Part-Time Advanced Woodturning Instructors

ABOUT NWTC

We are a two-year technical college, serving Northeast Wisconsin by providing education, training, and life-long learning opportunities for all individuals and businesses leading to the development of a skilled and culturally inclusive workforce.   

We believe every team member enriches our diversity by offering unique perspectives and solutions. We value serving students from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, gender, ability, and orientation backgrounds. We consider applicants who understand the benefits of diversity in higher education, are committed to closing equity gaps and sharing their lived experiences.  

You belong here.  See why you will love working at NWTC.

NWTC is seeking to build a pool of part-time instructors. Part-Time Instructors are an integral part of the College’s staff, helping us provide all learners with the highest quality learning opportunities when, where and how they want it.

Upon successful submission of your application, you will be considered for future opportunities. NWTC will keep your application in our files as a POTENTIAL candidate who could possibly fill a position when or if the need arises.

HOURS:   Hours vary and can include day, evening, and weekend classes.  

SALARY:   $45 per class hour contracted

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Training or education and four (4) years’ experience in the making, selling, marketing, etc. of the craft/art product or equivalent combination of education and experience required. 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in related field and two years (4,000 hours) of successful, directly related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and direct work experience. 
  • Educational equivalency:  Occupational experience combined with education and training preparing a person for the occupation totaling 7 years or 14,000 hours shall be equivalent to a bachelor's degree
  • At a minimum, occupational experience must have occurred at least 1 year within the last 5 years.  1 year of related occupational experience may be waived if the occupational instructor has at least 2 years of post-secondary teaching experience in the appropriate occupational field within the last 5 years

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing the instruction process, associated curriculum review and development, and student advising within the area of instruction.
• Responsible for instructing artisan classes aimed at both teaching individuals to learn a new artisan skill or supplement their income.
• Areas of instruction to be covered could include (but not limited to):  Woodturning-Basic:  course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, and processes of motivation, safety policies, woodturning stock, wood lathe, accessory equipment, cutting tools, catch/dig-in cuts, spindle turning setup, and product development.  Woodturning – Intermediate:   woodturning lathe, shop safety practices, woodturning stock, cutting tools, bandsaw, sharpening, chucking, bowl turning setup and product development.  Woodturning-Advanced:  turning bowls, tool use, wood blanks, rough-turning profile, rough-hollowing, completing the profile, completing the inside, completing the base, sanding, and finishing the product.  Woodturning-Product Development:  safety/shop arrangements, product choices, equipment use, wood selection, gluing, spindle turning, faceplate turning, sanding/finishes, and overview of American Association of Woodturners and the marketplace.
• Must be willing to commit to all required course contact hours, for each class assignment as scheduled.
• Responsible for maintaining curriculum rigor in alignment with state requirements.
• Required to manage the instructional process, to include but not limited to: course preparation, student attendance records, student assessment, grading, and must be accessible to students outside of scheduled classroom time (to include electronic communications as well as in-person meetings).