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We are recruiting to fill two (2) positions, please see details below regarding courses.
Position Summary:
The Automotive Service Instructor position is a full-time faculty position that includes instruction, office hours and professional contributions to the college community to create an innovative and engaging learning environment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Using each course outline, facilitate student learning, provide effective instruction in both on-campus, online, blended and virtual modalities, and perform evaluations of student learning for the following courses:
Position #1
Lead and/or co-lead faculty for the following courses:
Lead
ASV 132 Automotive Engines
ASV 135 Facility Operations
ASV 251 Engine Diagnosis & Repair
ASV 258 Engine Drivability
Co-Lead
ASV 174: ASV Co-op Education I
ASV 274: ASV Co-op Education II
OR Position #2
Lead and/or co-lead faculty for the following courses:
Lead
ASV 254: Suspension and Steering
ASV 255: Brakes
ASV 257: Heating and Air Conditioning Systems
Co-Lead
ASV 174: ASV Co-op Education I
ASV 274: ASV Co-op Education II
In addition to the lead faculty role, the Automotive Services instructor will perform the following duties:
• Teach other courses within the Transportation Technologies department.
• Support electric vehicle curriculum development and instructional delivery.
• Support connected and autonomous vehicle curriculum development and instructional delivery.
• Recognize and implement industry safety protocols for high voltage powertrain systems.
• Include EV training in the ASE Education Foundation’s 20 hours of mandatory technical update training annually.
• Be committed to face to face, blended and online teaching and learning which includes following pedagogical standards for quality course development/instruction.
• Participate actively in curriculum planning and development, assessment, syllabus writing, development of examinations, development of labs, development of open education resources “OER” (free textbooks) and selection of learning materials, program evaluation and marketing/recruitment.
• Provide leadership in identifying trends and working with other faculty to develop new curriculum to address these trends.
• Participate in program level learning assessment. Participation includes helping articulate learning outcomes, choosing and administering measures, collecting and submitting relevant data, evaluating student performance, and suggesting changes to improve student learning.
• Schedule, supervise, debrief, and evaluate students in internship, field experience, and similar settings as appropriate for the course or program.
• Be available to students via email, phone, or personal conferences on-campus or online.
• Meet all classes and other scheduled responsibilities such as office hours and meetings at the designated times.
• Manage relationships with key transfer institutions and recommend strategies to maintain program articulation and activities/initiatives that encourage student completion.
• Mentor part-time faculty teaching courses within the program.
• Actively support student success through advising and assisting individual students.
• Participate in department, division, and general faculty meetings, applicable college committee activities, and other forms of College service.
• Actively participate in advisory committee work to connect program and students to industry and career paths.
• Remain current in academic or program discipline, including attending professional conferences, and maintaining licensure, certification, or continuing education requirements where appropriate.
• Receive training or stay current in technological or pedagogical advances that promote student learning.
• Participate in college professional development activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
Hours/Schedule:
Hours vary based on class schedules.
Professional Instructors shall be responsible for a total of 450 contact hours per academic year. Each instructor is expected to be on campus at least four (4) days per week. If more than 25% of an Instructor’s base load contact hours are taught online, the Instructor is expected to be on campus for a minimum of three (3) days per week.
All professional instructors have a year-round professional responsibility to the College. The professional instructor’s base load responsibilities shall consist of (1) teaching/teaching preparation; (2) development and review (including curriculum, teaching methods, learning technologies); (3) department and institutional work (such as student outcomes assessment, curricular improvement), (4) student recruitment and student guidance, and (5) professional development.
An example of a typical professional faculty schedule for the Fall and/or Winter semester is below.
Base Load Assignment for Full Time Professional Faculty
Professional instructors will hold a minimum of five (5) office hours per week 5
Professional instructors shall be available for five (5) hours per week for meetings 5
Professional instructors shall be accountable for fifteen (15) preparation hours per week 15
Professional instructor shall be accountable for fifteen (15) hours of classroom instruction per week 15
Professional Faculty – 40-hour work week 40
Commitment to Professional Responsibilities—Faculty must make the work at WCC the primary work in their lives. Faculty must work well and hard to meet the goals of the College. Being a professional faculty member at Washtenaw Community College is a year-round responsibility which includes curriculum development, professional improvement and development, and other professional responsibilities.
Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Earned Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally-accredited institution in Automotive Technology, Occupational Studies/Education, Technology Management (Automotive Emphasis) or related field required. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications A1-A8 and G1 required. Minimum 5 years full-time work experience required. Associate degree in Automotive Services Technology, Occupational Studies or a related field may be considered with minimum 7 years full time work experience and ASE certifications as above.
