BRCC is accepting applications for adjunct Advance Manufacturing Technology instructors. Assignments include evening classes at one or more locations served by the College. The adjunct professor will be responsible for teaching industrial maintenance and manufacturing courses in a hands-on experiential format. Professor will have knowledge and application of industrial control devices, programmable logic controllers, industrial robots, mechanical processes, fluid power, machinery, and basic communication protocols. Students in these classes build on fundamental industrial maintenance and manufacturing skills to troubleshoot, design, and build different projects related to the course material. The instructor will be responsible for making sure the projects focus on industry skills and the materials are provided for students in a timely manner. Need ability to create positive classroom/lab culture that provides foundational knowledge for Mechatronics courses; ability to teach in a hands-on, experiential format; knowledge of a programmable logic controllers; knowledge of multiple programming languages and how to troubleshoot; ability to create open-ended problems for students to solve creatively; perform classroom management of lab-based classrooms, including maintaining equipment and supplies; work with students in a diverse environment with a sensitivity to all members of the community.
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About Blue Ridge Community College
Founded in 1967, Blue Ridge Community College has served the residents of the central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for over 40 years. Its comprehensive program of instruction includes associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in occupational/technical and college/university transfer programs. The College also provides non-credit workforce training and special interest classes for individuals, business, and industry.
