Orange Coast College

 

Instructor, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR)

Job# 18-O-20

Salary: $52,394.00 - $124,911.00 Annually

Deadline: 02/01/19

 

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POSITION BACKGROUND:

Orange Coast College (OCC) is seeking a full-time, equity-minded, tenure-track faculty member in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) commencing with the 2018 fall semester.  The primary teaching assignment involves all areas of HVACR.  This assignment also includes curriculum and program development, participation in department, division, college committees, and participatory governance activities assuming leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole; collaboration across disciplines and the leveraging of student support resources; and participation in ongoing professional development. 

The assignment may be day, evening, weekend, online, hybrid, or off campus and is subject to change as needed. The ideal candidate for this position embraces the overall mission of Orange Coast College and the Coast Community College District, with a clear, focused commitment to supporting individualized student and employee goals through the work of HVACR.

 

The HVACR Department shares OCC's commitment to equitable outcomes; inclusive practices; and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity. Ideal candidates for this position share OCC's devotion to educating and improving the lives of our representative student, employee, and community populations. We currently enroll 21,498 students, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations: 35% of OCC's students are Latinx, 2% are African-American, 23% are Asian, fewer than 1% are Native American, 31% are White, and 6% identify as multiracial. Faculty have the opportunity to enhance their classroom methods during two professional development days during the academic year, which include learning sessions like "Digital Accessibility", "Basic Skills: Helping students help themselves" and "Taking a skills-based approach to teaching college students" and new faculty also receive training monthly as a cohort in the New Faculty Academy. Student-centered activities that support OCC's mission include campus-wide student success projects funded by the Office of Student Equity; partnerships with local Hispanic-serving four year institutions; active programs that work to improve the academic achievement of racially minoritized and/or disenfranchised students, such as PUENTE and UMOJA; Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS).

 

The Technology Division at Orange Coast College has 8 departments: Architecture; Aviation Maintenance; Aviation Science; Construction; Electronics; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR); Manufacturing, and Welding.  The Technology Division serves students bound for transfer and in service of career and technical programs.  We encourage innovative teaching methods, as well as, student and faculty engagement outside of the classroom.  The Division promotes career pathways and integration with high school programs and universities to facilitate student access, successful course of study, and educational goal achievement.  Technology Division faculty take a multi-discipline approach to student research and projects, community engagement, and in partnerships with local institutions to promote STEM engagement for racially minoritized populations.  

 

Examples of Duties: Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide instruction in HVACR or environmental control systems in accordance with established course outlines. Assigned courses in the HVACR Department may include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following:

• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

• Basic Electrical for HVACR

• Refrigeration Service

• Air Conditioning Service

• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Controls

• Pneumatic Control

• Building Automation

• Air Balance

• Ice Machine Service & Repair

• Contribute to developing hands-on instructional strategies that reflect current industry standards and practices. 

• Provide leadership in the development and revision of HVACR and environmental control systems curriculum responsive to the students, industries served, and to other educational institutions involved. 

• Participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; participate in and develop programs to measure and improve student performance.

• Maintain current knowledge and new innovations in the subject matter areas. 

• Work well with others.  Maintain appropriate standards of interpersonal skills, professional conduct, and ethics.

• Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a full-time faculty member including, but not limited to the following: teach all scheduled classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy; follow the department course outlines; keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and progress; submit student grades according to established deadlines; post and maintain scheduled office hours; participate in departmental meetings and college and/or district-wide activities and committees as assigned.

• The assignment may include day, evening, weekend, and online sections.

• Lead and/or participate in industry advisory committees. Use environmental scans, economic, needs assessment, SWOT, and other objective data analysis methods to improve program and curriculum.

 

Qualifications and Physical Demands

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Must meet one of the following qualifications under (1) through (3):

• Any Bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience; OR

• Any Associate degree and six years of professional experience; 

• Or, possess a combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent to the above. Candidates making an application on the basis of equivalency must submit an Application for Equivalency in addition to all other required materials. Please see Additional Information below to determine if you need to submit an Application for Equivalency

• Evidence of responsiveness to, and understanding of the racial, ethnic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, academic and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.

• Ability to contribute to campus and district-wide professional responsibilities and activities.

• Ability to complement existing staff, student and community demographics in terms of professional and personal skills.

• Additional Required Qualifications:  (Certifications, licensing required in program)

• EPA Section 608 Certification

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• State contractor's licensure in refrigeration, electrical or other related qualifications. 

• Educational and/or instructional preparation in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration (HVACR) or environmental control systems.

• Recent experience teaching heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) or environmental control systems at the post-secondary level. 

• Evidence of an ability to self-reflect and respond to an evidenced-based assessment of student learning.

• Evidence of innovation, scholarship, or leadership in the teaching of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. 

• Desire and demonstrated the ability to participate actively in the department, division, and college committees and in the shared governance of Coast Community College District.

• Desire and evidence of an ability to take on leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole. 

• Ability to work with computers, and use the Internet and interactive technologies to engage students in on-campus and online courses (where academically appropriate); and intrinsic motivation and ability to develop and teach online courses.

Evidence of an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Ten or more years of field experience in light commercial air conditioning, refrigeration, and control systems with nationally recognized certifications such as EPA, HVAC Excellence, STAR, IHACI, and NATE. 

• Experience with digital environmental control systems, new refrigerants, EPA requirements, and high-efficiency systems. 

• Experience with installation and maintenance of solar and thermal systems. 

• Willingness to examine and re-mediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.

• Evidence of an ability to address the instructional needs of a diverse and frequently underprepared student population. 

• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom.

• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within HVACR courses and classrooms.

• Evidence of an ability to self-reflect and respond to an evidenced-based assessment of student learning.

• Desire and demonstrated ability to participate actively in department, division, and college committees and in the shared governance of Coast Community College District.

• Desire and evidence of an ability to take on leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole.

• Ability to work with computers, and use the Internet and interactive technologies to engage students in on-campus and online courses (where academically appropriate).

• Evidence of an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

 

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