Mechanical Engineering Instructor

Role and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Follow STC’s Strategic Plan as well as the mission, vision, and values of the institution to provide guidance for your program.
• Maintain required professional development hours to continue to develop the program, curriculum, and assessment.
• Develop and teach relevant curriculum that provides classroom theory and application and prepares students for entry-level position in the program field.
• Promote academic achievement for students through appropriate classroom rigor.
• Establish a positive student learning environment that promotes retention, accountability, diversity, equity, excellence, innovation, collaboration, dignity, self-respect, safety, student success and personal and professional growth.
• Monitor and assess student classroom effort and assignments.
• Prepare and present academic content using a variety of effective pedagogical methods and techniques to meet student needs.
• Coordinate student learning opportunities outside of the classroom; including areas such as student tours, on the job learning, apprenticeships, clinical, internships and practicums.
• Utilize the Learning Management System to deliver courses that may include traditional, hybrid, online, evening or weekend format.
• Utilize STC communication and data storage systems to ensure effective communication to students and all STC employees.
• Operate and maintain any equipment utilized by the program.
• Create and document program assessments for program development based upon Higher Learning Commission requirements.
• Complete non-teaching responsibilities that include student recruitment, participation in STC committees and teams, budget, evaluation, and scheduling.
• Participate in the finance processes of the organization. This includes purchase and retirement of equipment and supplies; participation in the program’s annual budget process; and ensure that budget funds are utilized responsibly according to STC’s financial policies.
• Provide guidance and mentor other department employees including specialists, adjunct instructors, work-study, or other part-time staff.
• Utilize the community and industry as a learning resource and as an extension of the classroom.
• Assist Administration with monitoring and maintaining program accreditation requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Experience

Physical Demands and Work Environment

General office environment with standard office equipment. Lighting and temperature are adequate. Moderate noise levels typical of an office environment due to staff and student conversations and noise from office equipment. Additional equipment associated with ancillary instruction may be available and may have effect on lighting, sounds, and temperature. Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions when traveling to other locations.

Required qualifications

Position Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering or related field required. Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or in another engineering field with 18 graduate hours in mechanical engineering preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of three years progressive work experience in the marketing field of mechanical engineering required. Post-secondary teaching and applied curriculum development experience preferred.
• Other requirements:
  1. Computer skills: Ability to use email systems, word processing, and spreadsheet software
  2. Encourage change and new ideas within the organization and assist employees who may need help with adjusting to any changes that occur
  3. Communication: ability to actively listen and to effectively communicate with others through written and oral communication
  4. Leadership: ability to make decisions, delegate tasks, be innovative, negotiate, problem solve, build teams through coaching and development, resolve conflicts, hold yourself and other accountable, and work under pressure.
  5. Business acumen: ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues that include understanding accounting information, preparing, and managing budgets, and making sound, long-term, organizational development decisions
  6. Diversity oriented: Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, or job type
  7. Strategic planning: ability to develop and achieve short and long-term goals for the organization