Engineering Adjunct Instructor

Title:

Engineering Adjunct Instructor Agency:

Rappahannock Community College Location:

Gloucester - 073

FLSA:

Exempt Hiring Range:

Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Full Time or Part Time:

Part Time Additional Detail Job Description:

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC's annualized enrollment of 3,700 credit students in 2024-2025 and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites. Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams? RCC invites you to apply for our Engineering Adjunct Instructor positions. These are part-time positions teaching in-person classes at our Glenns campus for the Fall, 2026 semester beginning August, 2026. The successful candidate will teach freshman and sophomore-level engineering and engineering technology classes. Teaching assignments and schedules will include evening on-campus assignments and online learning. The expectation is to teach students using a variety of delivery systems including interactive video, web, and other electronic media. The following classes are open until filled: INS 220 Introduction to Fluid Power (Hydraulic and Pneumatic Control Systems) on Mondays 6:00 pm to 9:30pm, and ELE 143 Programmable Controllers I on Tuesdays 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Finalists will be asked to present a short sample lesson. The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a varied student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning. In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associates Degree or higher in Engineering or related field, and at least 2 years of related occupational experience. Possess sufficient technology skills to work productively in an organization that utilizes significant information and instructional technology resources. Must be available to teach face-to-face classes in the evening on the Glenns campus.

Additional Considerations:

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering. Teaching experience in the discipline.