Smart Manufacturing / Industry4.0 FT Faculty
Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 FT Faculty
Looking to Transform and Change Lives every day? Think about joining our Jackson College team and be a part of one of the elite League for Innovation Colleges.
Jackson College offers competitive wages, a generous benefits package including dental, vision and MESSA medical insurance, along with tuition grants for employees and eligible dependents. While we offer many of the amenities of larger institutions, our students, and our Total Commitment to Student Success (TCS2), is our focus. We provide small class sizes, individual professional development opportunities and a family atmosphere.
Annual Salary: $69,000.00 - $83,000.00
Industry 4.0 is a name given to represent the fourth revolution that has occurred in manufacturing. It is a conglomeration of smart manufacturing, autonomous equipment and vehicles, robotics, mechatronics, additive manufacturing, logistics and supply chain, the Internet of Things (connected devices), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, energy efficiency, systems automation/integration, and data analysis. Jackson College is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in three or more of the areas above.
This full-time teaching position includes instruction of a minimum of 33-35 credit hours per academic year. To meet student needs, this position will need to be able to teach evening and weekend courses as well as online and hybrid courses.
Essential Functions
Planning
- Participates in department and academic program development and review
- Plans thoroughly on a daily, weekly, and semester time period to ensure implementation of the established curriculum and provides strong support for students in their pursuit of established expectations.
- Develops plans that promote the development of higher-order thinking skills in the instructional process.
- Develops and maintains course outlines which are reviewed annually.
- Ensures syllabi are provided to the Deans' office each semester
Instruction
- Provides motivation to learn via:
- thorough planning
- enthusiasm for subject matter
- appropriate climate for learning within the classroom
- relevant and current course content
- understanding of individual differences and learning styles
- Facilitates and paces instruction to maximize learning.
- Utilizes varied instructional delivery modes.
- Assesses learning frequently using various methods
- Provides remediation as deemed appropriate and possible.
- Develops and administers summative assessments consistent with learning goals.
- Possibility of teaching evening and weekend courses.
- Develops and distributes course syllabi for each course taught to each student which:
a. conveys the goals and outcomes of the course to include learning outcomes and competencies
b. reflects curriculum adopted by the academic area and/or program for course
c. establishes and communicates expectations for students
d. explains the relationship of those expectations to the grading and assessment process.
General Responsibilities
- Advises students on curriculum, academic programs, employment and career goals, and other matters as appropriate.
- Responds to requests of academic area and/or program leads, committee chairs, records office, etc. in a timely and thorough manner.
- Consistently meets instructional schedule and other assignments and commitments in support of the college.
Establishes and maintains regular and appropriate office hours which are sent to the Deans' office and posted outside faculty office each semester. - Treats all members of the college community with dignity and respect.
- Works through established channels to resolve problems.
- Participates in activities designed to promote attainment of the college vision and its missions.
- Participates in academic area and/or program planning and improvement activities as requested.
- Meets requirements of the faculty evaluation plan in a timely manner and with the intention of maintaining teaching effectiveness, professional development and support of college/community initiatives.
- Attends Commencement and Convocation
- Attends and participates in academic area and/or program and department meetings.
- Formally documents learning assessment efforts in a timely manner.
- Learns and complies with all college policies.
- Upholds and enforces the student code of conduct.
Professional Growth
- Maintains a current knowledge in subject area(s) of instruction.
- Maintains a current knowledge of research in the area of teaching and learning.
- Incorporates new knowledge in the planning and instruction process.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the ongoing growth and development of students and fellow staff members alike.
- Participates in professional development activities
- When appropriate, maintains ties with professional organizations.
Curriculum
- Advises students on curriculum, academic programs, employment, and career goals, and other matters as appropriate.
- Contributes to the growth and development of the academic area and the college by participating in team-based committee work, academic area planning, and other academic area-related and college-related activities.
- Supports the academic area and college through other work normally expected of faculty members
Teaching Effectiveness
- Serves as academic advisor to students in the Skilled Trades and Business & Computer Technology pathways.
- Places the primary emphasis on student learning in the design, delivery, and evaluation/assessment of courses.
- Understands the various levels of preparation represented in the typical classroom and communicates well to the various levels.
- Provides a course syllabus to students in each class.
- Understands and adapts teaching to various learning styles present in the classroom as demonstrated in the presentation of course materials and assessment of student learning.
- Conducts classroom assessment techniques.
- Designs and implements course curriculum that reflects the relevance and conveys the value of academic studies to everyday world.
- Understands and successfully uses learning technology, as needed, both in class and as a tool for distance learning.
- Fosters higher-level learning with an emphasis on analysis, problem solving and critical thinking.
- Promotes student demonstration of learning through a variety of assessments that may include exams, discussions, debates, presentations, simulations, and/or debriefings and field trips.
- Has high expectations of students and gives challenging work.
- Makes contact with students, recognizing them as individual learners
- Is accessible to students both in and out of the classroom and/or formal office hours and strives to help students be successful.
- Listens to students and encourages them to actively participate in the learning process.
- Demonstrates respect, care, and empathy for students.
- Encourages students to believe they can learn successfully; shows confidence in them.
- Is flexible switching from one teaching approach to another when things don't work, yet keeps the objectives of the course in sight at all times.
- Is enthusiastic about the subject matter in the classroom and shares the joy of learning with students.
- Maintains a sense of humor and humanity in the classroom.
- Encourages student growth and celebrates student success.
Faculty Professional Development
- Demonstrates a continuing engagement with the learning and scholarship of their area of specialization.
- Strives to be on the cutting edge of professional content knowledge and methodology
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in related field or associate's degree with five years' experience required.
- Teaching experience in advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, industrial controls, robotics, cybersecurity, energy efficiency, systems automation/integration, or artificial intelligence required.
- Two years full-time practical experience in manufacturing and/or computer technology required.
Preferred
- Experience in successfully obtaining and managing private, state, and federal grants
- Experience with alternate delivery methods for courses including online, hybrid, video, and 3-D instructional techniques
- International experience and/or facility with a world language.
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