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Temporary FT Faculty - Unmanned Aircraft System

Lane Community College

life insurance, vision insurance, sick time, long term disability

United States, Oregon, Eugene

4000 East 30th Avenue (Show on map)

Aug 13, 2025

Posting Details

AA/EEO Statement

AA/EEO Statement:	Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.
Veterans Statement	Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call 541-463-5586. Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970. Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.

Position Information:

Posting Number:	250089
Job Title:	Temporary FT Faculty - Unmanned Aircraft System
Applicant Notification:	Department Information Lane Aviation Academy is seeking to hire a temporary full-time contracted faculty position for up to one-year to provide UAS instruction in the UAS program. Position Information Faculty members are expected to be skilled educators, with a passion for teaching and continuous improvement in best practices that support equitable student success. The primary responsibilities of full-time faculty is to provide quality education and teaching in a range of community college courses, which may include transfer and/or career technical courses, and to engage in academic professional activities which advance the goals of the College and Division. Faculty members are responsible for following College and Division policies and procedures in support of teaching and learning. Search Information First review date of applications may be as early as Monday, 8/18/2025. Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy. Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Please complete the online application in its entirety. See our FAQs for more details. Application Information Provide all documents as requested. A resume may not take the place of any section of the application. Unofficial Transcripts are required for this position at the time of application. See instructions below.
Location:	Aviation Academy, Main Campus
Classification:	Faculty
Position Type:	Contracted Part-Time Faculty
Anticipated Start Date:	Fall Term 2025
Salary/Wage:	Annual
Salary/Wage Range:	$61,946 - $86,542 per academic year (starting salary range
Salary/Compensation Statement:	Application is used to determine initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered. Faculty positions are paid based on relevant experience and education in concurrence with Lane's Contracted, Full-time Faculty Salary Schedule. The Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability and paid sick leave. Lane Community College is considered a qualifying public employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, full-time employees working at the College may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions regarding your loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or to the US Department of Education.
Grant Statement:
Working Schedule:	Faculty schedule and hours determined by division, department, staff and student needs, and may fall outside of normal business working hours and days.
FLSA:	Exempt
Position Status:	Temporary
Full/Part:	Full-Time
Annual Schedule:	174.5 Day (Academic Year)
Annual Schedule Details:
Quicklink for Posting:	https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/13331

POSTING TEXT

Posting Date:	08/12/2025
Closing Date:	08/24/2025
Applicant Pool:	No
Open Until Filled:	No

