Part-time Faculty Pool: Welding

Job Overview

Merced College is seeking a part‑time Adjunct Faculty member to teach a variety of welding courses under the direction of the Dean of Career Technical Education. The position offers a competitive hourly rate ranging from $65.60 to $84.79 and a maximum teaching load of 10 units per semester, including evening and weekend hours. This role is open for the 2025‑2026 academic year and is located in Merced, CA.

• Provide instruction in accordance with established course outlines and expectations
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance policy
• Maintain required student attendance and scholastic records
• Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations
• Post and maintain regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy
• Participate in the development and review of curriculum and teaching‑learning methods
• Engage in departmental, area, and campus professional activities and committees
• Contribute to the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments
• Perform student record tasks, such as submitting grades on time to admissions and records

• Option 1: A bachelor’s degree or higher AND at least two years of professional experience in welding
• Option 2:
  An associate’s degree AND at least six years of professional experience in the discipline
• Applicants with a master’s degree or higher must possess the relevant professional experience (or its equivalent)
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally affirming DEIA and anti‑racist principles, fostering an inclusive learning environment

• Holding or having held an AWS Certificate in MIG, TIG, and structural SMAW welding
• Familiarity with AutoCAD
• Current technology skills related to teaching in welding and a willingness to adopt emerging technologies

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position (cover letter)
• Resume
• List of three professional references (no reference letters permitted)
• Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) including degree major and graduation date; official copies not required unless hired
• Diversity Statement describing how your experience promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education; limit to one page and exclude personal identifiers
• For foreign transcripts, include a U.S. evaluation and translation completed by an approved organization
• Equivalency Review Form (for candidates lacking the stated minimum educational qualifications)

Faculty employed on a part‑time hourly basis are eligible for sick leave credit at the rate of one hour for every twenty hours of paid service.

The selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis at their own expense before employment commences. All new employees must verify their identity and right to work in the United States in compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986. The candidate must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations. Individuals with disabilities may request accommodations for the application process;

requests should be submitted to Human Resources.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.