Adjunct Faculty - Offshore Wind Energy

Position: Adjunct Faculty - Offshore Wind Energy - Bristol Community College
Job description:

Position title:

adjunct faculty - offshore wind energy

Department: engineering

Reports to:

dean of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Position status: mccc/dce unit position, non-benefitted.

Adjunct faculty are part-time instructors hired on an as needed basis. Courses may be offered in online, hybrid, or face-to-face modalities in attleboro, fall river, new bedford, and/or taunton. Courses may be held during the day, in the evening, and on weekends (friday nights, saturdays, and sundays).

Please note:

positions will be available pending sufficient enrollment.

Starting date: academic year

Salary: minimum salary is $1,397 per credit hour. Actual salary is commensurate with the dce collective bargaining agreement.

Dce adjuncts and part-time members (mccc-union.org)

Statement of duties:

Adjunct (dce) faculty - offshore wind energy will be responsible for, but not limited to, teaching and developing curriculum/course material for offshore wind energy, wind power technology, wind power operations and maintenance, clean energy and/or electromechanical engineering courses and offering student support through varied interaction. A list of potential courses can be found online: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). As part of our strategic goal to advance equity for underrepresented student populations, bristol embraces and encourages the use of social justice, inclusive, and anti-racist pedagogies, and multicultural curricular initiatives.

Adjunct faculty play a critical role in the teaching and learning process, contributing to student learning outcomes and success.

Essential functions, duties, and responsibilities:

* teach, and as appropriate, design offshore wind energy course material to meet learning outcomes, and promote students' active participation in their own learning.

* facilitate hands-on laboratory experiences with students in our offshore wind laboratory in new bedford, ma.

* assess student learning and assign grades through equitable and inclusive pedagogies and assessment strategies.

* contribute to a climate of multicultural empowerment, affirmation, understanding, and appreciation.

* create an effective learning environment that fosters students' intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies and high impact practices.

* employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.

* help students reach their academic, personal, and professional goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student's ability to learn.

* contribute to and provide leadership in the student's academic communities, promoting collaboration and teamwork.

* participate in professional development opportunities to address the college's goals related to technology, academic innovation, and equity.

* complete required trainings such as, but not limited to, title ix, ferpa, blood borne pathogens, and information security.

* adhere to workload as specified in the collective bargaining agreement, including duties such as, but not limited to, completing book orders, creating syllabi, verifying student enrollment, and submitting final grades by the contractual deadline.

* be available to students either virtually or in person for assistance in meeting course requirements and supporting student academic success.

* foster student success across the college's diverse student body.

* demonstrate a sense of professionalism and consistently reflect bristol's core values while interacting with members of the bristol community.

* focus on the commonwealth's equity agenda by applying related best practices throughout all job functions.

* perform other related duties as assigned, consistent with the collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements:

Education and experience

Required qualifications:

Note:

unless otherwise noted, all required qualifications must be met by date of hire.

* minimum of a master's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.

* proven technological proficiency, which may include microsoft office 365 applications.

* prior online teaching experience using a learning management system.

* the ability to work effectively with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.

Preferred qualifications:

* master's degree or higher in electromechanical engineering or related discipline.

* 9-18 graduate credits in offshore wind energy or wind energy, clean energy, or closely related discipline.

* global wind organization (gwo) certification.

* minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the college-level or as a facilitator or trainer in a corporate or non-profit environment.

* experience using high impact practices.

* demonstrated proficiency with canvas or another learning management system.

* demonstrated experience…