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Associate Instructor (Environmental Technologies)

Mt. San Jacinto College

CA • On-site

$80 - $90/hr

Part-time

Re-posted 12 days ago


Job description

Salary: $80.00 - $90.00 Hourly
Location : District Wide (multiple campuses), CA
Job Type: Part Time
Job Number: 00801
Department: Environmental Technologies
Division: Instruction
Opening Date: 05/16/2017
Closing Date: Continuous
Salary Level: 1
Salary Schedule Range (From Step - To): 1 - 3
Weekly Hours: Varies (TBD)
Daily Work Schedule (Start - Stop): Varies (TBD)
Contract Length: Less than 10 months
Occupational Group: F Faculty
Position Type: A Non Regular Faculty (Facl or Non T Facl)
Categorically Funded: No
# of Positions: 5
JOB SUMMARY
ABOUT ASSOCIATE FACULTY:
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District welcomes applications on an on-going basis for Associate Faculty positions. We invite candidates to join the Associate Instructor (Environmental Technologies) pool. Applications meeting the minimum qualifications will be stored electronically for six (6) months following verification. Qualified applications will be referred to deans and department chairs, who will contact candidates for interviews as needs arise.
This position is in the University Professional and Technical Employees CWA Local 9119 AFL-CIO Union - http://www.upte.org
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements and duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this class.
  • Provide instruction that includes lecture and/or laboratory classes in Assigned Course in accordance with established Mt. San Jacinto Community College District approved curriculum and course outlines
  • Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, attendance and participation requirements in a course syllabus
  • Effectively teach and communicate with students of diverse backgrounds
  • Advise students on academic and career matters
  • Maintain necessary attendance, scholastic and student records, and submit them according to published guidelines
  • Prepare and grade class assignments and evaluations according to course syllabus
  • Maintain currency in field
  • Develop, maintain and evaluate curriculum
  • Develop, maintain and review course specific and program level student learning outcomes
  • Promote student success through the scholarship of teaching and learning

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
Applicants must upload only the documents listed below. Additional attachments will not be accepted and may result in the application being deemed incomplete or not considered for review.
  • Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Transcripts, including a foreign transcript evaluation report (if applicable)
  • Cover Letter
  • (Optional) Petition for Equivalence
  • (Optional) Additional Transcripts

***The degree(s) listed on your conferred transcript(s) must precisely align with the degree titles specified in the and as outlined below. If the degree title on your transcript varies from the specified title, your application will be considered as not meeting the minimum qualifications. In such cases, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Petition for Equivalence. For more information and access to the petition form, please visit the webpage***
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  1. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; AND Two (2) years of professional experience; OR
  2. An Associate's degree from an accredited institution; AND Six (6) years of professional experience

The Environmental Technologies discipline includes the following sub categories:
  • Environmental hazardous material
  • Hazardous material abatement
  • Environmentally conscious manufacturing
  • Waste water
  • Pretreatment
  • Air pollution control
  • Integrated waste management
  • Water treatment
  • Sewage treatment

***To ensure a fair and compliant screening process, application materials must only include minimal personal information. Application materials must not include your date of birth, Social Security number, photographs, URLs, QR codes, LinkedIn profiles, or any other embedded links directing to personal information or external websites. The only exception applies to transcript documents where certain information may appear by default. Application submissions containing any of the above items will be marked as incomplete and will not be considered***
ACADEMIC EQUIVALENCY
Minimum qualifications for Faculty and Administrators for California Community Colleges are established by the Chancellor's Office. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications to teach in a desired discipline but feel that they possess the equivalent of qualifications, may attach an Application for Equivalence. Applicants who claim equivalent qualifications shall provide conclusive evidence that they possess qualifications that are at least equivalent to those required by the minimum qualifications. The conclusive evidence must be as clear and reliable as college transcripts.
Applicants may view the Chancellor's Office minimum qualifications, and Academic Equivalency related forms and policies by viewing the Academic Equivalencylink on the Human Resources web page.
Please note, submission of a Petition for Equivalence with an application packet does not guarantee approval or advancement through a recruitment process. The Board of Trustees assures that all employees and applicants for employment will be provided equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or veteran status.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is generally performed in an indoor classroom that may also include working in a lab setting.
Physical: Primary function requires sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a classroom and or lab setting and may travel from site to site; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach and twist; to lift carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight occasionally lifting up to 30 pounds or more, carrying supplies, equipment; to operate classroom equipment requiring repetitive hand movements and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
THE COLLEGE
To learn more about Mt. San Jacinto Community College District, you may visit
BENEFITS DEPEND ON JOB CLASSIFICATION:
MSJC offers benefits to permanent, full-time and part-time employees. Detailed information is provided during employee New Hire Benefits Orientation.
To review the Benefits Summary, click