Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Instructor

Complete Application Requirement - Please Read Before Applying

To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a complete application. Applications missing required documents will be marked incomplete and will not advance to review.

Your complete application must include:

• Current Resume (Required):
  Must list employment dates (month and year) for each position and indicate average hours worked per week.

• Transcript (Required):
  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial review purposes; however, official transcripts must be provided at the time of hire.

• Cover Letter (Optional):
  Encouraged if you wish to highlight your interest and qualifications.

Dakota County Technical College invites applicants for adjunct/temporary part‑time instructors to teach courses in our Industrial Engineering Technician program, who are dedicated to excellence in teaching and desire to become part of a creative, vibrant, student‑centered learning community.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinary and cross‑cultural perspectives. Faculty members at Dakota County Technical College are professionally active scholars who participate in departmental and campus‑wide activities to enhance their disciplines, promote interdisciplinary discourse and collaboration, and advance the college mission. The college is committed to reflecting a diversity of perspective and backgrounds among its administrators, faculty, and staff.

• Fundamentals of AC/DC Electricity I (IETA 1100 01): 3 credits
  Dates: 08/24/26 – 10/14/26
  
  Schedule:
  
  Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:55 PM
  Format:
  On Campus

• Fundamentals of AC/DC Electricity II (IETA 1200 01): 3 credits
  Dates: 10/19/26 – 12/18/26
  
  Schedule:
  
  Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:55 PM
  Format:
  On Campus

• Print Reading (IETA 1500 51): 3 credits
  Dates: 08/24/26 – 12/18/26
  
  Schedule:
  
  Thursday, 7:00 AM – 8:55 AM
  Format:
  Blended/Hybrid

• Mechanical Fundamentals 3 (IETA 2300 01): 4 credits Dates: 08/24/26 – 12/18/26
  
  Schedule:
  
  Monday, 7:00 AM – 12:55 PM
  Format:
  On Campus

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• Faculty assigned less than 5 credits:
  Per credit rate of $775 – $1,650.
• Faculty assigned 5 or more credits total: $43,067 – $96,601 annually (based upon 1.0 FTE of 32 credits per year. Pay will be prorated based upon credit load). Salary placement is determined on the basis of education and experience and in accordance with the 2025–2027 MSCF Contract, and conducted by the Minnesota State System Office. Initial placement is limited to the step range permitted for new faculty under the MSCF salary schedule.

• Two‑year diploma from an industrial mechanics and maintenance technology program.

• Four full‑time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience in industrial mechanics and maintenance technology.

• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full‑time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

• Higher education teaching experience with a diverse student population.
• Experience with learning communities or team teaching.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Experience incorporating technology into curriculum delivery, including online instruction.
• Experience developing and using student‑centered, active and experiential learning strategies.
• Experience integrating cross‑cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives in course instruction.
• Experience assessing student academic achievement of campus‑wide and classroom learning outcome.

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