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Advanced Manufacturing FT Waller Instructor

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This is a 12 month, benefits eligible position. Blinn College pays 100% of health insurance for full time employees, 50% for dependents, and two times your annual salary in life insurance benefits. Optional coverages can begin on your first active duty date. If you would like to review insurance benefits in advance, you can access the New Employee Benefits Guide online, http://www.ers.texas.gov/PDFs/NEBG-HE.pdf Leave time includes 96 hours vacation, 40 hours discretionary and 16 hours personal each year and 8 hours sick each month. Paid leave for college designated holiday’s, spring break, Thanksgiving and Christmas break (approx. 25 days per year)

This is a perpetual job posting. Applications are accepted at any time; however, a position may or may not be currently available. Applications lacking a cover letter, resume, and transcripts will be considered incomplete and may not be reviewed. Requested documents should be attached as PDF files to this application. Official transcripts will be required. Unofficial transcripts may be attached to this application for review; but, if employed, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be sent by the degree-granting institution directly to Blinn College (c/o Dean, Engineering, Computer Technology, and Innovation, 902 College Ave, Brenham, TX 77833). Additionally, transcripts may be sent electronically to mhibbs@blinn.edu. All foreign transcripts must be accompanied by a credential evaluation from a certified agency. Names and means of contact (email address or telephone number) of three references must be included in resume or CV. A short teaching demonstration will be required if the applicant is selected for interview.
Official transcripts must be received before successful candidate may begin teaching..

Posting Details

VEVRRA Federal Contractor – Priority referral protected veterans requested.

Position Information

Requisition Number 2024024F
Position Title Advanced Manufacturing FT Waller Instructor
Salary Range per faculty salary schedule
DBM Rating n/a
Job Type Full Time
Job Category Faculty
Anticipated Start Date 07/15/2024
Campus Brenham, Waller
Application Deadline
Extended Open Deadline
FLSA Status Exempt
Security Sensitive? Yes
Work Hours As defined by the institution, could include evenings or weekends
Position Summary Information

Objective
To perform the day-to-day operations of instructional programs on the assigned campus.
Essential Duties
• Provide instruction for courses at a variety of times and locations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to student engagement, student success, and instructional excellence.
• Maintain access to students through posted office hours and electronic communication.
• Prepare and utilize a course syllabus and assessments for each course using guidelines established by the institution.
• Maintain current knowledge of effective teaching methodologies and utilize a variety of instructional delivery methods, classroom media, and educational resources.
• Advise students in academic matters.
• Evaluate student performance through a variety of means to measure progress while informing students in a timely manner.
• Assist in the development, distribution and collection of assessments for courses and program objectives.
• Provide recommendations to the Academic Dean, Assistant Dean, Department Heads, and Curriculum Resource Teams regarding curriculum.
• Demonstrate a positive and professional relationship with students, colleagues, college administration, and the community.
• Provide information requested of all faculty.
• Submit timely college reports and forms to the appropriate divisions/departments.
• Exhibit a commitment to lifelong learning through participation in professional development activities.
• Possess a passion for teaching community college students.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and orally.
• Attend college orientation and required institutional meetings.
• Responsible for other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Associate’s degree or higher in a related field from an accredited college or university with three years of industry work experience in the subject area.


  • No prior teaching experience is required, we’ll introduce you to our curriculum and instructional methods that accommodate our students’ learning styles.

  • Must have the industry experience to provide instruction in several of the following areas: basic electricity and electronics, robotics, micro-processors, instrumentation, digital logic, industrial motor controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, mechanical drives, programmable logic controllers, machinery installation, AC/DC drives, industrial troubleshooting, safety, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma.
Preferred Experience and Training
  • Teaching at the college or secondary level.
  • Online teaching experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
  • Five (5) years of industry work experience in the subject area.
  • Industry-based certifications.
  • Bilingual
Physical Requirements
  • Must have physical capability to effectively use and demonstrate equipment trainers used for advanced manufacturing.
  • Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 10 pounds.
  • Must be capable of walking, standing, bending for 40% of time.
Required Degree, License or Certifications
  • Associate’s degree or higher in a related field from an accredited college or university with three years of industry work experience in the subject area.
Special Notes To Applicants
This is a 12 month, benefits eligible position. Blinn College pays 100% of health insurance for full time employees, 50% for dependents, and two times your annual salary in life insurance benefits. Optional coverages can begin on your first active duty date. If you would like to review insurance benefits in advance, you can access the New Employee Benefits Guide online, http://www.ers.texas.gov/PDFs/NEBG-HE.pdf Leave time includes 96 hours vacation, 40 hours discretionary and 16 hours personal each year and 8 hours sick each month. Paid leave for college designated holiday’s, spring break, Thanksgiving and Christmas break (approx. 25 days per year)

