Welding Technology

Job Code: 1180                       

Department: Welding Technology                    

Division: Academic Affairs                  

Reports to: Dean of Career and Technical Education                  

Positions Supervised: Students

Location: Technical Education Center              

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is currently searching for Adjunct faculty to teach courses in the Welding Technology at any KCKCC location. This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.

 

• Teach students using learner-centered pedagogy.
• Teach courses in all major welding and cutting processes as well as safety and blueprint reading.
• Maintain and troubleshoot equipment as needed.
• Plan lessons and activities that will enable students to master skills and complete course objectives.
• Work with other faculty to ensure quality environment for students.
• Maintain student records in accordance with state and federal laws.
• Follow appropriate safety practices as they pertain to welding industry.
• Participate in professional development to continually improve personal skills and the Welding Technology Program.
• Assist with welding community outreach and Advisory Committee recruitment and support.
• Ability to troubleshoot welding equipment for various processes.
• Other duties as assigned by Lead Welding Instructor and Dean of Technical Education Center.

 

Minimum Qualifications and/or Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two (2) years’ experience in Welding and Fabrication.
• Knowledge of SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, OFC, PAC, CAC-A, Oxy-Fuel welding/brazing, and/or casting repair processes.
• Knowledge of transformer and inverter type welding power sources.

 

Preferred Qualifications and/or Education

• American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator and/or Certified Welding Inspector or ability to obtain those certifications.
• Associate’s Degree.
• OSHA outreach Trainer card.
• Education or training experience.
• Teaching experience in an open enrollment, urban community college.
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Must be able to work a variable schedule/hours to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.

 

Pay grade level:           

Compensation: $933 per credit hour     

Employee category: Faculty     

Position Type: Adjunct Faculty/ POOL

FLSA status:     Exempt

 

Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions.

• As openings for adjunct faculty become available, candidates may be selected from this pool of applicants.
• Read the job announcement carefully noting the minimum qualifications and required information. Note that information contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
• During the application process, unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
• Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
• Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.

***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

 

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