Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning; HVAC Instructor Tenure-Track

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track)

Fresno City College, State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 2/23/2026 at 11:59 PM

Campus

Location:

Fresno City College

Start Date: 08/05/2026

At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate an understanding of the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college and who are committed to closing equity gaps through collaboration with faculty, staff, and community partners.

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race‑consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across internal and external communities.

• Teach a full schedule of developmental and transfer level HVAC courses as assigned;
  • Safety, hand tools, and use of instruments;
  • Basics of mechanical refrigeration, medium and low temperature refrigeration, refrigerants, evacuation, charging, recovery;
  • Basic and advanced electricity, single and three‑phase power, motors, controls, control strategies;
  • Airflow measurement;
  • Use of psychometrics 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 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Environmental Controls;
  • Basic sheet metal fabrication;
  • Residential duct system layout and design;
  • Air conditioning and refrigeration system installation;
  • Technician preparation for HVAC/R certification exams.
• Assist in the operation of the air conditioning program budget, facilities, and program;
• Attend departmental, division, and faculty meetings, including workshops;
• Assist in recruiting and advising students;
• Work with local air conditioning companies to develop and place on‑the‑job student internships;
• Participate in departmental co‑curricular activities such as clubs and related events;
• Organize and maintain an active advisory committee;
• Develop reports and work with FCC Institutional Research to maintain data on enrollments, course completion, and outcome achievements;
• Perform duties related to grant and dual enrollment objectives;
• Attend regional and state level professional conferences and meetings regarding dual enrollment;
• Serve on and attend department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participate in program review, student learning outcome development, and assessment to improve student learning;
• Teach assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, online or off‑campus, and large‑group instruction classes as needed, may include off‑campus instruction at local high schools for dual enrollment;
• Fulfill all duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

• 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 for equity‑mindded practice within the classroom;
• Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of full‑time equivalent professional experience; or
• Associate degree and six (6) years of full‑time equivalent professional experience; or
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent…