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Posting Number 20110312-1 Job Title Faculty - Instructor of Robotics Pay Rate $55,000 - $65,000 DOE Job Category Faculty Department ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

The Instructor of Robotics teaches courses within the robotics curriculum, oversees the robotics lab, and provides curriculum direction for the robotics program. Instructor is also responsible for providing mentoring and general advising to students within the robotics program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•Teach all major courses within the robotics curriculum including Fundamentals of Electricity, Motors and Motor Control Circuits, Advanced PLC and Motion Control, Industrial Robotics Vision, Robot Integration and Automation, Microprocessors, Electric Communications, Industrial Robotics, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Programmable Logic Controllers, Process Control Instrumentation, and Digital Electronics.
•Teach effectively both theory and laboratory (hands on) robotics courses.
•Oversee curriculum, recommend changes, and keep content current with industry standards.
•Maintain advisory board and participate in annual advisory board meetings.
•Review and recommend budget and capital expenses for program to Dean.
•Develop and retain relationships with area industry experts and employers.
•Obtain or maintain third party certifications like FANUC certifications.
•Assist in the recruitment of students into robotics and other advanced technology curricula.
•Perform professional obligations. For example, judge area First Robotics Competitions.
•The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

Required Qualifications

•Associates degree in robotics, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or related field.
•Three years of experience in field.

Preferred Qualifications

•Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in robotics, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or related field.
•Teaching experience.
•FANUC or other third party certifications

Other Information

All applicants must demonstrate the ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relate to students. Excellent organization and communication skills as well as the demonstrated use of instructional technology are required.

Special Instructions to Applicants Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

1. The physical activity of this position.

A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
F. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
G. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
H. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
I. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
J. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
K. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
L. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
M. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
N. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
O. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

2. The physical requirements of this position.

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.

A. The employee is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the weather.
B. The employee is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the employee to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
C. The employee is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
D. The employee is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
E. The employee is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.

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