Engineering Technology​/Mechatronics Adjunct Faculty; Part-Time

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.

Virginia Western Community College, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Engineering Technology/Mechatronics Adjunct Faculty in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Adjunct faculty positions are appointed on a course-by-course, semester basis as needed. Engineering Technology/Mechatronics adjunct faculty are needed to teach college-level courses in-person on the main Virginia Western campus, or a hybrid class where lectures are online and labs are in-person on the main Virginia Western campus.

Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education. In addition, faculty are expected to be active participants in departmental communication.

• Review of applications will occur when an adjunct faculty need arises and will continue until needed positions are filled and/or the closing date of this posting.
• Teach college-level courses in-person on the main campus or in a hybrid class with online lectures and in-person labs.
• Maintain currency in teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education.
• Be active participants in departmental communication.
• Special assignments may be required to perform other duties as assigned; may be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration.

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a minimum of two (2) years of related occupational experience.
• All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams; ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum and assessments; as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.
• NOTE:
  
  Adjunct faculty applying to teach OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certifications in General Industry or Construction must have completed an OSHA Outreach Training Program within the last 5 years.

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Teaching experience at the college level.

• Operation of a State Vehicle:
  No
• Supervises Employees:
  No
• Required Travel: N/A

Only online applications will be accepted. Submission of online application must also include a resume, cover letter, and transcripts of all college work completed. We must receive copies of transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions. If the transcripts are not attached to the online application, please upload a document to indicate that the transcripts will be mailed. The application will not be accepted without this required documentation.

Please note that official transcripts are required of selected candidates at time of hire. Materials submitted via regular e-mail attachment, postal mail, fax, or in-person in lieu of the online application will not be considered. For more specific information regarding the application process at Virginia Western, visit: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questions about the online application process call  or 857-7283.

Females, minorities, and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. TTY: 711 or  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), Virginia…