Faculty – Mechatronics Technology

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a comprehensive, multicultural, public, open—access college. Southwest has 7 campuses/centers from which it offers over 100 programs and over 20 technical certificate programs.

We foster student success, transform lives, and increase the educational level of a growing community in Shelby County. Southwest is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

We invite you to become a part of the Southwest Team!

Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor – Mechatronics Technology

Employee Classification: Faculty

Institution: Southwest Tennessee Community College

Department: Technologies

Campus Location: STCC - Union Avenue Campus

Job Summary

This is a full-time academic-year (9-month) term faculty position in the Mechatronics Technology program in the Technologies Department.

The faculty member is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities. The faculty member is responsible for performing assigned teaching duties during the day, evening, and occasionally on the weekends on any Southwest Tennessee Community College campus as assigned. This position will primarily be responsible for instruction for dual-enrollment courses offered at John Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville, TN as well as other area high schools. As such, the position may require daily travel across Shelby and Fayette Counties.

An instructor/assistant professor performs all other duties as directed by the Department Chair,
Dean of Business and Technologies, or the President or designee.

Job Duties

• All full-time personnel, including faculty, shall be required to devote a minimum of 37.5 hours per week to their duties and shall maintain appropriate office hours as determined by the President. 
• Teach a minimum of 15 teaching load equivalents (TLE) each term per academic year via on ground, online, hybrid or web-enhanced modalities as assigned. Teach evening, weekend, off-campus, and digital learning courses as required.
• Prepares and delivers lectures on topics of the Mechatronics Technology program.
• Participates in student advising on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues while utilizing all resources within the college for guidance of students.
• Maintain required office hours and availability to students, could include advising, mentoring, tutoring, or other student support activities.
• Compiles, administers, evaluates and grades students' class work, assignments, tests, and papers; and keep students apprised of their progress by observation and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.
• Maintain accurate student records, grades, and other required records in compliance with college policies and federal FERPA regulations and submit required documents on time and in the prescribed format. Provide records in a timely manner as requested by Department Chair/Administration.
• Develop curriculum, evaluate, and review credit and non-credit courses.
• Participate in assessment of course, program, and institutional outcomes, including annual Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Planning, Academic Program Reviews, Academic Audits, and other Programmatic Accreditation as applicable.
• Comply and assist with affiliation and accreditation efforts.
• Conform to all Tennessee Board of Regents guidelines/policies and Southwest policies.
• Attend professional development activities.
• Complete required College and Departmental training and reporting. Including, but not limited to: Online Teaching Certification and compliance trainings
• Recruit, mentor, and advise students and support persistence/progression through graduation
• Attend college, division, department, and advisory board meetings.
• Attend all commencements and convocations.
• Provides service/outreach in the College and community by serving on college, division, and departmental committees, by participating in student and scholarly activities.
• Provides service/outreach in the College and community by serving on college, division, and departmental committees, by participating in student and scholarly activities.
• Complete required annual evaluation process.
• Keeps abreast of developments in the field, providing recommendations to the department chair on program improvement and advancement.
• May perform other duties as assigned b