Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - Automotive Service Technology

PCC Portland Community College; United States; On-site; USD 55,104 - 82,656; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Oregon Sick Leave

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

PCC Portland Community College is seeking part-time faculty for the Automotive Service Technology department. Candidates must reside in Oregon or Washington and possess qualifications in teaching and automotive service experience. Responsibilities include instructing in diverse environments and completing necessary training to operate typical automotive machinery.

The position offers Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans for eligible faculty. Candidates must hold appropriate academic credentials evaluated by accredited agencies.

Qualifications

• Must have 20 hours of automotive industry continuing education annually for five years.
• Required teaching and/or automotive service experience equal to five full years.
• Official transcripts from an accredited institution are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct part-time faculty assignments in Automotive Service Technology.
• Provide instruction in Auto Shop Lab and Engine Performance courses.
• Complete required training for new equipment as necessary.

Skills

Automotive teaching experience

Valid Driver's License

Ability to operate automotive machinery

Cultural competence

Education

2-Year certificate or higher from an accredited institution

Completion of Associate's degree by end of probation

Job description

Part‑time Faculty – Automotive Service Technology

Join our Team at Portland Community College. PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington. Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for.

Part‑time faculty assignments are considered for substitute assignments as well as full‑term class assignments in the Automotive Service Technology Department at the Sylvania Campus. The Department will review applications as the need arises during the academic year.

Instructor Qualifications

• Education: Average of 20 hours per year of documented automotive industry continuing education for at least the last five years that meets ASE Education Foundation accreditation requirements OR 2‑Year certificate or higher from an accredited institution with the commitment to complete an Associate’s degree prior to the end of probation and possession of all eight ASE’s, or a minimum of six ASE’s with the commitment to complete the remaining certificates by the end of probation. Must obtain Maintenance and Light Report (G1). Advanced Engine Performance (L1) must be obtained if teaching Auto Shop Lab or Engine Performance courses.
• Experience: A combination of automotive teaching experience in an accredited institution and/or automotive service and repair experience in a commercial repair facility equal to five full years, including experience living/working in a multi‑cultural, multi‑ethnic environment, current and valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record, ability to complete PCC driver’s training, and ability to operate typical automotive machinery and complete training for new equipment as necessary.

Academic Credentials

Official transcripts are required to be submitted within two weeks of the offer date for degrees required in the stated Instructor Qualifications. Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation. Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard.

Benefits

• Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans (for eligible part‑time faculty).
• Part‑time Faculty Compensation: hourly rates based on the type of course taught (lecture, lab, or lecture/lab).

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

Portland Community College complies with Oregon Veterans’ Preference in Public Employment and will claim for qualifying veterans during the recruitment of this position.

Clery Act

Portland Community College’s most recent Annual Security Report is available on the Department of Public Safety website.