What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professor of Engineering position at Central Arizona College?
Salary : Depends on Qualifications
Location : Central Arizona College- Signal Peak Campus - Coolidge, AZ
Job Type : Full Time Faculty
Job Number : 0284-25
Department : Sciences Division
Opening Date : 02 / 25 / 2025
Closing Date : 4 / 3 / 2025 6 : 00 PM Arizona
Job Summary
Provide a world-class learner experience for Central Arizona College students. Perform instruction-related and other duties and responsibilities in accordance with the philosophy, vision, mission, policies, and procedures of the College.
This position is expected to be based at CAC's Signal Peak Campus , however it is a district-wide position and travel to and teaching at other campuses may be required.
Responsibilities
- Teach Engineering classes throughout our curriculum, including EGR102 Introduction to Engineering, EGR120 Digital Design Fundamentals, and EGR222 Circuits I, and Math and / or other related coursework in accordance with the college workload policy and in a variety of potential modalities (e.g., face-to-face, online, hybrid, accelerated, evening or late start classes) on any campus, site or center as dictated by the needs of students.
- Engineering pedagogy will incorporate activity- and project-based learning.
- Involvement in the NASA Arizona Space Grant High-Altitude Balloon Payload Grant and team-teaching the associated course (SCI195). Involvement in our Engineering Projects classes (SCI195A, SCI195B).
- In addition to teaching the following are responsibilities related to teaching the program :
Offer mentoring / career exploration opportunities to students majoring in engineering.
Qualifications
Education : Master's degree in engineering or a master's degree in a related field with 18 graduate credits in engineering from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS :
1.Community College teaching experience.
2.Background in Electrical Engineering
3.Experience with working with a diverse population of students at varying academic levels (developmental through transfer level), networking and collaborating with external institutions, designing engineering curriculum.
Salary : Dependent on Qualifications.
Benefits Information :
Background Verification : As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a Background Verification. Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification. The level the background verification for this position is : Standard level.
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older to be considered for this position.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and / or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs : race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including sex assigned at birth, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact : Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 480-677-7853 or titleix@centralaz.edu ; Section 504 / ADA Coordinator at 520-494-5409 or studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at human.resources@centrlalaz.edu.
Important Notice : As a condition of employment, all full time Central Arizona College employee's automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system that requires mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer. The 24-25 fiscal year contribution rate is 12.27%. Please note this rate is subject to change on a fiscal year basis. Membership to ASRS is a condition of employment and is not optional unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet the opt out eligibility requirements, or are a retiree from ASRS . Please consider this when applying for this position.
We acknowledge that our institution, Central Arizona College, occupies ancestral lands of the Huhugam (HU-hu-gum), who lived and farmed along the Gila River Basin centuries ago. We thank the Native communities and descendants of these Indigenous people whose stewardship of the land and waterways allows us to be here now : the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O'odham (THO'-oh-no OH'-oh-thum) Nation, Ak-Chin (AK-Chin) Indian Community, and the Gila River Indian Community, which is comprised of the Akimel O'odham (A-kee-med / r OH-oh-thum) (Pima) and the PEE-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. Indigenous people from other Native nations also reside in Pinal County. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Tribes. All have made innumerable contributions to our region.
Central Arizona College offers full-time employees and their dependents an excellent benefit package that includes low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Part-time positions are not eligible for health benefits.
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