Gunsmithing Faculty Trinidad State College

Trinidad State College seeks a highly motivated, dynamic individual to teach in a successful Gunsmithing program. This is a full-time position beginning the fall semester of 2025.

• Responsible for instruction of theory and practice in the classroom and lab.
• Remains current with Gunsmithing regulations, knowledge, and skills.
• Teach 15 credit hours per semester in Gunsmithing courses.
• Actively support students through advisement, mentoring, and student work-study related activities both on campus and off campus.
• Actively contributes to campus, program functions and services, including recruitment, committees, assessment, curriculum development, and continuous improvement activities for the Gunsmithing department.
• Must hold, or qualify for and obtain, a vocational teaching credential through the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System.
• Demonstrate experience and/or willingness to learn and use technology for instructional delivery and other office duties.
• Must be agreeable to work with a diverse population and with all ranges of student abilities.
• Use appropriate evaluation instruments to measure student progress at specified intervals.
• Develop and use assessment of student learning methods and contribute to campus wide assessment projects.
• Develop and maintain curricula that appropriately reflect current knowledge in the discipline.
• Assist in recommending purchases and maintaining accurate inventories.
• Provide direction and involvement in all aspects of program implementation, including
• curriculum design, refinement and sequencing, classroom/lab design, hardware/software selection, student recruitment, business and industry contacts, graduate placement, and any other activity necessary.
• Cooperate with departmental faculty in the selection of textbooks and teaching materials.
• Demonstrate dedication to the teaching function using effective teaching materials that utilize multimedia classroom instruction.
• Demonstrate an understanding of subject matter well beyond the introductory textbook level.
• Demonstrate expertise in machine tools.
• Develop critical thinking exercises and well-organized lectures.
• Must have a strong commitment and positive attitude toward Community College instruction.
• Pursue and maintain partnership activities related to the Gunsmithing program.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

• Associate’s degree in Gunsmithing Technology or equivalent education and experience in the gunsmithing industry.
• Ability to teach in traditional and non-traditional formats and settings(evenings, weekends).
• Ability to be credentialed utilizing the Colorado Community College System, Career and Technical Education requirements.

Application Instructions
For consideration, an applicant
must submit the following:

• A letter addressing the professional qualifications listed in the position description
• Unofficial Transcripts (of highest education attained)
• The names and telephone numbers of at least three (3) references from persons in a position to evaluate the applicant's expertise as it relates to the position requirements.

** Disclaimer:
The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.

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