Part-time Faculty, AC, Refrigeration & Heating

Palomar College; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 164,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

APPLE retirement plan

Job summary

Palomar College seeks part-time instructors in the Trade and Industry Department to teach Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating. Teaching assignments may include day, evening, or weekend classes at the San Marcos campus or off-campus locations, including distance education.

Selected candidates must be willing to teach dual enrollment courses for high school partners. A EPA Section 608 Technician Certification is required; candidates may hold other credentials as outlined in the posting.

Qualifications

• Any bachelor’s degree or higher AND two years of professional experience.
• Any associate degree AND six years of professional experience.
• A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either 1) or 2). You must attach the Application for Equivalency form if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Teach Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating; may teach any curriculum approved within AC, Refrigeration and Heating.
• Willing to teach dual enrollment courses for the discipline at a high school within the District.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher + 2 years professional experience

Associate degree + 6 years professional experience

Education and experience equivalent to 1) or 2) above

Job description

Position Information

Position Title

Department

Department Trade and Industry Department

Primary Location

A part-time faculty member’s assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off‑campus locations, as well as distance education classes).

Projected Start Date

Full or Part Time

Full or Part Time Part‑time

Category

Hours per week Part‑time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.

Work Schedule

A part‑time faculty member’s assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off‑campus locations, as well as distance education classes).

Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.81 – $119.20 (instructional); $74.60 – $117.69 (non‑instructional)

Part‑time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

• APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part‑Time Limited‑Service Employees)

Job Duties

The Trade and Industry department is seeking qualified part‑time instructors to teach Air Conditioning (AC), Refrigeration and Heating. Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of AC, Refrigeration and Heating.

The selected candidate must be willing to teach dual enrollment courses for the discipline at a high school within our District. Dual enrollment programs allow high school students to enroll in courses that count toward both college and high school credit.

Minimum Qualifications

Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3):

• Any bachelor’s degree or higher AND two years of professional experience.
• Any associate degree AND six years of professional experience.
• 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.

Only 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 credentials 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, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (DEIAA) Statement

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism ( DEIAA ). 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.

Licenses and/or Certificates

An Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) Section 608 Technician Certification is required.

Supervision Received

Part‑time faculty members receive supervision from the Division Dean and direction from the Department Chair.

Part‑time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre‑employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre‑employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre‑employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120 , AP 7120a , AP 7125 , AP 7126 , AP 7127 , AP 7330 , BP 7330 , AP 7336 , AP 7337 , and BP 7335 .