What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure) : Lecturer position at Texas A&M University?
The Maritime Transportation Department (MART) in the College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies at Texas A&M University invites applications for one full-time, non-tenure track position with a 3-month academic appointment beginning on May 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025. Applicants will be considered for the faculty title of Lecturer of topics in marine transportation, navigation, seamanship, and deck machinery courses.
A seasonal faculty Lecturer will enhance the quality of undergraduate and graduate license option education and will assist in teaching the required material for MART 200 (Deck Sea Training I – Basic), MART 300 (Deck Sea Training II – Intermediate) & MART 400 (Deck Sea Training III – Advanced) sea term rotations. The new Lecturer will integrate both academic and ship operations to maintain licensing and educational requirements. Inasmuch as these Lecturer positions are to teach on board a state maritime academy training vessel, hires must also be experienced maritime academy lecturers.
Texas A&M University at Galveston is the dedicated marine and maritime branch campus of Texas A&M University. The campus houses several institutions that are critical contributors to Texas A&M’s land-, sea-, and space-grant mission and drive the development of the blue economy on the Gulf Coast through education, innovation, scholarship and research.
Home to the Texas A&M College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies (), students can earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in marine sciences, business, blue humanities, marine engineering and maritime transportation. Students may also pursue select Galveston-specific Texas A&M College of Engineering degrees, including computer science, ocean engineering and interdisciplinary engineering.
Texas A&M-Galveston is also home to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, one of six state maritime academies in the U.S. and the only one embedded within a Tier I research institution. Offering hands-on training to over 400 cadets annually, the academy prepares students to earn a U.S. Coast Guard License and serve as maritime professionals, afloat and ashore, or enter military service upon graduation.
Ideally situated in Galveston Bay, the island campus is surrounded by marine life, estuarine and ocean ecosystems, and one of the largest maritime industrial hubs in the world, allowing Galveston Aggies to live, learn and work in the heart of the industries they will soon serve. Whether their careers take them shoreside or on the water, Aggies are ready for anything above, on and below the waves.
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To qualify for Lecturer, Marine Transportation candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university requiring a high level of technical knowledge, skills, and expertise, and experience that aligns with Texas A&M’s land-, sea-, and space-grant mission.
Examples of related experience include but are not limited to : Terrestrial and / or Celestial navigation, Project Management, Training and Orientation, Quality Assurance, Vessel Structure & Stability, Hardware Inspection and Configuration, Electronic Navigation, or Tooling and Fabrication.
Applicants must have recent maritime academy teaching experience and experience in the functions of Internal Combustion Engines and / or Deck Machinery.
This position is ideal for an experienced mechanically inclined individual who has academic credentials and a background in project management or military experience.
