in scholarship as appropriate to their discipline. Scholarship enables individuals to remain current in the theory, practice, knowledge, skills and/or pedagogy of their disciplines. For some, scholarship and continued professional development may mean hands‑on development and training in industry. For others it may mean traditional research. The scholarly expectations of Faculty should be consistent with the mission and purposes of Maine Maritime Academy.

Professional Development includes, but is not limited to, maintaining and elevating certifications and other professional credentials. It can also include expanding professional expertise into new and relevant areas.

Student advising includes time spent meeting with students regarding academic, curricular and career matters.

Collegiality, as well as professional and ethical conduct, enhances teaching, learning and the general reputation of all individuals in the academy. Therefore, all faculty members are expected to serve in a collegial fashion and in accordance with professional and ethical principles when dealing with other faculty members, students, administrators, and members of the public.

• Teach at the undergraduate level in areas allocated by the Department Head or Dean.
• Contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high‑quality curriculum.
• Assist in the development of learning materials, preparing lesson plans, and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement, and attendance.
• Participate in departmental and faculty seminars aimed at building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside your department.
• Provide advice and support to students.
• Inform students of their progress by promptly returning assignments, quizzes, papers, and exams.
• Hold at least 4 office hours per week.
• Participate in the administration of the department’s programs and other activities as requested.
• Contribute to departmental, faculty, or Academy‑wide working groups or committees as requested.
• Maintain an awareness and observation of fire and health and…