Adjunct Faculty: Automation, Instrumentation and Robotics

Adjunct Instructor For Automation, Instrumentation And Robotics Program

At a Glance! Adjunct faculty are an integral part of Lower Columbia College, and their contributions to student success are highly valued. Join the Instruction Team and share your industry knowledge and passion for industrial instrumentation by teaching within LCC's Automation, Instrumentation and Robotics program.

Lower Columbia College is accepting applications for an adjunct instructor to teach instrumentation and process technology coursework as part of the Automation, Instrumentation and Robotics (AIR) program.

LCC's AIR program prepares students for a dynamic and rapidly evolving industrial environment through hands-on training in automation systems, robotic technologies, industrial instrumentation, process control, and equipment maintenance. The program combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications so students develop the skills needed to troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and optimize complex industrial systems.

Current openings include:

• IMIN 240:
  Instrumentation Fundamentals (5 credits)– Fall Introduces the essential principles and components of industrial instrumentation systems. The course builds on measurement fundamentals and expands into calibration and control, with emphasis on sensors, transducers, signal-processing devices, and pressure, temperature, flow, and level measurement. Students gain practical experience selecting, installing, calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting instrumentation for industrial process-control applications.
• IMIN 230:
  Process Technology Equipment (5 credits) – Fall Provides an overview of the equipment and tools used in industrial maintenance, process technology, and instrumentation industries. Topics include piping, tubing, hoses and fittings; valves; pumps; compressors; turbines; motors and engines; power transmission and lubrication; heat exchangers; cooling towers; furnaces and boilers; filters and dryers; vessels; and associated instrumentation. Students examine equipment purpose, components, and operation, as well as the roles of Process and Maintenance Technicians in operating, inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting process equipment.
• IMIN 260:
  Advanced Instrumentation (5 credits) – Winter Provides an in-depth study of advanced instrumentation techniques and systems used in industrial automation and process control. Topics include signal conditioning, data acquisition, advanced sensors and transducers, process measurement, calibration, and instrumentation communication protocols. Through hands-on labs and projects, students design, implement, integrate, and troubleshoot complex instrumentation systems to improve process efficiency and accuracy.

Contract rates:

• Lecture rate is $80.68 per contact hour ($887.48 per credit).
• Lab rate is $60.08 per contact hour ($1,321.76 per credit).
• Field-based experience rate is $43.64 per contact hour ($1,440.16 per credit).

Adjunct faculty are hired on a quarterly basis as needed.

Among other duties, this Instructor will have the opportunity to:

• Impart expertise, enthusiasm, and creativity in the instruction of industrial instrumentation coursework.
• Develop and deliver engaging lecture, laboratory, and project-based instruction that connects theory to authentic industrial applications.
• Teach and demonstrate the selection, installation, calibration, configuration, integration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of instrumentation systems.
• Provide timely verbal and written feedback to students, including evaluation and grading of assignments, labs, projects, and assessments.
• Maintain an effective, safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment that emphasizes college and industry safety standards.
• Support students representing a broad spectrum of ages, abilities, educational experiences, cultures, languages, and learning styles.
• Maintain current course content and materials, including syllabi, Canvas content, laboratory activities, and assessments.
• Incorporate instructional technology and use Canvas to support course delivery and student learning.
• Remain current with technological advances in industrial instrumentation, automation,…