Full-Time Professor, Automotive Service Technician/Motive Power Technician

The Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe benefits

Job summary

Algonquin College invites applications for a full-time academic position in Apprenticeship Training, Automotive and Mechanical Trades. The Professor will teach in Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship and Motive Power Diploma programs, guiding learning and ensuring strong outcomes across Fall, Winter, and Summer terms.

The role emphasizes course design, student advising, and academic leadership, with a focus on leveraging educational technologies and industry connections to support

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience, preferably in a postsecondary setting.
• Minimum 5 years' practical experience related to automotive trades.
• Red Seal certification (310S) required.
• Experience with hybrid/online curriculum is an asset.
• Demonstrated academic leadership and curriculum development experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship and Motive Power Technician Diploma programs.
• Design, revise and update courses to meet learning outcomes.
• Deliver instruction in Fall, Winter, or Summer terms and ensure alignment with outcomes.
• Provide tutoring, academic advising and a conducive learning environment.
• Contribute to curriculum development, participate in committees, and promote the college values.

Skills

Teaching

Academic leadership

Curriculum development

Educational technologies

Hybrid/online instruction

Industry experience in automotive

Education

310S Automotive Service Technician Red Seal

Job description

Department: Apprenticeship Training, Automotive and Mechanical Trades

Position Type: Full-Time Academic

Salary Range: $78,696 to $136,427 per annum (effective October 1st, 2026), established in terms of relevant educational qualifications and experience. The College also offers a complete range of fringe benefits.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 44

Anticipated Start Date: December 14, 2026

Length of Contract: N/A

Employees who are internal candidates, as defined by the Academic Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

Posting Closing Date: November 11, 2026

Please note: jobs are posted until 11:59 pm on the job closing date.

Land Acknowledgement

Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa and Pembroke are located on the traditional unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We take this time to express our gratitude and respect to them and to the land for all that it has provided and will continue to provide.

Job Description

Under the direction of the Chair, Apprentice Training Automotive and Mechanical Trades, the Professor will be required to teach courses in the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship and Motive Power Technician Diploma programs. In Apprentice Training Automotive and Mechanical Trades department. The Professor will be responsible for facilitating and guiding learning and providing an effective learning environment for all students.

Professional Responsibilities

The professional responsibilities include:

• Design/revision/updating of courses, including:
  • consulting with program and course administrators and other faculty members, advisory committees and a variety of potential employers and students
  • defining learning outcomes and evaluating and validating these outcomes
  • specifying and approving learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.
  • incorporating educational technologies to meet the learning needs of 21st Century students
  • reviewing and revising curriculum and participating in professional development activities during non-teaching periods
• The teaching of assigned courses, including:
  • delivery of regularly scheduled instruction in the Fall, Winter, or Summer terms in home department or across departments
  • ensuring student awareness of course learning outcomes and evaluation techniques
  • providing tutoring and academic advising for students both in and out of class
  • providing a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources including educational technologies
  • evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student's work within assigned courses
  • the development and creation of a learning environment that is conducive to success for all students
• The provision of academic leadership, including:
  • providing guidance to students, to instructors, and to part-time professors relative to the professor's teaching assignments
  • Coordinator duties in the Spring term
  • participating in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees, and departmental/faculty meetings
  • liaising with community members, engaging in program, Department, School or Faculty, and College promotion
  • remaining current in the field of study and maintaining awareness of emerging trends and practices related to teaching and learning in higher education
  • modeling the College values - Caring. Learning. Integrity. Respect.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience, or equivalent, preferably in a postsecondary setting;
• Minimum 5 years' practical experience related to the field of study;
• 310S Automotive Service Technician Red Seal;
• Electrical Vehicle experience is considered an asset;
• Demonstrated knowledge of student success strategies in a postsecondary setting;
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of educational technologies; experience in the development and delivery of hybrid and online curriculum is considered an asset;
• Demonstrated provision of academic leadership is considered a strong asset. Examples include but are not limited to providing guidance to colleagues and instructors, being actively involved in curriculum development or program renewal, participating in continued efforts to improve the quality of instruction offered to learners, and serving as program coordinator, academic advisor or curriculum administrator;
• Demonstrated commitment to continued learning in teaching and curriculum development is considered a strong asset. Examples include, but are not limited to, completion of training programs, participating at teaching and learning conferences, and/or more extensive training such as the Teaching Adult Lifelong Learners certificate program or other postsecondary programs in education;
• Highly effective communica