Job Description

Under direct supervision of the Dean of Industrial and Related Technologies. Instructor will teach didactic and laboratory electromechanical engineering technology and PLTW courses. Provides leadership, management, planning, and coordination with instruction of students, student enrollment and advisement, student recruiting and retention, marketing the program, and services to college and community. Incudes curriculum and instructional development, assessment functions to include program and student learning outcomes, and transfer student advisement. Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter being taught, and hold valid teaching credentials as defined by SBTCE, college policies and procedures, and SACSCOC criteria. Must be able to motivate students.

Knowledge of Electromechanical Engineering (electrical, electronics, and mechanical) subject matter; knowledge of automation related to equipment operation such as PLCs sensors, motor drives, robots, industrial HMI, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems; knowledge of principles and procedures pertaining to higher education, especially teaching methodologies; and knowledge of college\'s mission, vision, values, role & scope. Must have the ability to supervise and coordinate the classroom and instructional activities of students; ability to establish good working relationship with alumni, businesses, students, faculty, and others in college.

• Instructional Development: developing and maintaining course documentation, reviewing and selecting textbooks for courses in subject area; maintaining audio-visual and/or other materials for courses taught through any medium; being organized and well prepared for classes; scheduling of class and lab time effectively.
• Teaching Performance: providing students with course syllabus, following grading/attendance policy and other relevant information in a timely manner, relating instructional practical examples and illustrations; pacing the instruction over the semester, providing students with timely tests and feedbacks, relating tests to course objectives, and following acceptable department and college policies. Faculty member shall participate in assessments, evaluation, and implementation for continuous improvement and ABET reporting.
• Student Advisement: maintaining and publicizing office hours, referring students for appropriate assistance, maintaining advising records, and show sensitivity to students\' needs.
• College and /or Community Service: assisting with recruitment as required, assisting with job/transfer placement or recommendations as required, cooperating with a participating in projects/activities of other instructional and support areas in fulfillment of the college\'s mission, serving effectively on college/community committees.
• Instructional Management: submitting reports in a timely manner, arranging physical environment as much as possible for effective learning adhering to class schedules, providing effective classroom/lab supervision, maintaining accurate records, providing disciplinary action where appropriate.
• Professional Development: developing an annual professional development plan in conjunction with supervisor, attending courses/seminars/workshops as required or planned, writing manuscripts, or presenting papers at conferences, etc., doing research projects in subject field.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Division Dean.

Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Technology, Math, Science, Physics, or a related field.

Master\'s degree in Electrical Electronics or Mechanical Engineering or a master\'s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline. Two (2) years of college level teaching experience is preferred. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) certification for IED, POE, CIM, and DE courses preferred.

Overnight and local travel, teach courses at service area high schools. In addition, working evening hours and weekends.

State of South Carolina