Required QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education:	2-year degree in UAS or similar field LCC follows state guidelines to provide an alternative qualification process. Applicants who believe they are alternatively qualified are encouraged to describe their qualifications in the optional Supplemental Question.
Required Experience:
Licensure or Certification Requirements	FAA Part 107 Certificate
Conditions of Employment:	Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail. Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education	Bachelor's Degree in Aviation or Science related fields. FAA Private or Commercial Pilot Certificate.
Preferred Experience	Experience in Part 107 Operations Experience with state and federal regulations compliance Maintaining and auditing drone equipment Previous instructional experience
Language Statement	We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.
Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:	Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane's commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, multilingual skills, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.
Equivalency Statement:	We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. As stated above, we welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address in the optional Supplemental Question how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.
Position Purpose:	Contracted faculty members are professional educators with the primary responsibilities of providing instruction and academic student support services respectfully, equitably, and inclusively to a diverse, multicultural, and multilingual student population, and professional activities contributing to the college, in alignment with Lane's Vision, Mission, and Values. This position performs all of the duties of a full-time educator and college instructor including: instruction of college courses in multiple modalities as assigned, which may include both in-person and online environments; curriculum development and course design; outcomes assessment and program review; mentoring students; professional development; participation in discipline leadership, division and college business; and other professional duties as assigned. The primary responsibility for the faculty member in this temporary assignment will be to teach UAS cohorts and or existing classes fulfilling the full time workload.
Essential Functions:	Instruction Provide instruction in varied learning environments, including but not limited to in-person, online, and hybrid formats. Maintain currency in innovative teaching pedagogies, instructional technologies, and relevant discipline(s). Incorporate current technology, appropriate software applications, appropriate pedagogies, and best practices in instructional delivery. Provide students with continuous, timely, and relevant feedback regarding their performance in coursework; including prompt grading of all coursework and assessments. Confer with students on course materials, coursework, and assessments. Evaluate student achievement of clearly identified learning outcomes. Commit to creating an educational environment that values diversity, promotes equity, and respects multilingualism. May be assigned to teach in content areas for which the faculty member is qualified and/or certified. Student Support Services Mentor students Engage students and encourage retention and persistence. Assist students from diverse backgrounds, abilities, or learning situations to fulfill a wide variety of academic goals. Assist students in accessing various campus support services, such as academic advising, counseling, tutoring, library services, accessible resources, et cetera. Actively support and participate in the development and implementation of practices and systems that promote equity within the division and college; work to promote the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Engage in and respond to equitable and meaningful student evaluation of courses. Collaborate and partner with academic advisors, counselors, tutors, and other student support staff to improve student engagement, persistence, and success. Professional Responsibilities Comply with College policies and procedures, including accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering, and related functions. Participate in faculty performance evaluation processes. Maintain and post office hours in alignment with College expectations. Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, division, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures. Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, outcomes assessment, program review, and/or other documentation. Active participation and initiative in discipline/division leadership. Active participation in division and college business and committees. Timely response to all college-related written and electronic communications. Ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory. Manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students. Demonstrate behavior consistent with the "Statement on Professional Ethics" of the American Association of University Professors. Curriculum Design, Improvements, and Planning Develop and revise course content and materials as needed to maintain curricular currency and consistency with learning outcomes. Establish and review learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to make improvements at a program and course level, including assessing and enhancing multicultural, diversity, antiracist, and equitable frameworks. Meet institutional and accreditation requirements for student learning assessment at the course and program levels. Incorporate college values into curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment. Promote and facilitate awareness in developing multicultural, diversity-based, and antiracist curricula. Develop online and classroom presentation and delivery techniques that incorporate learning-centered concepts. Engage within the online course environment to ensure Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI). Create a partnership with library, information, and academic technology resources personnel and ensure that the use of these resources is integrated into the learning process (NWCCU Standard 2.A.8). Develop learning strategies and processes that will promote successful teaching. Actively engage in professional development to incorporate emerging technologies for use with instructional delivery methods as appropriate. Actively engage in academic program review. Collaborate with colleagues in a process of continuous improvement to develop and update courses, assignments, lab exercises, testing criteria, teaching aids, and training and reference materials, as applicable. Engage in collaborative curriculum development and revisions with colleagues. Ensure that all materials meet the guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Ensure curriculum development is coordinated across disciplines and programs to support smooth student progression along educational paths. Partner with high school teachers and college staff to articulate programs and course work from regional high schools. Provide leadership in evaluating curriculum and making changes to meet the needs of historically marginalized student populations. Partner with Student Affairs professionals to support students and facilitate student success and progression. Support student engagement in high impact practices such as undergraduate research, portfolio creation, or other evolving practices as appropriate. Program leadership, oversight, or coordination may be assigned. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Demonstrate Lane's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities. Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, language, origin, or employment status. Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and the Center for Accessible Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities. Division Essential Functions Teach in a variety of Aviation Unmanned Aircraft System subjects, manage program resources and further the advancement and growth of the department. Provides faculty duties in the event of overload or substitute duties to maintain compliance with FAA requirements. Regularly evaluate and modify curricular materials to ensure that they are up to date, current with FAA requirements, and materials are coordinated with current textbooks and/or online materials. Incorporate current industry practices and standards and FAA requirements into all classroom and laboratory activities. Ensures compliance with FAA regulations to maintain compliance and assure a safe working environment. Adhere to college, department and industries policies and procedure; apply union contract articles to work as necessary.
Supervision Statement:	Faculty report to a department or division dean, and perform instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of the college.
Physical Demands/Working Environment:	Work safely; use of potentially dangerous equipment; lift or transport up to one hundred (100) lbs.; may use hazardous chemicals requiring OSHA compliance; exposed to strong smells and/or fumes; safely climb ladders.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:	Skill in effective teaching methods and knowledge related to AUAS, and ability to communicate effectively. Ability to take the lead on hangar duties, including tool and equipment management and maintenance as part of the overall instructional assignment. Skill in creating and maintaining a classroom and laboratory environment that is conductive to student learning. Knowledge of a broad range of aviation content areas. Ability to adapt to changing needs and keep courses and program current. Knowledge of learning theory, current teaching methods and uses of information technology in education. Ability to design and use classroom assessment methods to improve learning. Ability to identify, communicate and demonstrate appropriate safety practices. Skill in the use of software, especially word processing, spread sheet and instructional software. Knowledge of and ability to support the college mission, vision, values, and strategic directions in daily work. Knowledge of and skill in developing competency-based curricula. Demonstrated ability to continually maintain individual current knowledge and skills in related fields, business, and industry, to stay informed about changes in the workplace as well as changes in the skills required of students entering the labor force and subsequent educational opportunities, and to continually update individual skills in a wide variety of computer software applications and other high tech skills to maintain a cutting-edge profile. Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, effective written and verbal communication and the ability to teach these skills to students. Must demonstrate the ability to advocate for and teach students from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, students of color, working students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, bilingual students, international students, students from multiple cultures and of varying ages, and students living with disabilities. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team on a variety of teaching and administrative matters. Knowledge of and ability to use sustainable practices in all work assignments. Expected Competencies Analytical Thinking Building Relationships Change Advocate Teamwork Service Mindset Process Improvement Innovation Supervision and Leadership Strategic Project Management Knowledge of instructional design, delivery and learning theory Ability to understand and carry out Lane Community College's commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and the needs of students, staff and the public. Ability to understand and carry out Lane Community College's mission and strategic agendas including college learning outcomes, cultural competency, and diversity.
Applicant Instructions:	Applicant Instructions Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties. See our FAQs for more details. To be considered an applicant for this position, please provide the following materials: Required Documents Online Application - Complete in entirety and submitted online, including at least three (3) work related references. Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Comprehensive of experience, education, and accomplishments. Cover Letter - Clearly detail how you meet the qualifications for the position based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications. Transcripts/Certifications/Licenses - FAA Part 107 Certificate, and unofficial transcripts (if applicable), are required at the time of application; see instructions below. Additional Documents and Letters of reference are not accepted. If applicable: DD214 - Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College. Zack Roush, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970. Questions? For assistance with the online application call 541-463-5586 For position questions contact Zack Roush; roushz@lanecc.edu, 541- 463-5473. How to monitor your application Enter recruitment@lanecc.edu into your safe sending list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process. Be sure to check your spam mail. Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search. Positions close at 9:00 pm on closing date.
Transcript Instructions:	Transcripts/Certifications/Licenses are required in order to be considered for the position. Attach under "Optional Document", email, deliver or mail to: Lane Community College Human Resource Posting 250089Attn: Zack Roush 4000 E 30th Ave Building #3/ 1st Floor Eugene OR 97405 Email: roushz@lanecc.edu Official transcripts are required within thirty (30) days from the accepted offer if you are the selected candidate for the position. International degrees will require a foreign degree evaluation for their US equivalent. For more details, click here.
Union Association:	LCC Education Association (Faculty)