This is a perpetual job posting. Applications are accepted at any time; however, a position may or may not be currently available. Applications lacking a cover letter, resume, and transcripts will be considered incomplete and may not be reviewed. Requested documents should be attached as PDF files to this application. Official transcripts will be required. Unofficial transcripts may be attached to this application for review; but, if employed, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be sent by the degree-granting institution directly to Blinn College (c/o Dean, Engineering, Computer Technology, and Innovation, 902 College Ave, Brenham, TX 77833). Additionally, transcripts may be sent electronically to mhibbs@blinn.edu. All foreign transcripts must be accompanied by a credential evaluation from a certified agency. Names and means of contact (email address or telephone number) of three references must be included in resume or CV. A short teaching demonstration will be required if the applicant is selected for interview.
Official transcripts must be received before successful candidate may begin teaching..
Credentials
The College assigns appropriately credentialed faculty members in support of educational quality and the mission of the College, in keeping with Board policy DBA LOCAL-X (Employment Requirements and Restrictions – Credentials and Records: Credentials). College policy is consistent with sound educational practice and SACSCOC guidelines. Primary consideration is given to the highest degree earned in the discipline. Furthermore, Blinn College’s Faculty Credentialing Guidelines table specifies recommended credentials for each rubric within the college’s course inventory. http://www.blinn.edu/academic_affairs/Faculty_Credentialing_Guidelines.pdf
Quick Link https://employment.blinn.edu/postings/11896

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or higher, in the teaching discipline or related field and 3-years of non-teaching work experience in the field?

    (Open Ended Question)

  2. * Describe your non-teaching work experiences and skills that would be particularly valuable in a advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, or engineering technology classroom and hands-on lab.

    (Open Ended Question)

  3. * Please list and describe related certifications (if any) that you have obtained, such as, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Robotics, DC-AC Circuits, Microcontrollers, Fluid Mechanics: Hydraulics or Pneumatics, 3D Printing, AutoCAD, etc.

    (Open Ended Question)

  4. * Do you have college or secondary teaching experience other than as a teaching assistant?
    • Yes, I have more than 3 years of college teaching experience.
    • Yes, I have 1-3 years of college teaching experience.
    • Yes, I have more than 3 years of secondary teaching experience.
    • Yes, I have 1-3 years of secondary teaching experience.
    • No, my teaching experience is only as a teaching assistant.
    • No, I have no teaching experience.
  5. * Please describe your teaching philosophy and how you implement it in the classroom. Please copy and paste your teaching philosophy here as well as attach it at the end of this application.

    (Open Ended Question)

  6. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
    • Advertisement (specify in next question below)
    • Blinn Website
    • Blinn Employee
    • Internet Site (specify in next question below)
    • Indeed
    • Higher Ed Jobs
    • HERC - Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
    • TACC - Texas Association of Community Colleges
    • Other (specify in next question below)
  7. If in the previous question you selected "Advertisement", "Internet Site", or "Other", please specify how you heard about this employment opportunity.

    (Open Ended Question)

  8. * Please choose all that apply below. If you answer yes to any, please upload a copy of your DD214 or DD1300 in the optional documents section. For definition of claiming military employment preference please see the following website:http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/pdf/GV.657.pdf)
    • Yes, I am a veteran, including a veteran with a disability.
    • Yes, I am a veteran's spouse who has not remarried.
    • Yes, I am the spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces or Texas National Guard serving on active duty.
    • Yes, I am an orphan of a veteran who was killed while on active duty.
    • Yes, I am a veteran who received a dishonorable discharge from the military because I refused the COVID vaccine.
    • Yes, I am claiming military employment preference.
    • No, to all the above.
  9. * To be eligible for employment in the U.S. and at Blinn College, will you now or in the future require Blinn College to commence ("sponsor") an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? This is sometimes called "sponsorship" for an employment-based visa status.
    • Yes, I will now or in the future need H-1B visa sponsorship
    • No, I will not need sponsorship now or in the future for an H-1B visa
  10. * If selected for the position, I am aware and accept the responsibility to present to the Division Dean original, official documents of all my educational work prior to receiving a class assignment.
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Teaching Philosophy
  4. Unofficial Undergraduate Transcript
Optional Documents
  1. Unofficial Graduate Transcript 1
  2. Resume
  3. Other Document 1
  4. Other Document 2
  5. Unofficial Other Transcripts 1
  6. Unofficial Other Transcripts 2
  7. Unofficial Other Transcripts 3
  8. License
  9. DD214 (required for Veteran's or Veteran's preference)
  10. DD1300 (required for orphan's or surviving spouse)