Contract Length:
9 month
Reports To:
Assistant Dean, IET
Position Status:
Full-Time
Posted Pay Range:
$47,052.00 - $56,949.00
About Us:
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is committed to empowering students to succeed by providing affordable and accessible education to advance the local and global workforce.
Offering premier programs and degrees that make a difference, CWI remains a top choice for higher education in the Treasure Valley. Empowering the community one student at a time, CWI moves fearlessly forward paving the way to bold new futures with flexible options, exceptional tuition value, and support every step of the way.
Visit Why CWI to learn more.
Position Summary:
Faculty members teach assigned classes in accordance with the College’s established policies and guidelines, assist in student advising, fulfill committee assignments, perform various institutional and community support activities, and perform responsibilities as assigned. Full-time faculty may be assigned to teach at any time on any of our campuses.
Instructors at CWI are expected to focus on mastering disciplinary content, developing and strengthening their ability to prepare and present instructional materials, and assessing student performance. Instructors are focusing on inclusive student-centered pedagogy and familiarizing themselves with the college, its resources, systems, and departmental curriculum in order to facilitate student success and persistence across the student lifecycle. Professional development at the rank of instructor focuses on student achievement. Instructors are engaged in the institution in areas where their participation and skill-set has the greatest potential for impact on the success of students.
Essential Functions:
Instruction
• Strengthen inclusive, student-centered pedagogy to meet the unique needs of CWI’s diverse community college population.
• Demonstrate continuous and self-reflective improvement of course curriculum, content delivery, assessment, and responsiveness to student needs.
• Establish and maintain teaching excellence.
• Develop, revise, and/or recommend curriculum, courses, and programs at the Department level.
Institutional Engagement
• Pursue professional opportunities and relationships to improve student, personal, and departmental/programmatic success.
• Contribute to department/program-level initiatives.
• Contribute to planning and/or assessment at course and department/program level.
Professional Development
• Collaborate with supervisors to determine how one’s professional expertise and interests
contribute to departmental/programmatic success.
Minimum Qualifications:
• High School Diploma, an associate degree in Diesel Technology is preferred.
• Five years of full-time recent work experience in a related field.
• Strong familiarity with hydraulic and powertrain systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to adapt to a variety of teaching methodologies including lectures, group activities, individual instruction, distance learning, and teaching with technology.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.
• Ability to advise students.
• Proficiency in usage of internet, email, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software applications.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching at a community college or with adult learners preferred.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Instructor to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the Instructor is regularly required to stand, walk, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The Instructor is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell.
The Instructor must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include adequate close vision and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Benefits:
Unlock a world of unparalleled benefits at the College of Western Idaho, where we redefine excellence in affordable and comprehensive benefits packages!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status.
