Career Opportunities
Our vision is to deliver the best and most inclusive technical leadership education in and across the world, to Fung Fellows, Master of Engineering, and doctoral students. As faculty and staff, we accomplish that by modeling diverse, equitable, and inclusive leadership in our own operational excellence and by building strong relationships with communities, industry and alumni to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
The Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) program is looking for graduate students to join our teaching team of TAs and Readers next year. Our TAs and Readers come from a variety of disciplines; we are looking for motivated candidates to provide feedback and mentoring to future engineering leaders developing technology that will have a commercial and/or societal impact. The focus is on building strong communication skills (presentation and writing) for future engineering leaders.
The positions are for Fall 2026 with the opportunity to continue for Spring 2027. We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis and start interviewing candidates after April 15, 2026.
- (TA Positions available) ENGIN 295 Communication for Engineering Leaders (1 unit Fall and Spring):
MEng Technical Communications course, covering presentation skills, writing skills, and team dynamics using the technical capstone project as a foundation for assignments. The job requires leading breakout sessions and providing in-class support for ENGIN 295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. TAs also provide extensive feedback on students’ presentations, writing, and discussions. The job will also require working closely with the course lecturer(s) to structure and teach effective rhetorical skills.
- (Reader position available) ENGIN 270C: Teaming & Project Management (1 unit in Fall)
The course has two objectives. The first is to develop team skills: talent management, conflict resolution, and leadership. The second is to develop foundations of project management: goal-setting and role definition, assessment and improvement, and stakeholder management.
The job requires online course content/video management, grading, bCourses administration, office hours, and answering students’ questions.
Required Qualifications:
- Available for a 50% commitment
- Able to model and teach effective verbal and written communication
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Desire to work with an internationally diverse groups of masters students
- Interest in management, leadership and teamwork topics
Preferred Qualifications:
- Past experience as a TA/GSI or Reader
- Technical or scientific background
- Formal education or experience in communications, rhetoric, or verbal leadership
- ABD (all but dissertation) PhD candidates with a flexible schedule; we also hire excellent masters students.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Learn more about the program at: meng.berkeley.edu
- Please apply by completing this online application form, which includes uploading a PDF of your resume: https://deptapps.berkeley.edu/ase/fung/apply/
- We will begin interviewing candidates on a rolling basis starting April 15, and would like to find our team by early May.
- Questions? Please contact funghiring@berkeley.edu
As staff of the Fung Institute, WE are committed to:
- Serve students first. We prioritize improving, enhancing, and supporting the student experience.
- Help each other succeed. We go the extra mile, proactively share information, and support each other with a bias to action. The success of one is the success of all.
- Have a growth mindset. We question the status quo, are open to new ideas, and seek innovative ways of working.
- Speaking-up. We actively contribute, ask for help, and voice what’s on our minds. We communicate why and how decisions are made.
- Inclusion. We seek diversity, create opportunities, and make space for everyone to be idea generators, problem solvers, and decision-makers.
- Accountability. We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards —as servants of students, the university, and the public.
Please apply through Handshake.
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As a Course Coordinator, you will be required to join our in-person or online lectures and case discussions to track student attendance and participation, provide administrative support for instructors, plus data entry.
Applicants are required to be available daily for the duration of the class: August 11-14, 17-20, 2026 (8 days excluding weekends). There will be mandatory onboarding training webinars and check-in meetings with your assigned instructor before the class starts to assist with preparations.
Required Skills:
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Desire to work with a globally diverse group of masters students.
Ability to work variable hours in December and January for instructor preparation support. Familiarity with the mechanics of Zoom is a plus.
Familiarity with bCourses is a plus.
Computer access and reliable internet connection.
Please apply through Handshake.
Work Study job # 1817684269
Handshake job # 10861119
The job posting will be available until 04/18/2026.
Questions? Please contact Felicia Rabang at fbautista3@berkeley.edu