About Seattle Pacific University:

Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University has a long and distinguished history in Christian higher education. Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU seeks to be a premier Christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. Seattle Pacific University seeks applicants committed to its Christian mission.

Diversity Statement

Due to our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an exceptional and diverse community. With approximately 350 faculty and 450 staff, at the heart of our mission-centered commitment to becoming a more diverse community is a desire to represent the breadth of God's kingdom more fully. We recognize diversity as a basic feature of God's creation, a core theme of the gospel, and inseparable from our Christian faith. We strive to become a workplace that recruits, develops, and retains faculty and staff who can embrace, value, and engage differences with humility and care. We invite you to join us on our journey as a faculty or staff member. Learn more about SPU's commitment to diversity and employee ongoing opportunities to deepen their capacity to serve our increasingly diverse student body.

Seattle Pacific University provides reasonable accommodation to applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the application or hiring process please contact the Human Resources Department at (206)281-2809, or email hr@spu.edu. Notification must be given at least five (5) working days before the accommodation is needed.

About Engineering and Computer Science programs:

SPU's Engineering and Computer Science offers undergraduate majors in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, general engineering (with concentrations in mechanical engineering and appropriate & sustainable engineering) and information systems, providing students with excellent preparation for professional careers through a combination of theoretical knowledge and hands-on learning. All engineering majors are ABET accredited. The Department is part of the College of Arts and Sciences (Division of STEM and Social Sciences) and is committed to building an excellent and diverse faculty who desire to be part of a supportive Christian community in which students are prepared to become responsible and effective servant-leaders.

Job Description:

Adjunct faculty position in engineering and/or computer science.

Responsibilities: Teach a course including grading and holding office hours.

Requirements:

Additional Information:

All SPU employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit documentary proof of vaccination unless an exception applies. For more information, see SPU's Vaccination Requirements FAQs webpage.

Inquiries relating to engineering courses should be addressed to:

Prof. Melani Plett, Chair of Electrical Engineering, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Ave. West Seattle, WA 98119 206-281-2444 mplett@spu.edu

Inquiries relating to computer science courses should be addressed to:

Prof. Carlos Arias, Chair of Computer Science, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Ave W Seattle, WA 98119, arias@spu.edu.

Application Instructions:

The pool of applications at this site will be accessed periodically as specific needs arise in all areas of engineering and computer science. The online application includes an official SPU application form, a faith statement of approximately one page, a diversity statement, a curriculum vitae (CV) (or resume), and a brief description of your views on effective teaching techniques.