Adjunct Faculty, Engineering

College of Lake County•Grayslake, IL

49d•$1,414•Hybrid

About The Position

The College of Lake County (CLC) is seeking an Adjunct Faculty member to teach transfer-level Engineering Dynamics courses. This course covers particle kinematics, Newton's laws, energy and momentum methods, planar dynamics of rigid bodies, and vibrations, with an emphasis on applications to engineering structures and mechanical systems. The course is designed for students in the Engineering Transfer curriculum and will be offered primarily during the daytime or early evening at the Grayslake campus. Adjunct Faculty are expected to teach courses, develop instructional materials, assess student learning, attend required meetings, participate in college governance, and maintain current knowledge in their field and compliance training (Title IX, Clery Act). Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining curriculum, providing instructional support, referring students to college services, creating and distributing a syllabus, observing and evaluating student performance, delivering content using various teaching styles, maintaining records, being available for student consultation, resolving student issues according to college policy, administering academic achievement measures, conducting classes according to the syllabus, meeting scheduled class times, submitting grades electronically, and providing grade records to the Registrar. Faculty are also encouraged to solicit and review student evaluations for course improvement, revise course content as needed, and participate in relevant committees and advisory boards. Classes may be scheduled at any of CLC's campuses (Grayslake, Waukegan, Vernon Hills) or online. The position supervises no staff.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Engineering

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

Teach courses in subject field.
Develop instructional materials.
Assess student learning and assign grades.
Attend required Adjunct meetings in the Fall and Spring semesters.
Participate in college governance and other aspects of academic life.
Maintain current knowledge of subject matter.
Maintain current in compliance training, including compliance under Title IX “Responsible Employee” and, if applicable, Clery Act Campus Security Authority.
Select, prepare and maintain current curriculum, course outlines and printed and non-printed instructional materials.
Teach courses as scheduled each academic semester.
Provide instructional support to the students.
Refer students, when appropriate, to sources of specialized services within the College.
Provide the Division and the students a syllabus that includes course objectives and learning outcomes, attendance policies in line with those of the college, texts and readings, timelines and evaluation criteria, and any other information required by College, Division, or departmental policy.
Observe and evaluate student performance in meeting course objectives and learning outcomes through assignments, projects, discussions or examinations.
Provide feedback in a timely manner on student progress.
Deliver course content using a variety of teaching styles.
Maintain office/discipline/grade/division records as required by the College.
Be available for student consultation through phone or email.
Use the appropriate College policies and procedures to resolve and document student complaints, concerns and problems.
Assist in developing and administering discipline-appropriate measures of student academic achievement, use departmental testing instruments as provided.
Administer other instruments designed to measure student learning outcomes as requested and required by the department.
Provide all results as requested.
Conduct all classes in accordance with an established and current course syllabus and approved textbooks (and/or related instructional material).
Meet all classes for the scheduled time.
Submit all grades (mid/final) electronically prior to the required deadlines.
Provide the Registrar appropriate grade records.
Encourage students to submit course evaluations, review course evaluations when available and use feedback to improve course delivery.
Revise and update course content as needed.
Participate, when appropriate, in the formation and meetings of program advisory boards, college, division, and department committees.
Maintain a high level of professional ethics.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean.