Engineering Technology/Mechatronics Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time)

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 1,092,000 - 1,761,000; Part time

Job summary

Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, VA is accepting applications for part-time Engineering Technology/Mechatronics Adjunct Faculty to teach college‑level courses in-person on the main campus or hybrid with online lectures and in-person labs.

Adjunct faculty are appointed semester by semester, must maintain currency in teaching disciplines, and demonstrate strong communication and collaboration with students from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with at least 2 years of related occupational experience.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication; syllabus/exams writing and curriculum development.
• OSHA Outreach Training Program within the last 5 years for OSHA 10/30 teaching (General Industry or Construction).

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Title: Engineering Technology/Mechatronics Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time)

Agency: Virginia Western Community College

Location: Roanoke (City) - 770

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $793 - $1278/credit hour; Faculty rank determined when credentialed

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.

Virginia Western Community College, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Engineering Technology/Mechatronics Adjunct Faculty in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Adjunct faculty positions are appointed on a course-by-course, semester basis as needed. Engineering Technology/Mechatronics adjunct faculty are needed to teach college-level courses in-person on the main Virginia Western campus, or a hybrid class where lectures are online and labs are in-person on the main Virginia Western campus. Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education. In addition, faculty are expected to be active participants in departmental communication.

Review of applications will occur when an adjunct faculty need arises and will continue until needed positions are filled and/or the closing date of this posting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of two (2) years of related occupational experience.
• All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams; ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum and assessments; as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.
• NOTE: Adjunct faculty applying to teach OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certifications in General Industry or Construction must have completed an OSHA Outreach Training Program within the last 5 years.

Additional Considerations:

• Master's degree in Engineering.
• Teaching experience at the college level.