Academic Specialist - Welding Technology

Passaic County Community College•Paterson, NJ

About The Position

Passaic County Community College invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Academic Specialist position teaching and providing leadership in its Technical Studies – Welding Technology program. The successful candidate will bring strong welding, welding-industry, and trades experience to the classroom and lab, helping prepare students for careers in welding and related fields. The role includes developing curriculum, instructing students, managing the welding instructional team, and serving as an institutional citizen consistent with the collective bargaining agreement for administrators.

Requirements

An associate's degree in Welding Technology; or an associate's degree in any discipline and at least 10 years of frontline welding experience; or a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and at least 7 years of frontline welding industry experience; or a master's degree in any discipline and at least 10 years of frontline welding industry experience.
Knowledge of AWS certification standards.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability in Spanish, Arabic, and English (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality instruction in PCCC welding courses.
Develop, review, and improve syllabi and curriculum for the Welding Technology program.
Manage and schedule the program's instructional team.
Manage purchases for program materials and equipment in collaboration with the Dean.
Assist with student placement in co-ops, job-shadowing, internships, practicums, and apprenticeships.
Market and promote the Welding Technology program on campus and in the community.
Assess student learning for institutional and external accreditations.
Recruit and retain students for the Welding Technology program.
Recruit, supervise, and support adjunct faculty within the program.
Serve as an institutional citizen consistent with the collective bargaining agreement for administrators.

Benefits

New Jersey State health insurance plans.
Dental plan options fully covered by the employer.
Retirement systems through New Jersey State.
Tuition waivers for PCCC courses for employees and eligible dependents, subject to the relevant labor contract; some fees may apply.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time employees, subject to the relevant labor contract.
Short-term disability providing up to 26 weeks of paid leave, subject to carrier terms; excluded for faculty and grant-funded positions.
Paid holidays.
Vacation, sick, personal, and floating holiday hours, prorated based on hire date.
Employee Assistance Program with free, confidential, limited counseling, work-life assistance, and legal and financial guidance.
Free on-site parking and an optional pre-tax transit plan.
Flexible Spending Account for eligible out-of-pocket medical and dependent-care expenses.
Supplemental insurance providing cash benefits for out-of-pocket expenses when hurt or sick.
Voluntary annuity programs with additional contributions to retirement accounts.