Adjunct Instructor - Indian Head, United States - College of Southern Maryland

College of Southern Maryland

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Indian Head, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Position Summary:

Located 45 minutes from the Nation's Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines.

CSM is among America's top 100 producers of Minority associate degrees in twenty categories, according to _Diverse Issues in Higher Education_.

We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.

This is an applicant pool for adjunct instructors for the CSM Velocity Center Makerspace at Indian Head. The CSM Velocity Center Makerspace is a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring, and sharing.

It is equipped with a variety of maker equipment including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC router, graphic design printers, electronics equipment, and more.

All skill levels are encouraged to apply. All instructors must receive basic safety and equipment safety training.

Instructors will develop and implement engaging curriculum (or use an existing quality curriculum) and develop lesson plans that emphasize creations, creativity, experimentation, and applied usage of makerspace equipment.

The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Instructors will be responsible for delivering engaging curriculum that emphasizes creativity, experimentation, and the applied usage of makerspace equipment

Specific duties include:

Delivering engaging curriculum in alignment with the makerspace philosophy of handson experiential learning using new or existing quality curriculum.
Developing lesson plans that promote creativity and experimentation.
Communicating effectively with diverse groups of students and staff.

Qualifications

Proficiency in computer skills.
Experience teaching or training in an adult setting preferred.
Availability to work evenings and Saturdays.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups.

Knowledge of one or more of the following areas:

Electronics assembly and PCB construction
Chassis/enclosure design
Circuit design
Prototype design
2D digital art
2D game animation
3D modeling
3D printing
CNC routers and mills
Laser Cutters
Software programming (C, C++, Python)
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Game Development (tabletop or digital)
Microcontrollers
Basic hand tools
Textiles

Knowledge of one or more of the following:

Adobe products
Microsoft products
Opensource software

Minimum Education and Training:

A combination of a High School Degree or higher and work experience

OR

A bachelor's degree or higher (no work experience needed)

Keep growing in your career at the College of Southern Maryland. CSM offers great benefits, beautiful campuses and a challenging environment. Check out why our employees give high marks to our benefits program**.