Adjunct Faculty, Electrical Apprenticeship

Salt Lake Community College; Taylorsville (UT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College seeks adjunct instructors to teach courses and lead associated lab work. This pooled position reopens yearly and applications are reviewed as openings become available. Faculty are contracted on a to-contract basis with on-site presence unless online delivery is approved.

Position emphasizes maintaining student records, delivering timely feedback, and upholding college policies and professional standards across interactions with students, staff, and administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum Utah State Journeyman’s License or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Preferred Utah State Master’s License or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow standardized curriculum to prepare and teach courses.
• Develop, teach and supervise lab exercises and experiments.
• Assess and maintain records of student performance.
• Distribute and adhere to course outlines and syllabi.
• Attend required training and department meetings.
• Maintain professional and collegial behavior and FERPA compliance.

Education

Utah State Journeyman’s License

Utah State Master’s License

Industry experience

Job description

Under general supervision, teach courses which will lead students to acquire specific skills, and Associate of Applied Science degrees.

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available. Pooled positions re-open every year. We encourage all interested to apply to re-posted adjunct positions.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for on-line only courses.

Faculty Positions are At Will.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

• 1. Following the standardized curriculum, effectively prepare and teach courses consistent with department, division, school, and college standards and expectations.
• 2. With available college resources and staff assistance, develop, teach and supervise lab exercises and experiments pertinent to the curriculum and level of instruction.
• 3. Assess and maintain records of student performance.
• 4. Distribute and adhere to current course outlines and/or syllabi.
• 5. Attend required training and department meetings, as invited.
• 6. Demonstrate and support professional commitment to industry as well as to the Division, School, and College mission and values.
• 7. Maintain a supportive attitude toward work, students, colleagues, and administration.
• 8. Demonstrate depth of understanding of specific standards related to the subject being taught as well as industry practices.
• 9. Support College policies.
• 10. Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• 11. Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• 12. Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• 13. Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
• 14. Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• 15. Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
• 16. Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• 17. Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• 18. Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
• 19. Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• 20. Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• 21. Completes all required employee trainings.
• 22. Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• 23. Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• 24. Other job-related duties as assigned.
• 25. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• 26. Ability to work effectively and professionally with students, employees, and members of the public from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, including individuals with disabilities, consistent with the College's obligations under Title VI, Title VII, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Qualified applicant will have at minimum Utah State Journeyman’s License, or equivalent substantial knowledge and experience, and a minimum of 6 years of industry experience.

Education and relevant experience may be substituted when the minimum qualification does not require a specific degree, license, certification, accreditation standard, or other requirement for which substitution would be inappropriate. Trade off 1:1 full-time experience/education requirement. Part-time experience can be considered on a prorated basis (Trade off 2:1).

Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within in 30 days of hire.Preferred applicant will have a Utah State Master's License, or equivalent substantial knowledge and experience, and a minimum of 10 years of industry experience.