Temporary PT Welding Instructor (Welding Technology/Welder)

South Central College is seeking a part-time Welding Instructor dedicated to excellence in teaching who desires to become part of a creative, vibrant, and student centered learning community. Evening classes will be held at South Central College's North Mankato, MN campus.

The Welding Instructor is responsible for providing hands on training to college students on various welding techniques and procedures such as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), oxy-fuel cutting, brazing, gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). This experience will assist in preparing students with skills that include: shop organization, blueprint reading, and training for possible qualifications in SMAW, GTAW, and and GMAW processes.

The Welding Instructor is responsible for classroom and lab instruction in the area of Business and Industry. The instructor is expected to work as a team member in maintaining a learning environment that meets the educational requirements of the postsecondary student and is also responsible for maintaining accurate academic records in a computerized learning management system. These records include attendance, grades, and class/course syllabi for each class taught.

Salary Range:

Faculty are salary placed on the MSCF salary schedule. See MSCF salary schedule for further details.

Part-time faculty are initial salary placed by column and step on the MSCF contract salary schedule. The annual salary range for the academic year is $43,067 - $71,893. Depending on the position, faculty can be granted an additional 2.5 percent differential to their base salary.

The column is determined by the level of degree the faculty member holds and the step is determined by the number of full-time years of related previous experience in the credential field they have acquired.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement:

• Diploma in welding

Occupational Experience

• Four full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience in welding

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

Preferred Qualification

• Experience teaching in a secondary or postsecondary education institution
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential