College Professor - Civil Engineering Technology

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The role and responsibilities of a faculty member focus on the activities related to teachers, academics and scholars. They include but are not limited to an awareness of current scholarship and continuing mastery in one’s field, instructional and professional duties, professional development, and service. In addition, duties and responsibilities may include scholarly activity.

Instructional duties may include all or any of the following: instructional (teaching) assignments; course preparation and program revision; development of new programs and modes of delivery; evaluation of student work; instruction of laboratory exercises, concepts, theories, techniques and use of equipment; student contact for purposes of advising, tutoring and supervision both in and outside of the lecture or laboratory period; revision and development of existing and/or new courses in all formats; preparation of materials for use in laboratories; set up and take down of laboratory materials; preparation of timetables; control of inventory, maintenance of equipment; ordering of materials; Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) and PLA coordination; and other functions related to instruction.

Professional development is activity intended to promote teaching excellence, subject area competence and technical competence in an area of professional or instructional expertise.

Service may include all or any of the following: school visitations; active membership on appropriate college or union committees, councils or boards; participation in professional or academic organizations; application of the employee’s academic or professional competence or expertise in the community at large; attendance at articulation meetings; representing OC at other functions, administrative duties and other duties.

Scholarly activity includes scholarship, research and creative activities. A College Professor may be released from instructional and/or professional duties to perform scholarly activity.

The minimum qualification is a Master's degree, or an equivalent level credential as appropriate for the discipline.

Independent, post-secondary or public-school work experience directly related to the duty assignment.

Graduate level training that enables sole responsibility for teaching undergraduate students in the area directly related to the teaching assignment.

Experience demonstrating a learner-centered teaching philosophy is desired.

An active profile in scholarship, research and creative activity is preferred.

Designs and teaches a course with regard for learning outcomes

Teaches in a variety of modes, including lecture, discussion, active student involvement and laboratory work as appropriate

Interested in use of appropriate technological aids in instruction

Open to feedback from others on ways to improve teaching and related activities

Knowledgeable about the subject matter of the teaching area and able to teach the subject matter at a post-secondary level

Maintains currency and vitality in one’s discipline through professional activities, professional development and/or scholarship

Interested in course and program development

Collegial and willing to work constructively with others

Comfortable in a computerized environment and with programs relevant to instruction and academic discipline

The Civil Engineering Technology Department is seeking part-time to full-time term (meaning up to 8.5 months) college professors with experience working in the field and teaching theoretical and practical topics. The preferred qualifications include relevant and recent local industry experience and a Civil Engineering (or related) diploma or degree. Applicants with local, current experience in industry will be given preference. Applicants with a degree or diploma in a related field of study and work experience will also be considered.

Duties will include teaching, laboratory preparation, holding regular office hours, marking all assignments and exams, and reporting grades. The instructional assignment can include, but will not be limited to, some of the following lecture and/or labs at the Kelowna Campus.

Fall Term (September to December)
CiEn 242 – Steel Detailing and Estimating (2 hours of lecture and two 2-hour labs per week)
CiEn 246 – Pavements (2 hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week)

Winter Term (January to April)
CiEn 147 – Software Applications for Civil Engineering Technologists (1 hour of lecture and two-2 hour labs per week)
CiEn 236 – Highways Materials Testing II (1 hour of lecture and two 3-hour labs per week)
CiEn 237 – Geometric Road Design (2 hours of lecture and two 2-hour labs per week)
ENGR 111 – Engineering Design II (2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab per week)

For the Calendar description of the above courses, please visit: https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/civil-engineering-technology-diploma and https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/common-first-year-engineering-certificate

In your cover letter, please note by term which course(s) you wish to teach. This is very important. As you can see from the above list of courses, the range of expertise needed is highly variable and we would not expect a candidate to be an expert in all the courses noted above. Rather, we are looking for the candidate that is open to teaching mainly within their area of expertise and some other complimentary areas and to be a team player.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach lectures and laboratories for the assigned courses and commit to ongoing development of working knowledge in their field. The instructional assignment is expected to include but is not limited to theoretical and practical topics within first- and second-year Civil Engineering lectures and/or labs.

 

 

 

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