Adjunct Instructor of Industrial Safety

CHESS • Farmington, NM

4d • $34 - $47 • Hybrid

About The Position

Adjunct faculty serve as temporary part-time faculty and are appointed as needed on a semester by semester basis. The primary duty is effective teaching of college-level courses and/or labs in the qualified discipline.

San Juan College may approve remote or hybrid work for adjunct employees within New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Texas (states subject to change at any time). All requests for remote work must be approved in advance by the Dean and Human Resources. Remote work options for locations outside of the United States are not permitted.

Requirements

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of an associate’s degree or a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in a safety related technical field.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work and to be able to answer questions with relevant examples based upon prior experiences as well as resolve problems.
• Adjunct faculty are hired on a semester basis, depending upon the instructional needs identified for each semester.
• It is the policy of San Juan College that adjunct faculty may teach no more than 9 credit hours per semester, except upon approval by the Vice-President of Learning and the Vice-President of HR and Legal Activities.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and teaches short-term, in-person industrial safety courses.
• Initiates and develops new classes as requested and in the instructor’s area of expertise.
• Is responsible for ensuring maintenance of proper certification and credentials.
• Resolves student issues and concerns or refers to coordinator.
• Communicates with the coordinator either in person, email, or phone.
• Performs related duties.

Benefits

• Tuition waiver benefit for one class, up to four (4) credit hours per semester, and any one (1) credit HHPC Fitness Conditioning class for each semester they are employed. This tuition waiver benefit may be transferred to a qualified family member for the semester they are employed.
• Free Professional Development (technology training; teaching and learning seminars; learning symposiums).
• Free Library Services (CD and DVD checkout; book and periodical checkout).
• 403(b) participation.
• Employee Assistance Program Available 24 /7 – Provides 3 FREE sessions for services such as short-term counseling and assessments, referrals, prevention/education resources, and crisis intervention.
• Voluntary Benefits: Allstate/Aflac, Liberty Mutual.
• Educational Retirement Board (ERB) contributions withheld each pay period for adjunct faculty teaching three (3) or more credit hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree