Description

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Job Posting Title:

Faculty, HVAC & Refrigeration

Job Description Summary:

The HART (Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Technology) Department Faculty at Austin Community College support hands on and classroom learning for a diverse group of students within the high school and community college settings. Faculty will be responsible for preparing engaging coursework and delivering content throughout various ACC campuses. The start date for this opportunity is January 2024.

Job Description:

The ACC HART program is designed to meet the diverse needs of industrial, commercial and residential HVAC industry. Emphasis is placed on real world approaches to diagnostic skill building and a thorough understanding of refrigeration system theory and operations. Independent, self-directed learning is promoted through hands-on experience with current systems and the use of computer programs and simulations. Students completing degree and/or certificate programs will leave ACC with the workplace skills and professionalism necessary to succeed in the workforce.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of HVAC & Refrigeration to a diverse and multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.

• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and departmental governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.

• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.

• Serve as a mentor to students in the HVAC & Refrigeration program.

• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.

• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.

• Support division and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.

• Serve on collegewide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.

• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor, executive vice chancellor.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Applicants may also be required to work with dual credit students at the high school level.
  
  

Technology

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom. Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)
  
  

Principal Professional Standards

• Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.

• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.

• Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.

• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.

• Attend and participate in collegewide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.

• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.

• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.
  
  

Required Education

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:

• Associate Degree in AC/Heating & Refrigeration
  
  

Required Certifications

• EPA 608 Universal Certification
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• NATE Certification
  
  

Required Work Experience

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:

• Three years of non-teaching, industry-related work experience within the HVAC and Refrigeration industry.
  
  

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

• Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.

• A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.

• Experience using technology as an instructional aide where appropriate to enhance learning.

• Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.

• A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.

• Commitment to a diverse workforce.

• Commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin Community College and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.

• Ability to communicate effectively with students with a wide range of skills and backgrounds.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied and diverse groups from the community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration. 

• Strength in communication media, both verbal and written, as well as listening.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, including possible multiple campus locations that may vary by semester.

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality of student information.

• Understanding of what it means to teach in a community college environment that serves often underprepared and underrepresented students.

• Understanding of systems of inequality and recognition of the role of community college faculty in promoting equity, equality, and inclusion.

• Other: See Commitment to Equity and Inclusion.

Requirements

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Job Posting Close Date:

November 6, 2023