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POSITION: INSTRUCTOR-Process Plant Technology
Search #2010-02
Full time, Tenure Track Faculty position
DEPARTMENT: College of Technology
DATE TO START: Spring Semester 2010
STARTING SALARY: Dependent upon education/experience and subject to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. This appointment is to be a tenurable position.
BARGAINING UNIT: Vocational-Technical Educators of Montana
Montana State University Billings is the third largest University in Montana and is located in Montana’s largest city. The Senior campus, College of Technology and Downtown campus together are home to approximately 5,000 students. The University has six colleges, which offer a wide variety of degree programs to its students. Montana State University Billings employs approximately 500 employees, who together work hard to create an outstanding University.
DESCRIPTION: The successful applicant will deliver instruction to develop well qualified operators and lead the Process Plant Technology Program.
Responsibilities include teaching a maximum 30 credits and /or 25 contact hours per semester in both the classroom and laboratory setting; serve as program coordinator, instructor, student program advisor and internship coordinator for the Process Plant Technology Program; teach spring semester 2010 curriculum; meet grant objectives; develop supportive relationships with community resources; work with local, state and national organizations in order to gain program accreditation; participate in MSU Billings and College of Technology committee assignments and activities; maintain and grow industrial partnerships. This position will also be responsible for non-credit activities, establishing industry related partnerships, grant writing, and other fund raising activities. This faculty member will participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities and could teach non-traditional hours and/or online as needed or warranted.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
· Bachelors Degree.
· Five years current relevant industry experience with a minimum of three years experience in Process Plant Operations (oil refinery, power plant, chemical or other processes).
· Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to work with a diverse population of students of varying ages and backgrounds.
· Interaction with regional industry to address needs of the program.
· Demonstrated ability in using computer based process control.
· Ability to convert practical aspects of Process Plant technology into cohesive academic units while preserving a safe classroom and lab environment.
· Demonstrated ability in using computer based safety training and computer simulation of industrial plant processes.
· Ability to use the web to post assignments and monitor student progress.
Preferred:
· Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
· Teaching experience at a two-year technical or community college.
· Supplemental courses in teaching methods and curriculum.
· Experience in grant writing.
· Operations experience in hyrdroelectric facilities.
EXPECTATIONS:
MSU Billings is a place for active and engaged students. Our employees are expected to be no different. Student and institutional success is directly related to the quality of the educational experience, from advising to business services to classroom lectures to facilities management.
Full-time, tenure track faculty are expected to maintain a commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) of all services, programs, procedures and interactions that employee have with students, family members, staff, faculty members, community partners, colleagues and guests.
REVIEW DATE: Applications received by November 2, 2009, will be given preference review; however, the position is open filled.
APPLY: Submit Letter of Application addressing the above qualifications/skills, Resume, Copies of College Transcripts (certified copies will be required if offer is extended and accepted), a List of Three Professional References including names, addresses, and phone numbers, and the Authorization for Background Check form to:
Human Resources Office/EEO-AA Office
Montana State University Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101-0298
Phone: (406) 657-2278; FAX: (406) 657-2120
http://www.msubillings.edu
Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to Offer of Employment.
(In accordance with University policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations.)
In accordance with The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the MSU-Billings Crime Statistics of Specified Crimes is available for applicant review online at http://www.msubillings.edu/security, or can be accessed in the Human Resources Office, McMullen Hall, Room 310.
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS IS AN ADA/AA/EEO EMPLOYER. Qualified women, persons from minority groups, persons with disabilities, and persons with eligible veteran status are encouraged to apply. Contact Human Resources Office, MSU Billings, for more information regarding preference or accommodation (406/657-2278/TTY).