Automotive Adjunct Professor; -credit

Position: Automotive Adjunct Professor (5-credit)
Adjunct faculty salary for the  fiscal year is $1,165.00- $1,189.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA (Download PDF reader).

South Puget Sound Community College seeks candidates for a 5-credit part-time/adjunct position teaching evening courses in the Automotive Department. This position can start as early as September 1, 2026, but is subject to change pending enrollment, and is renewed quarterly based on enrollment and demand.

These positions are expected to have 8 hours of student-facing teaching hours per week.

The instructor should be able to teach and guide students in the diagnosis and repair of passenger cars and light trucks in both lecture and lab settings. As a reminder, the teaching assignments will be in the evening hours. This recruitment is open to all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications stated below. Applications received by the closing date will be used to create an applicant pool that may be used to fill similar vacancies at the College over the next 6-9 months.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity and to emphasizing equity and inclusion among its professional staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multilingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

We also offer:

* A healthy work/life balance for our employees, with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs

* Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs

* The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students

* A brand-new Health & Wellness Center

* FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond

* FREE parking on our campuses - permits are not required

* On-campus child care

* Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty, and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall

* Many walking paths are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks

* SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus

* Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty

* Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts

* Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally and affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:

* Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.

* The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ college staff and faculty to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Successful candidates will possess the interest, skills, and abilities to help college teams lead the state in innovative, collaborative learning experiences that optimize student success. Successful candidates will exhibit the following qualities:

* Place student success at the center of all decision-making.

* Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.

* Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.

* Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.

* Respect the richness of others' diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices.

* Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply their learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

* Craft contextualized and integrated learning experiences to meet stated student learning outcomes at the course, program, and college level.

* Create and facilitate authentic, contextualized,…