Adjunct Faculty, Information Technology

If you are considering a new job, work environment or career opportunities you should look at Mercer County Community College. MCCC is a publicly supported college that is open to all and dedicated to student success. In order to support that mission Mercer seeks to attract, retain, and support a skilled diverse workforce which is our most valuable resource. We thrive on and are proud of our diversity and open access. Our students and employees find the College large enough for a multitude of offerings yet small enough to keep the “Community” feel for all. The College consists of two campuses, the James Kerney Campus (JKC) in the capital city of Trenton, NJ and a larger 292-acre suburban campus just six miles north of Trenton. As part of the comprehensive and valuable benefits package the College offers credit course tuition waivers for employees, spouses and dependents. This allows for employees and their families to take advantage of earning a higher education degree without the high cost. The College offers students 69 Degree Program Options and 35 Credit Certificates from which to choose. JOB DUTIES

• Provides assistance to students in their learning process by utilizing all appropriate college resources, materials, facilities, and educational technologies available to complement the teaching and learning process.
• Prepares and delivers classroom instruction for selected courses and serves as a valued member of the college.
• Assessment of student progress and success in the classroom and with individual course assignments.
• Provides a direct impact to student success.
• Calculate final course grades and submit by the semester deadline as needed.
• Understand and commit to serving a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the campus community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Requires proven ability to teach computer network installation, microcomputer technology and computer applications.
• Holds standards for industry Certification including A+, Network+, Security+, CCNA, Linux+, and MCSA.
• Ability to teach hands-on, remote, and online including labs.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

WORKING CONDITIONS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to lift, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. The Information Technology Adjunct would be expected to have a flexible work schedule. Class assignments are scheduled for day, evening, or weekends. ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS Positions in this class typically require: ability to use a key board, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in network related technology field.
• 1-2 years of professional and/or teaching at college-level experience.
• Computer network installation, microcomputer technology
• Industry Certification including A+, and CCNA.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of computer applications.
• 3-5 years of professional and/or teaching at college –level experience.
• Industry Certifications including Network+, Security+, Linux, and MCSA.
• Experience with remote/online hands-on labs.
• Experience teaching course that map to CompTIA networking certifications.
• Professional experiences and/or teaching experiences in VMWare.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Commitment to encourage learning, with an enthusiastic attitude toward teaching.

CORE COMPETENCIES Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization. Customer Focus: Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships. Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.