Air Conditioning Instructor

Posting Details

Announcement Information Posting Number Title Air Conditioning Instructor (Part-Time) Fresno City College Campus Location Fresno City College Start Date Essential Functions of Position

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. We currently enroll over 24,000 students of which 56% are Latinx, 10% are Asian / Pacific Islander, 5% are African American, 23% are White, 1% are American Indian / Alaska Native, and 6% are multiracial. FCC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the student it serves.

Providing instruction in Air Conditioning, on the Fresno City College campus and / or at off-site community campus locations, the instructor will be responsible for :

• Teaching subject areas in Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration (HVAC / R) and Environmental Controls. Typical courses include instruction in : Safety, hand tools, and use of instruments;
• Basics of mechanical refrigeration; refrigerants, evacuation, charging, and recovery;
• Basic and advanced electricity, single and 3 phase power, motors, controls, and control strategies;
• Airflow measurement;
• Use of psychrometrics as a diagnostic tool;
• Gas fired (natural and LP) heating systems;
• Flame control technologies;
• Heat pumps;
• Resistance heat;
• Uniform Mechanical / Plumbing Code and National Electrical Code as related to HVAC / R;
• Basic sheet metal fabrication;
• Residential duct system layout and design;

Air conditioning and refrigeration system installation; and

Technician preparation for HVAC / R certification exams.

Duties may include assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and / or weekends, on-line or off-campus, and large group instructions classes as needed; and

Minimum Qualifications

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The equivalent education and / or experience (requires an equivalency).

In addition, all applicants must have a valid California driver’s license.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need of equity-minded practices within the classroom.

Desirable Qualifications

Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth; and

Salary and Benefits

Starting rates are $45.49 – $61.78 for lecture, $38.67 – $52.55 for lab, and $38.30 – $52.05 for non-instructional. Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.

Selection Procedure

The selection and hiring process will be explained by the hiring department if the candidate is extended an opportunity to interview.

Additional Information Additional Information about the Position

NOTE : Fresno City College’s current equivalency policy reads as follows :

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EPA section 608 Type 1 & 2 Type 1 System charge of 5 pounds of refrigerant or less

Type 2 System charge greater than 5 pounds of refrigerant

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North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certification in a minimum of two of the following areas :

Air Conditioning

Heat Pumps

Gas Furnace

Air Distribution

Or as a substitution to the NATE certification, have an earned Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) status by passing the Certificate Member Exam (CM) and / or a Certificate Member Specialist Exam(s) (CMS)

Open Date 12 / 21 / 2017 Close Date Closing Time Open Until Filled Yes Quick Link