Associate Faculty - Aviation Maintenance

Position Overview

Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is seeking an Associate Faculty for Aviation Maintenance. This role involves preparing and teaching courses in Aviation Maintenance and reporting to the Dean of Workforce Education and other staff.

Compensation: Associate Faculty receive quarterly contracts. Payment is based on $987.71 per lecture credit.

Primary essential duties and responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following:

• Prepare and teach assigned Fall Quarter Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) General courses in accordance with the approved FAA curriculum, FAA regulations, and program requirements, in consultation with the full-time program faculty. Courses taught include Applied AMT Math, AMT General Electricity/Physics and Introduction to AMT General I, II, and III.
• Meet the class times as required by the quarterly schedule, in the required instructional modality.
• Assist students with questions related to the course(s) being taught.
• Maintain frequent communication with students.
• Refer students to appropriate college resources as needed.
• Maintain and submit grades and attendance reports to college personnel when required.
• Maintain student course materials for two (2) quarters beyond the quarter of attendance.
• Submit assessment data in consultation with a full-time faculty member in the department.
• Assist with development, selection, and/or recommend the selection of instructional materials for courses being taught.
• Post syllabi quarterly to the portal for each course taught.
• Schedule and hold a minimum of one office hour per week; online or face-to-face.
• Maintain an educational environment that promotes student learning and success.

• FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
• Three (3) years or recent professional aviation maintenance experience; or an equivalent combination of aviation industry experience and postsecondary teaching experience. Work experience and/or industry recognized licensure/certification may be considered in lieu of the education requirement at the discretion of the college.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current aviation maintenance practices, FAA regulations, and industry standards.
• Experience working effectively with individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and ability backgrounds.

• Experience teaching in an FAA Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician School.
• Experience teaching at a community or technical college.
• Experience implementing innovative teaching, training, and student engagement strategies that improve student success and retention.
• Experience with online learning, hybrid instruction, video conferencing, Canvas, or other Learning Management Systems.
• Inspection Authorization (IA) certification.
• Experience with FAA regulatory compliance, accreditation, or aviation training program management.
• Experience working with non-traditional students.

Required application packet includes:

Big Bend Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, marital status, pregnancy status or families with children, a mother breastfeeding her child, AIDS/HIV or hepatitis C, genetic information, and/or status as a veteran or any other legally protected classification.

Demonstrated experience, sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding in working effectively with persons from diverse backgrounds, including academic, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, veterans, and diverse physical and learning abilities.