Aircraft Maintenance Technician Instructors (Temp PT)

Location: Minneapolis

Full/Part Time: Part Time

Employment Condition: Temporary

Job Description:

Minneapolis College is looking for temporary, part-time instructors in the Aircraft Maintenance Technician (ACMT) Department within the School of Trade Technologies.

Instructors will be responsible for:

• Providing quality teaching to a very diverse student population in both lecture and lab settings;
• Developing and revising instructional materials for both lecture and lab courses;
• Assessing student outcomes at the course, department, and college levels;
• Establishing cooperative work relationships with instructors in the ACMT Department, the Department's administrators, academic advisors, support staff, and all College personnel;
• Actively participating in the college community through ACMT Department and School of Trade Technologies meetings and College-wide committee work;
• Utilizing campus technology to stay current in the aircraft maintenance technician profession and connect to faculty, staff, and students; and
• Participating in ongoing professional development activities and association memberships

Appointment Dates:

Spring Semester 2021 (January 11 – May 14, 2021)

Our Aircraft Technician Program:

Minneapolis College educates students for careers as aircraft maintenance technicians by teaching the Federal aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe and Powerplant curriculum (14 CFR Part 147). The ACMT program consists of three cohorts of 25 students each.

Our objective is to prepare students to pass the Airframe and Powerplant license examination and obtain post-graduation employment as “A&P Licensed” aviation maintenance technicians.

We teach our ACMT program students in classroom and lab space located in the Delta Air Lines building C at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

Our ACMT program is one of 49 Delta Air Lines’ “preferred” aircraft maintenance technician schools. ACMT students and faculty benefit from a School Partnership Agreement between the College and Delta Air Lines that provides the program with access to the support of one of the nation’s largest air carriers.

Required Qualifications:

Minnesota State credential field Aviation Maintenance, #500190

Education Requirement

• Diploma in aviation maintenance.

Occupational Experience Requirement

• Four full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience in aviation maintenance.

Recency Requirement

• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

Professional Requirement

• FAA Airframe and Power Plant License (FAA 147 requirement)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• Teaching experience in a community college or technical school setting
• Occupational experience in aviation maintenance
• Demonstrated computer skills with educational learning systems and Microsoft Office software
• Experience developing and using student-centered, active, and experiential learning strategies
• Experience incorporating technology into curriculum delivery
• Experience assessing student academic achievement

Other Requirements:

• Must satisfy requirements to receive a contractor’s T.O.C. security badge issued by Delta Air Lines, including ability to pass a required background check.

About:

Our College:

Minneapolis College is one of the largest and most diverse two-year colleges in Minnesota, serving approximately 8,000 students annually in credit and noncredit programs. The college enrolls 56% students of color. Minneapolis College offers 114 credentials in 44 liberal arts and career and technical programs. The college has strong ties to corporate and industry partners that help fund student scholarships, provide state-of-the-art training and equipment, and offer internship and employment opportunities to our graduates.

Minneapolis College is a member of the Minnesota State colleges and universities system, the largest provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota and the fourth largest system of higher education in the United States.

Benefits Info:

Salary:

Salary placement is determined by assessment of education and experience in accordance with the 2019-2021 Master Agreement between the Minnesota State Board of Trustees and the Minnesota State College Faculty.

Temporary part-time faculty teach five (5) or more credits per semester and are paid a proration of their placement on the salary schedule that academic year.

Adjunct faculty members teach fewer than five (5) credits per semester and are compensated $1,400 per credit.

Benefits:

The State of Minnesota offers eligible employees an excellent benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, optional dental, short- and long-term disability, paid personal and sick leave, defined benefits and defined contribution (401(a), retirement plans), tuition waiver for employees and dependents, and optional 457 and 403(b) retirement savings plans.

Desired Start Date: 01/11/2021