"Instructor, Welding (FT)"

Instructor, Welding (FT)

Company: Portland Community College

Job Location: Portland, 97280-0990

Category: Welding

Type: Full-Time

Join our Team at Portland Community College

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there. Our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve. Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

Our Program and Who We Are Looking For

Note: As part of your application to be considered for this Instructor position, we will ask you to respond to this important question:

In what ways do, or would, your lived experiences shape your culturally-responsive teaching? Please give examples.

Regarding Academic Credentials at PCC

These positions are included in the bargaining agreement between Portland Community College and the Portland Community College Faculty Federation Employees.

Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation.

Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard. (for more information see http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html)

For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit: http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/i301-instructorqualifications/

Instructor Qualifications:

Education

AAS or higher degree in Welding Technology or related field is preferred; must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Five years recent welding field experience is required. Five years recent teaching experience at the college level or industry training experience or a combination of teaching at the college level and industry trainer experience may be substituted, year for year, for recent welding field experience.

General Qualifications

Welding certifications in all areas of instruction are required within the first year of hire as follows:

• GMAW ER70S-6, 2G limited plate
• FCAW E71T-1, 3G and 4G unlimited plate
• FCAW E71T-8, 3G and 4G unlimited plate
• GTAW/SMAW ER70S-6/E7018 2" sch 80 pipe (uphill progression) 6G position
• SMAW E6010, 6" sch 40 pipe (downhill progression), 6G position
• SMAW E6010/E7018 6" sch 80 pipe (uphill progression), 6G position
• SMAW E7018 3G and 4G unlimited plate

Success Criteria

• Effectively adapts instruction in real time based on student questions, skill levels, and observed learning needs.
• Demonstrated ability to create and nurture a sense of well-being and belonging in a technical instructional environment with adult learners.
• Maintains clear safety supervision such as modeling proper PPE use, tool handling, workspace organization, and professional boundaries while managing multiple tasks and student groups.
• Experience working with a team to develop and implement projects and fulfill department needs.
• Experience collaborating with partners and industry to fulfill department needs.

Initial Salary Placement will be between Step 1 ($73,911) and Step 3 ($78,408) based on related experience, per PCC's collective bargaining agreement. Placement at a higher step may be possible based upon additional experience and internal equity. The highest step of the range is step 17, ($118,558) Please review the salary schedule here.