Adjunct Instructor of Industrial Safety
About The Position
An adjunct instructor is appointed on a term contract for instructional, temporary and part-time assignments. They are not assigned to other responsibilities such as professional service or college service. They have no right to reappointment. Persons appointed at this rank will vary in minimal academic qualifications but generally shall have a relevant doctoral or equivalent terminal degree to teach at the upper division and graduate level, and a master’s degree for lower division courses. All degrees shall be from accredited institutions or from internationally reputable and recognized institutions. Exceptions to these requirements may be made by the Provost upon presentation of evidence of a record of experience or other credentials that indicate academic degree equivalence. Adjunct Faculty members can only serve as Faculty Senators if they teach during the current semester or have taught within the last fiscal year.
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.
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
- Adjunct faculty teaching one (1) credit class or more are eligible for the tuition waiver benefit.
- Tuition may be waived 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
- Allstate/Aflac
- Liberty Mutual
- Adjunct faculty teaching three (3) or more credit hours will have Educational Retirement Board (ERB) contributions withheld each pay period.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
Associate degree
