Part-time Advanced Manufacturing Professor - Continuous Pool

Overview

Can you create and maintain a welcoming and supportive environment with students of diverse multicultural, socioeconomic, and academic backgrounds? Are you eager to work collaboratively to find innovative ways to improve student success? If these questions resonate with you, then we invite you to consider joining our Workforce, Professional and Technical Education & STEM department. We value collaboration and are dedicated to guiding students toward the achievement of their academic and career goals.

Clark College is currently seeking to fill a part-time Advanced Manufacturing Professor position at Clark College’s Boschma Farms (Ridgefield) Center. The Advanced Manufacturing Department offers an Associate of Applied Technology, a Certificate of Proficiency (Manufacturing Operator), and a Certificate of Achievement (Intro to Manufacturing). Primary teaching duties include Manual, Additive, and Subtractive Manufacturing, Welding, Robotics, Applied Metrology, Computer Aided Machining, Systems Integration, and Blueprint and Schematics Reading.

The successful candidate will play an integral role in leading the department and ensuring the relevance and alignment of the Advanced Manufacturing Program with current industry standards, along with developing and implementing the vision of the manufacturing-related programs at Clark College.

Note: This part‑time position is open for applications year‑round. Applicants must be available to teach during daytime, evening, or weekend hours. Positions will be filled as program needs arise.

• Instruct all classes as an expert in the discipline using active learning approaches that engage and facilitate student learning.
• Strive to enhance teaching and learning techniques.
• Participate in decision‑making processes by taking part in department and college committees.
• Work well with people of all ages from academically, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds.
• Understand and commit to the mission of Clark College.
• Work cooperatively in a variety of department‑level activities and college or company‑wide projects.
• Pursue professional development to enhance teaching and learning in the department and College.

• Provide lab coordination, including instructional equipment support, equipment purchasing, and storage functions.
• Establish safety procedures for proper handling, storage, and disposal of equipment, tools, and hazardous materials, and train staff to safely maintain and dispose of waste.
• Advise and assist students in their educational and career development.
• Obtain and maintain professional‑technical certification requirements.
• Participate in program, curriculum development, and assessment activities.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, businesses, advisory committees, and other educational partners to create unique learning opportunities at Clark College.

• Associate degree in an Advanced Manufacturing discipline or closely related field
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  * * four (4) years of industry‑related experience, or Bachelor's degree in an Advanced Manufacturing discipline or closely related field
  ** and
  * * two (2) years of industry‑related experience, or eight (8) years of industry‑related experience.
• Familiarity with current industry practices in advanced manufacturing environments.
• Ability to teach the Advanced manufacturing curriculum.
• Demonstrated work experience in at least one of the following key areas:
• Industrial Three‑Phase Electric Motor Control Systems Installation, Troubleshooting and Repair.
• Mechanical Power Transmission Systems Installation, Troubleshooting and Repair.
• Robotics Control Systems Interfacing, Installation, Troubleshooting and Repair.

Lecture hourly rate: $93.18
Lab hourly rate: $79.59

Required Online Application Materials:

• Clark College Online Application, including names of three references.
• Cover letter addressing experience and qualifications for the position.
• Current resume.
• Responses to supplemental questions included in the online application.

Please apply online at
www.clark.…