Welding Faculty

Tennessee Board of Regents; Blountville (SC); Presencial; USD 43.000 - 67.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Northeast State Community College invites applications for an Instructor of Welding. This 9-month faculty role requires delivering college-level welding courses across on-campus, off-campus, and online settings, developing curriculum, and supporting departmental goals.

Responsibilities include equipment orders, advising students, and facilitating transfer collaborations. The position emphasizes teaching across modalities, participating in program development, and contributing to student success

Qualificações

• Associate degree in Welding or Welding certification; intent to obtain AS within 3 years.
• Three years of welding/metal fabrication industry experience.
• Two years of teaching or practical instruction in welding.

Responsabilidades

• Teach a full range of college welding classes, including online/hybrid formats.
• Order equipment and develop curriculum for the department.
• Recruit, advise, and support department students and programs.
• Complete attendance, grade reporting, and annual performance procedures.
• Collaborate with transfer institutions and professional associations to support student success.
• Maintain office hours and communicate with Dean and other staff effectively.

Conhecimentos

Teaching Welding

Curriculum development

Online instruction tools

Communication skills

Formação

AS in Welding

Welding Certification

Plan to obtain AS within 3 years

Descrição da vaga

Title: Instructor of Welding

Employee Classification: Faculty (9-Month)

Institution: Northeast State Community College

Department: Technologies

Salary range according to attained degree:

• Associate Degree: $42,856 - $53,569 annual salary dependent on experience
• Bachelor’s Degree: $44,998 - $56,248 annual salary dependent on experience
• Master’s Degree: $47,249 - $59,060 annual salary dependent on experience
• PhD: $53,580 - $66,974 annual salary dependent on experience

Please use the Total Compensation Calculator found on the Northeast State Careers Page for a breakdown of the value of the benefits offered to employees of the college.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Dean of Technologies, the Instructor of Welding is responsible for teaching a full range of college-level Welding classes, including teaching at off-campus sites, high schools (dual enrollment/Middle College), or online as assigned. The instructor will teach and develop traditional, online, and hybrid courses, as needed; be responsible for ordering equipment; help recruit and advise for the department; and perform all duties associated with community college faculty.

Job Duties

• Complete all required reports such as attendance and grade submissions.
• Complete annual performance review and maintain related records.
• Teach assigned courses via on ground, online, hybrid or web-enhanced modalities.
• Teach evening, weekend, off-campus, dual enrollment, and distance-based courses as required.
• Develop curriculum, evaluate, and review departmental courses.
• Promote communication with transfer institutions, professional associations, and other external constituents to support student success.
• Evaluate and monitor progress to achieve individual and unit goals and objectives.
• Effective interaction with various stakeholders.

Routine Instructional Objectives

• Teach an average of 15 equated hours per semester during day or evening; on/off campus.
• Devote a minimum of 37.5 hours per week to the institution, maintain appropriate office hours as determined by the college officials, and bring the attention of the appropriate dean any commitments which might affect effectiveness.
• Generate a minimum of 300 student credit hours per semester.
• Assist the dean in the development of departmental schedule of classes.
• Recommend adoption of course textbooks in collaboration with other professional staff members in the department.
• Assist with the implementation of departmental exams and standardized tests when such use is deemed feasible and beneficial.
• Participate in faculty development activities to improve professional effectiveness.
• Participate in evaluation of instruction via peer, student, and self-evaluations.
• Provide copies to dean of syllabi and final examinations of courses taught.
• Supervise laboratory and other instructional activities in a conscientious and professional manner.
• Meet all classes promptly as scheduled with any deviation being filled promptly and accurately through the appropriate channels.
• Assume responsibility for giving examinations and all other types of evaluations necessary to determine student level of performance and understanding.
• Collaborate with Library personnel in the selection development, and distribution of resource materials used by the faculty member’s department.
• Respond in a timely fashion to deadlines.
• Cooperate with other areas of the college in order to provide an effective educational program.

Routine Curriculum Objectives

• Develop and recommend to the dean new courses and programs of study when the need arises.
• Recommend modification or discontinuance of courses or programs of study, if appropriate.
• Assist the Advising Resource Center by advising students regarding issues related to the department/division.

Routine Administrative Support

• Assist in the preparation of budget request each fiscal year.
• Originate and recommend requisitions for purchase of supplies and equipment and other uses of appropriate budgetary funds for the instructional program.
• Originate requests for professional travel in support of personal faculty development.
• Assume responsibility for all equipment assigned to the faculty member or others under his/her supervision.
• Recommend to the dean needs for custodial care and maintenance of physical facilities in support of instructional work or study.
• Assist in the preparation of proposals for special, federal, state, and private projects and grants.
• Attend all divisional faculty meetings and participate in the discussion of academic issues during these meetings.
• Complete requested assignments.
• Attend all officially called assemblies or faculty meetings.
• Provide academic advisement for students.
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and student population.
• Assist in marketing/recruiting activities.
• Participate and expedite the process of faculty evaluation following established procedures.
• Serve on committees as appointed.
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned.
• Other objectives of a problem solving, innovative, professional growth, or community service nature are generally identified and agreed upon by a faculty member and appropriate dean in support of institution or divisional goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding or a related field or a Welding Certification and the ability to obtain an Associates Degree within 3 years from the hire date.
• Three (3) years of industry experience in the field of Welding/Metal Fabrication.
• Two (2) years of combined teaching or practical instruction experience in the field of Welding.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of industry experience in the field of Welding.
• Five (5) years of combined teaching or practical instruction experience in the field of Welding/Metal Fabrication.
• Experience with curriculum and/or course development.
• Teaching experience with technology, including online instructional tools and mobile devices.
• Conversational ability or fluency in a second language.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Technology Skills: MS Office suite; videoconferencing software; digital records management systems; general operating systems and data information systems.
• Ability to work with student populations who represent a wide range of academic ability.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• NeSCC will not offer H1B visa sponsorships for this position; applicants requiring sponsorship will not be considered.