Adjunct - Welding Technology
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2025-00367
Closing: Continuous
Location: Aero Park Campus - 2600 Aero Park Drive, Traverse City
Division: Educational Services
Summary & Qualifications:
SUMMARY
This adjunct faculty member is responsible for teaching Welding Technology in the Technical Academic Area, preparing and delivering instruction to students in cooperation with other faculty, teaching Welding Technology courses. This adjunct faculty member will employ a range of suitable strategies to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions and encourage active learning in all students, maintain proper class-related records, and promptly assess student coursework and apprise students of progress. The adjunct faculty member is a member of the professional teaching staff that is responsible for effectively implementing the mission of NMC and the Technical Academic Area. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to relate well to a diverse population of learners. Responsibilities will include submitting online attendance and grade alerts, and use of the Moodle platform for courses.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, and CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
Required:
• AWS qualified welder
• One of the following combinations of education and experience:
• Master's in Welding/Engineering field with 2 years experience
• Bachelor's in Welding/Engineering field with 2 years related experience
• Bachelor's with 3 years experience in field & 2 years related experience
• Bachelor's in Welding/Engineering field with 2 years related experience
• No degree with 5 years experience in field & 3 years teaching experience
Preferred:
• Two or more years of involvement in industry (committees, standards, advocacy, etc.)
• Bachelor's Degree in Welding or Technical Program
Essential Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
(See the NMC Adjunct Resource Guide for further details mailto:@ http://www.nmc.edu/departments/human-resources/adjunct-handbook.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/ )
Specifically, adjunct faculty members have these responsibilities:
Planning and Instruction:
• Prepare and deliver instruction to students.
• Effectively employ a range of suitable strategies to foster student learning.
• Stimulate class discussions and encourage active learning in all students.
• Maintain proper class-related records.
• Promptly assess student coursework and apprise students of progress.
• Demonstrate an interest in using current and emerging technologies in the classroom and/or in online teaching.
Curriculum:
• Support the academic area and College through other work normally expected of adjunct faculty members.
Professional Development:
• Engage in on-going professional development activities, maintaining and expanding expertise in academic field. (College funding may be available to do so.)
Specifically, adjunct faculty members have these responsibilities:
1. Effectively teach students registered for assigned classes.
• Prepare appropriate plans, materials, and learning activities for students to reach the learning outcomes of each class.
• Present to students, by whatever means is more effective, the information in as imaginative and stimulating a manner as his/her competence and the circumstances permit.
• Consult with students individually and/or in groups to; 1) amplify, examine, critique, and/or apply course material to help students efficiently reach learning outcomes; and 2) identify common learning problems of students so the teaching strategies can be appropriately adjusted.
• Construct and administer tests, and/or other means, for measuring student learning. Upon evaluating such performance for each instructional period, report a grade for each student to the Records Office by the date due.
• Maintain any student records appropriate to regular college procedure and assessment practice.
• Use survey forms as designated to obtain evaluation feedback regarding performance.
• Submit appropriate materials to the Vice President or his/her designee. All official college transcripts should be sent to Human Resources.
• Attend meetings required by the Vice President, Academic Chair, or their designees.
2. Effectively participate in the affairs of the College as necessary to develop and maintain a strong and vibrant instructional institution.
• Contribute ideas and energies to cooperate and actively participate as a team member with colleagues in carrying out activities of the division.
• Consult with the Academic Chair, Department Head, or other appropriate college personnel on questions or issues involving course, curricula, instructional strategies, and College procedures and policies.
3. Continuously improve teaching effectiveness through professional growth. For example, adjunct faculty are encouraged to attend, whenever possible, professional development activities sponsored by NMC's Center for Instructional Excellence.
• Attendance (Instructor) - In the event of the instructor's absence, it is the adjunct instructor's responsibility to notify the Educational Services Office as soon as possible by calling 995-1543. All class cancellations are posted on the campus TV monitors and the telephone information bulletin board. Extended absences may result in reduction in the adjunct faculty member's contracted pay.
• Attendance (Student) - It is assumed that regular attendance is necessary for success in any course. While generally it has been accepted that a student should be penalized when the number of absences, due to negligence on the student's part, are in excess of the hours of credit in the course, instructors are permitted to establish attendance regulations for their own classes. Each instructor must determine their own policy at the beginning of each semester and include it in the instructions to the students. All work missed by absence must be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor.
If a student has excessive absences, the instructor should attempt to contact the student regarding the problem and also notify the Academic Chair.
In the event that students or parents report to the Educational Services Office that the student will be absent for an extended period of time because of illness or other unforeseen circumstances, this information will be transmitted to the appropriate instructors.
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