About Oakton Community College :

Oakton Community College, a caring community of educators dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, seeks dual credit Electronics faculty to join our College. Applicants must be strong communicators and effective classroom facilitators who enjoy teaching in a student-centered environment.

Candidates with a commitment to working in a culturally competent environment are especially valued at Oakton.

We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity of Oakton's student body and community, who will enhance and promote engagement with other cultures, and have a demonstrated commitment to working with and as part of a multicultural faculty and diverse student body and community.

Located seventeen miles from downtown Chicago, Oakton serves northern Cook County with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie, Illinois.

We have an opening for dual credit Electronics faculty beginning with the Fall 2019 semester. Qualified applicants will currently be employed at Glenbrook South High school District as a teacher.

Job Description:

Oakton has an opening beginning with the Fall 2019 semester for dual credit Electronics faculty to teach Introduction to Electronics.

Introduction to Electronics introduces the electronics curriculum with hands on labs and simulations. Topics range from Ohm's Law to semiconductor circuits, and include series and parallel circuits, capacitors, inductors, and magnetics, with a focus on analog and digital circuits.

Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology, or a related science or computer technology, and a minimum of one year of electronics work experience are required. Also required is current teacher employment with the Glenbrook South School district.

Prior post-secondary teaching or training experience in a hands on laboratory environment. a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology or Computer Technology, and a minimum of 5 years of industrial or technical experience, strong communication and presentation skills are preferred.

Additional Information:

Part-time dual credit faculty hires and assignments are coordinated by Cindy Nijmeh at 847-635-1894 or cnijmeh@oakton.edu

Part-time faculty are hired on a semester-by-semester basis. A reasonable effort is made to assure the assignment of courses to more senior part-time faculty who are fully qualified by virtue of their education, training, work experience as related to current technology and pedagogical techniques, and who have had a history of successful performance at Oakton Community College.

All assignments are conditioned on sufficient enrollment. Once a course starts, the part time faculty member is expected to complete the course.

Please contact Matthew Robitaille at mrobitai@oakton.edu if you have any questions or experience problems in submitting your application.

Oakton is accessible by public transportation.

Application Instructions:

Required documents for a complete application file include an application, cover letter, resume/c.v., official transcripts for the hiring credential, and 2 original, signed recommendation letters or college placement/credential file.

Interested applicants must submit their application, cover letter and resume/c.v. on the Oakton website. Please indicate the position code (DCELT-19) on the cover letter.

Transcripts may either be submitted on official paper or as pdf copies of official transcripts e-mailed directly from the Registrar's Office to mrobitai@oakton.edu

Transcripts and recommendation letters are required prior to appointment.

Official transcripts and original letters of recommendation or college placement/credential file should be mailed to: Faculty Search DCELT-19, c/o Department of Human Resources, Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.

Oakton Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to employing competent, qualified individuals. Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, socioeconomic status, sex or gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in admission to and participation in its educational programs, college activities and services, or in its employment practices.