NTT Faculty (Flight Instructor) (Multiple Vacancies)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's School of Aviation seeks applicants for term, non-tenure track flight instructor positions at the rank of Assistant Instructor in Aviation Flight (Associate of Applied Science). The instructors provide individual flight instruction, assist with teaching courses, and maintain training records, while adhering to university policies and FAA requirements.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications, with first review beginning March 20, 2026.

Qualifications

• FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating.
• FAA Certified Flight Instructor-Airplane Single Engine Certificate (CFI).
• Either a bachelor’s degree by date of hire, or CFII within four months of date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual flight instruction to students enrolled in Aviation Flight courses and maintain training records.
• Assist faculty as needed in teaching aeronautical and aircraft systems classes leading to FAA certificates and ratings.
• Adhere to university, FAA, accreditation, collective bargaining agreement, and other policies.

Skills

Flight instruction

CFI

Education

Bachelor's degree by date of hire

CFII within four months of hire

Job description

Description

The Southern Illinois University School of Aviation seeksapplicants for flight instructor positions at the rank of AssistantInstructor in the Aviation Flight (Associate of Applied Science)program. This is a term, non-tenure track faculty appointment.Flight instructors are hired based on the needs of the program andapplications are continually evaluated throughout the year, withthe first review beginning March 20, 2026. Because program needschange quickly, candidates with a completed application on filewill be given full consideration as vacancies open.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications andexperience, while also considering internal equity.

This position is represented by SIU Carbondale Non-Tenure TrackFaculty Association/IEA-NEA. For more information regarding salaryand other details please visit: https://laborrelations.siu.edu/labor-contracts/ .

Examples of Duties

Flight instructors are responsible for 1) providing individualflight instruction to students enrolled in Aviation Flight courses,including preflight/post-flight inspections as well as maintainingthe training records of assigned students, 2) assisting faculty asneeded in teaching aeronautical and aircraft systems classesleading to FAA Pilot Certificates and Ratings, and 3) engaging inother duties as determined by the Chief Flight Instructor. Allinstructors are expected to adhere to all university, FAA,accreditation, collective bargaining agreement, and other relevantpolicies and procedures.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• All candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications.Application materials should clearly document meeting minimumqualifications:
  • FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating
  • FAA Certified Flight Instructor-Airplane Single EngineCertificate (CFI)

• In addition, candidates must meet one of the following:
  • Earned bachelor’s degree by date of hire, and
  • Obtain Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument AirplaneCertificate required within four months of date of hire.Individuals may not serve as “Instructor of Record” for anyAviation courses until CFII is earned. Additionally, individualswho do not earn their CFII in a timely fashion may not have theircontract renewed.

OR

• • 50 hours of documented instruction provided as a flightinstructor, and
  • Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument AirplaneCertificate.

Preferred Qualifications

• FAR141 experience within a university flight program.
• Earned master’s degree by date of hire at Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale.

Required Documents

Submit a letter of application, currentresume/vitae which includes verification of the abovequalifications and flight hour summary, copies of certificates,transcripts, and names, addresses/email addresses and phone numbersof five references to: copies of any FAA certificates held. Ifapplying with a bachelor’s degree and/or a master’s degree,unofficial transcripts may be submitted with the application, butofficial academic transcripts must be received prior to date ofhire.

Contact

Victoria Mathieu, [e-mail]

Supplemental Information

The School of Aviation at Southern Illinois University Carbondaleis nationally recognized, FAA-approved, and offers programs inAviation Flight, Aviation Management, and Aviation Technologies.The school offers several undergraduate and graduate degrees inboth online and in-person formats. Onsite instruction is offered onthe grounds of the Southern Illinois Airport in Carbondale,including in the state-of-the-art Transportation Education Centercomposed of office space and classrooms, a 60,000 square foothangar, a helicopter laboratory, and a variety of other hands-onlearning laboratories. Additional information regarding theAviation Technologies Program is available at http://www.aviation.siu.edu/.