Adjunct Instructor, Advanced Welding Technologies

To advance the college's mission, vision, principles, values and strategic initiatives through continuous improvement decisions.

Kirkwood Community College seeks a skilled and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Adjunct Instructor.  The successful candidate will have strong knowledge base in their discipline and teaching experience at the college level is desirable.    Primary duties will include instructing students in courses, and communicating with department staff, students, and other faculty.  

 UNIVERSAL CORE COMPETENCIES:  

• Advocate for Continual Improvement- empowering each other to identify opportunities for excellence. 
• Collaborate with Mutual Accountability- working together with a willingness to take ownership and account for our actions.  
• Champion Service- anticipating needs and create a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment.  
• Perseverance- commitment to excellence even in the face of adversity or delay in achieving success.  
• Lead- regardless of title, through positive influence. 

• Provide instruction for courses in the Advanced Welding Technologies program.
• Work with other faculty members to maintain the course syllabus and consistent assessments.
• Communicate with department staff, students, and faculty on a regular basis.
  Perform other related work duties as assigned. 

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Effectively instruct and communicate material for the course.
• Abide by and enforce safety rules when in a lab setting.
• Welcome, value, and nurture people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, as well as support and promote an environment that accepts differences.  

Position involves working in a classroom setting. Occasional (10-33%) sitting, pushing, pulling and grasping. Frequent (34-66%) reaching and viewing a computer and other types of close visual work.    Constant (67-100%) standing, walking, repetitive motion, talking and hearing. 

• Completion of specialized training and at least 6,000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in welding or related industry, OR
• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a related area of study. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS:

EEO AA/STATEMENT:

 Kirkwood Community College shall not engage in nor allow unlawful discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment. This includes all employment practices, hiring practices, and unwelcome harassment of applicants or employees based on race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information or actual or potential parental, family, marital status or veteran status. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with the policy please contact the Vice President of Human Resources at Kirkwood Community College, 313 Kirkwood Hall, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd., SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, Telephone: 319-398-5572,  Email: equity@Kirkwood.edu or the director of the Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604-7204, Telephone: (312) 730-1560 Facsimile: (312) 730-1576, TDD (800) 877-8339 Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.