Adjunct Faculty - Natural Gas Program

Nex-Tech Classifieds; Great Bend (KS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Nex-Tech Classifieds is seeking an adjunct faculty member to teach AC and DC electronics for the Natural Gas Technician program. The instructor will cover industry acronyms, electrical units, and fundamentals like Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws.

Labs include breadboard wiring and oscilloscope measurements. Candidates should have related teaching experience or training with industry standards; a Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required
• Experience with post-secondary education preferred
• Face-to-face teaching assignments in a classroom setting

Responsibilities

• Teach AC and DC electronics concepts for the Natural Gas Technician program
• Lead laboratory sessions wiring circuits on a breadboard and using lab equipment
• Assess student understanding with quizzes/tests and overhead visuals

Skills

AC electronics

DC electronics

Ohm's law

Kirchhoff's laws

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oscilloscope

Breadboard

Frequency generator

Scientific calculator

Job description

Seeking applications for Adjunct Faculty to teach the AC and DC Electronics Class for the Natural Gas Technician program. Candidates should be able to teach basic lessons in AC and DC Electronics. Items to be instructed include acronyms used in the industry, explanation of electrical units such as Ampere, Voltage & Ohms. Knowledge of how Protons, Electrons and Neutrons function in electricity. You should be able to define the standard unit prefixes such as Deci, Centi, Milli, Micro, Nano and Pico. DC circuits will focus on Resistor identification and their values, Ohm’s law, Watt’s law and Kirchoff’s law. Classroom exercises will be calculated at the desk and then taken to the lab to wire the circuits on a breadboard. Must have knowledge of Series and Parallel Circuits. The Wheatstone Bridge will be taught and wired on the breadboard. AC Circuits will define Sine Waves using an Oscilloscope and Frequency Generator. The instructor will teach Capacitor formulas, Inductor formulas and Transformer formulas. There will be labs for wiring Capacitor and Inductors circuits. Musts be able to use a scientific calculator and teach the student how to use them for these specific calculations. Instructor will use a combination of written quizzes/tests as well as overhead visual instruction.

Applicants should have work experience with appropriate certifications representing industry standards. A Bachelor’s degree in addition to training experience and/or experience with post-secondary education is preferred, but not required. Positions are face to face teaching assignments. Those who are hard of hearing or have difficulty speaking may use the Kansas Relay Service at 1-800-766-3777 or dial 711. Positions open until filled. EEO/AA.