Adjunct Instructor (Professionalism & Career Development)

Job Title

Adjunct Instructor (Professionalism & Career Development)

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

College Of Engineering

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

To better prepare Engineering students for the professional world the College of Engineering has developed a Professionalism and Career Development course. This course will be required for all freshmen engineering students and will focus on the areas of career readiness, career exploration, career planning, and professionalism. This is a new course for the College of Engineering, Fall class averages 100-150 students and Spring class averages 25-50 students. The course has been taught during evening hours previously (after 5pm).

Responsibilities:

• Teach Professionalism and Career Development course (topics include resumes, networking, cover letters, personal budgeting, professional communication, etc.).

• Lead students in hands on activities related to professional and career development.

• Collaborate with the Career Development Advisor and industry partners to gather feedback on course in order to tweak, change, and improve the program over multiple semesters.

• Keep records, post grades, submit attendance reporting, and mentor students.

• Post and maintain regular office hours.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s level degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or Business (including HR).

• Five years of experience working in industry (outside government or academia).

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• High degree of comfort and skill in engaging shy, reluctant, or disengaged individuals.

• Management experience (management of personnel and teams not projects).

• Experience with recruitment, interviewing, and hiring candidates.

• Experience with professional networking.

• Experience working with technical individuals (engineers, scientists, IT, software developers, computer scientists, etc.).

Job Closing Date:

Required Attachments:

Please attach all required documents listed below in the attachment box labeled as either “Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter” on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the “Resume/CV” or Resume/Cover Letter” attachment box.  Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.

• Cover Letter

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Application Submission Guidelines:

All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed, HigherEdJobs, etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via the PVAMU Career site.

The required documents listed in the above Required Attachments section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or [email protected] should you need assistance with the online application process.

Background Check Requirements:

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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