Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology Instructor

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Working Title:

2-year Fixed Term, Full-time, Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology Instructor

Institution:

Hennepin Technical College

Classification

Title:

Tech College Faculty

Bargaining Unit / Union:

210:
Minnesota State College Faculty

City:

HENN
- Eden Prairie Campus

FLSA:

Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified
- Limited (Fixed Term)

Salary Range:

Job Description

Hennepin Technical College, one of the most diverse two-year colleges in Minnesota, is accepting applications for 2-year Fixed Term, Full-time, Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology Instructor.

Faculty in the Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology program provide classroom and laboratory instruction that prepares students for careers in automated manufacturing systems. Instruction includes hands-on training in programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotics, sensors, electrical systems, motor controls, and pneumatic technologies. Faculty guide students in designing, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting automated systems while collaborating with industry partners to ensure curriculum aligns with current workforce needs.

See more at: https://hennepintech.edu/program/automation-robotics/

Job duties

• Teach Instructional lecture and lab courses in Automation Robotics Engineering Technology
• Continuous curriculum development, including the design, revisions, and implementation of instructional materials and assessment of learner outcomes
• Integration of assessment activities into teaching practices and participation in department and college-wide assessment of student learning
• Support of the success and development of students through the use of a variety of instructional methods, available office hours, and by providing additional resources
• Development and implementation of on-campus, online and hybrid courses
• Contribution into department decisions on budget, scheduling, textbook selection etc
• Participation in discipline, team, campus, and college matters through service on committees; attendance at regular meetings; and continued professional development
• Support and advance the department and college mission through ideas and projects

This position may have time devoted to developing collaborative partnerships related to grants obtained or potentially obtained by the program and college.

Salary Range:

$44,144 - $96,906

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree from an automated systems and mechatronics, electrical/mechanic systems or fluid power program.

• Four full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience in automated systems and mechatronics, electrical/mechanic, or fluid power.

• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

• course construction (credit course)*
• teaching/instructional methods (credit course)*
• student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course)*
• philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course)**
• Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.
• * These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire…