What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electromechanical Engineering Technology Instructor position at Denmark Technical College (SC)?
- Instructional Development: developing and maintaining course documentation, reviewing, and selecting textbooks for courses in subject area; maintaining audio-visual and/or other materials for courses taught through any medium; being organized and well prepared for classes; scheduling of class and lab time effectively.
- Teaching Performance: providing students with course syllabus, following grading/attendance policy and other relevant information in a timely manner, relating instructional practical, example and illustrations; pacing the instruction over the semester, providing students with timely tests and feedbacks, relating tests to course objectives, and following acceptable department and college policies. Faculty member shall participate in assessments, evaluation, and implementation for continuous improvement and ABET reporting.
- Student Advisement: maintain and publicize required office hours, refer students for appropriate assistance, maintain advising records, and show sensitivity to students’ needs.
- College and/or Community Service: assisting with recruitment as required, assisting with job/transfer placement or recommendations as required, cooperating with or participating in projects/activities of other instructional and support areas in fulfillment of the college’s mission, serving effectively on college/community committees.
- Instructional Management: submitting reports in a timely manner, arranging physical environment as much as possible for effective learning adhering to class schedules, providing effective classroom/lab supervision, maintaining accurate records, providing disciplinary action where appropriate.
- Professional Development: development of an annual professional development plan in conjunction with supervisor, attending courses/seminars/workshops as required or planned, writing manuscripts, or presenting papers at conferences, etc., doing research projects in subject field.
Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering, or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline.
Two (2) years of college level teaching experience is preferred.
Knowledge of Electromechanical Engineering (electrical, electronics, and mechanical) subject matter; automation related to equipment operation such as PLCs, sensors, motor drives, robots, industrial HMI, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems; principles and procedures pertaining to higher education, especially teaching methodologies; and knowledge of the college’s mission, vision, values, role, and scope. Must have the ability to supervise and coordinate the classroom and instructional activities of students; ability to establish good working relationship with alumni, businesses, students, faculty, and others in the college.