Instructor​/Assistant Professor - Surgical Technology Program

Instructor/Assistant Professor - Surgical Technology Program

Grant Campus in Brentwood

Spring 2027

Full Time

Faculty

Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 26,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the college offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences; business;

communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; health sciences; and many other areas. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both Suffolk’s Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system.

Announcement is hereby made for a full-time (10-month), tenure-track Instructor/Assistant Professor for the Surgical Technology Program beginning Spring 2027 at the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood, NY. The Instructor/Assistant Professor teaches didactic, laboratory, and clinical courses as assigned and supports the program in maintaining accreditation by ARC/STSA and CAAHEP. The position reports administratively to the Academic Chair of Health Careers & Physical Education and works under the programmatic direction of the Surgical Technology Program Director.

This position requires expertise in the field of Surgical Technology and an understanding of related industries.

SUNY Suffolk is a comprehensive community college committed to open access, equity, and student success, and candidates for this position should demonstrate their commitment to these values. Faculty are scheduled to teach based on the needs of students and their department, and may have the option to teach in different course preps in more than one modality.

• Teach Surgical Technology didactic, laboratory, and clinical courses as assigned, including providing instruction, supervision, and timely assessment of student progress in meeting program requirements.
• Prepare and deliver instruction that supports student skill development in the operating room scrub role and related Surgical Technology competencies.
• Maintain current certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), whose CST certification program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
• Participate on search committees to hire faculty and facilitate faculty meetings per institutional requirements.
• Participate in Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings as required.
• Support maintenance of Surgical Technology program accreditation by ARC/STSA and CAAHEP, including documentation, data collection, and site-visit preparation as assigned.
• Participate in student assessment and evaluation.
• Remain current with developments in the scholarship of teaching. Use the latest supportive instructional technology and alternative delivery methods. Pursue ongoing formal professional development designed to maintain and upgrade professional and instructional capabilities.
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends by attending conferences, joining professional organizations,…