Part-time Faculty, Water Technology

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

Benefits offered by this job

Apple retirement plan

Job summary

Palomar College is seeking part-time instructors for the Water Technology program. Teaching assignments may include Environmental Technologies courses such as wastewater pretreatment, water treatment, and sewage treatment across the San Marcos campus or off-campus/online settings.

Applicants must meet one of three qualification sets, with relevant professional experience tied to education. Part-time status carries a 67% load and a retirement option.

Qualifications

• Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3).
• Bachelor’s degree or higher with related professional experience, or an associate degree with six years of experience, or an equivalent combination.
• If lacking the specific minimum qualifications, attach the Equivalency form as described.

Responsibilities

• The Trade and Industry department seeks qualified part-time instructors to teach Water Technology (Environmental Technologies).
• Teaching assignments may include wastewater pretreatment, water treatment, sewage treatment courses.
• Instruction will occur across multiple locations and possibly distance education.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Any associate degree + 6 years of professional experience

Combination of education and experience equivalent to 1 or 2

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

• Licenses/Certificates (required): Please include your relevant industry certifications such as Water Treatment Operator, Water Distribution Operator, Wastewater Treatment Operator, and/or Advanced Water Treatment Operator.
• For more information regarding the position, contact Jacob Shiba, Water Technology Program Coordinator at 760-744-1150, ext. 2744 or via email at [e-mail] .
• This posting is for an application pool, and we are currently looking to fill the Advanced Water Treatment Operations Course.

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Part-time Faculty, Water Technology

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 Water Technology (Environmental Technologies). Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of Environmental Technologies (wastewater pretreatment, water treatment, sewage treatment).

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

• Preferred: American Water Works Association ( AWWA ) Advanced Water Treatment (all grades)

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 .

• Licenses/Certificates (required): Please include your relevant industry certifications such as Water Treatment Operator, Water Distribution Operator, Wastewater Treatment Operator, and/or Advanced Water Treatment Operator.
• For more information regarding the position, contact Jacob Shiba, Water Technology Program Coordinator at 760-744-1150, ext. 2744 or via email at [e-mail] .
• This posting is for an application pool, and we are currently looking to fill the Advanced Water Treatment Operations Course.

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