2-year Fixed Term, Full-time, Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology Instructor

Hennepin Technical College, one of the most diverse two-year colleges in Minnesota, is accepting applications for 2-year Fixed Term, Full-time, Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology Instructor.

Faculty in the Automated Systems and Mechatronics Technology program provide classroom and laboratory instruction that prepares students for careers in automated manufacturing systems. Instruction includes hands-on training in programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotics, sensors, electrical systems, motor controls, and pneumatic technologies. Faculty guide students in designing, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting automated systems while collaborating with industry partners to ensure curriculum aligns with current workforce needs. See more at: https://hennepintech.edu/program/automation-robotics/

Job duties

• Teach Instructional lecture and lab courses in Automation Robotics Engineering Technology
• Continuous curriculum development, including the design, revisions, and implementation of instructional materials and assessment of learner outcomes
• Integration of assessment activities into teaching practices and participation in department and college-wide assessment of student learning
• Support of the success and development of students through the use of a variety of instructional methods, available office hours, and by providing additional resources
• Development and implementation of on-campus, online and hybrid courses
• Contribution into department decisions on budget, scheduling, textbook selection etc
• Participation in discipline, team, campus, and college matters through service on committees; attendance at regular meetings; and continued professional development
• Support and advance the department and college mission through ideas and projects

This position may have time devoted to developing collaborative partnerships related to grants obtained or potentially obtained by the program and college.

Salary Range:

$44,144 - $96,906

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement

• Associate degree from an automated systems and mechatronics, electrical/mechanic systems or fluid power program.

Occupational Experience Requirement

• Four full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience in automated systems and mechatronics, electrical/mechanic, or fluid power.

Recency Requirement

• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement

• course construction (credit course)*
• teaching/instructional methods (credit course)*
• student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course)*
• philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course)**
• Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.
• * These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full-time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.2)
• ** This course shall be waived for individuals who, at the time of hire, have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.3)

Preferred Qualification

• Experience Programming Robots and Cobots including FANUC Robots and Universal Robotics
• Experience with VFD's and Servo motors
• Experience Troubleshooting PLC's utilizing Allen-Bradley products
• Experience integrating Robotic Systems, Vision System, VFD's and PLC Systems
• Experience with Electrical Schematic reading, application, and drawing
• Experience with Packaging Machinery and/or Process controls
• Experience troubleshooting Mechanical and Electrical Systems

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

This position will primarily be evenings and afternoons located at the Eden Prairie Campus.

Telework (Yes/No)

No