Part-time Faculty, AC, Refrigeration

Palomar College; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 164,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time health benefits

CalSTRS retirement plan

APPLE retirement plan

Job summary

Palomar College is inviting applications for a part-time faculty position in Refrigeration & Heating within the Trade and Industry Department. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or higher with two years of professional experience, or an associate degree with six years of experience, or an equivalent combination with an Equivalency form.

Salary is posted as an initial placement hourly range for instructional and non-instructional duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher AND two years of professional experience.
• Any associate degree AND six years of professional experience.
• Combination of education and experience at least equivalent to 1) or 2) with Equivalency form if needed.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher + 2 years professional experience

Associate degree + 6 years professional experience

Education/experience equivalent with Equivalency form

Job description

Part-time Faculty, AC, Refrigeration & Heating

Department: Trade and Industry Department

Palomar College

Date Opened: 09/18/2026

Close Date: 09/18/2028

Primary Function:

Salary: Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.81 – $119.20(instructional); $74.60 – $117.69 (non-instructional)
For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Part-time Faculty section.

Benefits: For information about part-time faculty healthbenefits, visit https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/benefits-2/ and click on Part-time Faculty Benefits. Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

• CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)
• APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part-Time Limited-ServiceEmployees)

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Any bachelor's degree or higher AND two years of professional experience.
2. Any associate degree AND six years of professional experience.
3. A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either 1) or 2) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form www.palomar.edu/hr/equivalency-app/, if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application.

No coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credential evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/members, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.(AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

NOTE: For professional experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 10 months. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment.

Diversity Statement:

Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities. All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

About the District:

Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater North San Diego County region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100 Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that San Diego has to offer.

Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer(EOE).