Adjunct Faculty in Mechanical Engineering

Institution: Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology Location: Jilin, China Category: Faculty-Engineering-Mechanical Engineering Application Due: Open Until Filled Type: Adjunct/Part-Time Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology (JICT) invites applications for part time instructors to teach undergraduate courses in Mechanical Engineering in Fall 201 9. Candidates will be working in Jilin, China, in a joint program with a U.S. university. Course Description: 1. Intro to Robotics & Automated Systems (96 teaching hours, 8 weeks, between September-November, 2019) - Part-time instructor to teach one or more courses. The development of robots, different working models of robots, selection sensors, and programming of robot controllers. Introduction to computer integrated manufacturing operations, including types and components of CIM systems, economic considerations, and the integration of CIM components into a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). Laboratory projects to include construction and programming of mobile robots (e.g. LEGO Mindstorms Robots or Parallax BASIC Stamp II Boe-Bot) and the assembly and test of individual component designs for CIM systems into a miniature FMS built from the Fischertechnik models. Technical Elective. 2. Computer Aided Engineering Labs I & II (64 teaching hours each, 128 hours in total, 8 weeks, between September-November, 2019) – Part-time instructor to teach one or more courses. Courses include Solidworks. Lab I content: visualize 3D shapes in space; Hand sketch orthographic views, isometric views, and dimensioning; Create computer models, detail drawings, and assembly BOMs in Solidworks. Lab II content: Apply advanced modeling techniques using Solidworks; 3D sketching; Weldments; Sheet Metal; Sweeps; Photoview; Spring Recess: FEA; Surfacing; Cores and Cavities; Motion Study; Top down Assembly, etc. 3. Adv. Mechanics of Materials (96 teaching hours, 8 weeks, between September-November, 2019) - Part-time instructor to teach one or more courses. Course content: Stress under combined loading, stress concentration factors, design stresses, Mohr’s circle, endurance limit and fatigue life, and deflection of variable section beams, method of superposition, bucking. Temperature changes and press fits. Combined stress failure theories. Selection and processing of engineering metals, plastics, and composites. Heat-treating, cold working, and residual stresses. Temperature effects on strength, creep, and ductility.