Advance Manufacturing Technology Instructor

Details

Posted:
July 17, 2025.
Level: Community College Professional 17, 12-month, Non-tenure track position.

Hours:

Full-time, 35 hours per week.
Closing Date:
Open until filled, with priority consideration given to applicants who submit materials by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

CT State Tunxis
271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, CT 06032
This position is not remote
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Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

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September 2025

The Community Colleges offer a wide variety of educational programs including two-year academic degree programs as well as technical and occupational programs. Among the programs are Advanced Manufacturing, Mechatronics Automation, LEAN Manufacturing, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, which combine classroom, precision machining and fabrication training, and internship opportunities as components of the instruction model.

The Manufacturing Technology Instructor teaches courses at a Community College in subject areas such as applied computer use, mathematics, blueprint reading and set up, calibration, and operation of complex machine tools. The Instructor provides both classroom lecture and “hands-on” precision machining instruction and may develop curriculum as needed to respond to workforce needs.

Under the direction of the Program Director or other administrator, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Instructor is accountable for providing beneficial learning opportunities for assigned students through effective performance in these essential functional areas:

• Instruction planning and preparation.
• Accountable for preparing course materials, syllabi and instruction outlines to address the learning needs of assigned students and for being appropriately prepared for lectures and shop demonstrations.
• Classroom and shop instruction.
• Accountable for delivering instruction that results in progressive student learning.
• Student records.
• Accountable for accurate, timely and useful recording and reporting of student performance.
• Program planning, development, and oversight.
• Accountable for determining public and industry interest in advanced manufacturing associate degree and certificate programs and for assisting in the design, development, and oversight of these programs.

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of:
Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; service on assigned committees and task forces; attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings. These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

• High school diploma (or equivalent) from a public comprehensive high school or vocational technical high school and ten (10) or more years of manufacturing technology industry experience OR;
• High school diploma (or equivalent) from a public comprehensive high school or vocational technical high school and a five (5) or more years of manufacturing technology industry experience and a CSCU community college advanced manufacturing technology certificate or nationally recognized credential (i.e. NIMS, AWS, MSSC) OR;
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology Associate's Degree and five (5) or more years of manufacturing technology industry experience.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following:

• Professional competence in the assigned advanced manufacturing subject disciplines.
• Academic and practical instruction techniques and…