Part-Time Professor - Construction Site Management

About Durham College

Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs – including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

Durham College is seeking an experienced and motivated professional who shares our commitment to quality and student success. The School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology requires a part-time professor to teach Construction Site Management for our Civil Engineering program.

Course Description

This course includes the theory and practice of Construction Site Supervision and Management as applied in the construction industry. Students examine the construction practices, systematic project management, estimating, planning, scheduling concepts, production planning, managing time, resource management, scheduling applications, coordination and cost system. Utilizing project management software, students practice and analyze various types of scheduling used in construction including the Critical Path Method, Cash Flow Charts and Corrective Action tools. Students learn and practice contract administration processes as used in the construction industry. Overall, students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to manage construction projects based on the contract, specifications and drawings. The main objectives are to save time, cost and maintain high quality at every phases of construction project from start to finish.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PART-TIME FACULTY APPLICANTS

Part-time recruitment is ongoing and is dependent on when courses are being taught and the need for faculty to teach.

Part-time faculty teach up to 6 hours per week with varied schedules Monday through Thursday between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm and Fridays between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm.

For more information about the different courses available, please look at the link to our School: https://durhamcollege.ca/academic-schools/school-of-science-and-engineering-technology

The responsibilities of Durham College Part-time Professors include, but are not limited to:

• Creating a positive learning environment that accommodates students’ diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences, and individual learning styles;
• Effectively using educational technologies to support learning, manage and post grades, and deliver hybrid and on-line courses;
• Working independently and demonstrating initiative; and
• Utilizing principles of adult education to actively engage students in the learning process;
• Developing curriculum that uses appropriate strategies and tools to assess student learning;
• Ensuring that course and program curriculum is current and relevant;
• Working effectively with students, the program team, and a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Required Skills

The ideal candidate will meet or exceed the following qualifications:

• Demonstrated use of current technologies to support student learning and the management of grades.
• A minimum of five years of recent (within the past three years) and relevant work experience.
• Understanding of the Ontario college system.
• Teaching experience at the post-secondary level with a demonstrated understanding and application of Universal Design for Learning and current assessment methodologies.
• Proven track-record of life-long learning.
• Experience participating in industry-led or community-based applied research is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including students, faculty, support staff, administrators and community stakeholders.
• A relevant degree combined with industry credentials (Master’s is an asset).

Required Skills

Required Experience

Competition number is PT-SEIT-185.