Faculty, HVAC & Refrigeration

Overview

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training.

Mission and Values

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Promotes equitable access to educational opportunities
• Supports student success and collaborates to facilitate success for populations including first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities
• Focuses on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction
• Engages with the community within and outside ACC

Faculty, HVAC & Refrigeration

The HART (Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Technology) Department Faculty at Austin Community College supports hands-on and classroom learning for a multicultural group of students within the high school and community college settings. Faculty will prepare engaging coursework and deliver content across ACC campuses and other duties as assigned. Position starts August 2026.

The ACC HART program is designed to meet the needs of the industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC industry. Emphasis is placed on real-world approaches to diagnostic skill-building and thorough understanding of refrigeration system theory and operations. Independent, self-directed learning is promoted through hands-on experience with current systems and the use of computer programs and simulations. Students completing degree and/or certificate programs will leave ACC with workplace skills and professionalism necessary to succeed in the workforce.

• Prepare and teach courses in HVAC & Refrigeration to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, using a variety of instructional strategies.
• Participate in departmental responsibilities and governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes, and other departmental activities.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Serve as a mentor to students in the HVAC & Refrigeration program.
• Provide teaching and mentoring without discrimination based on protected characteristics.
• Remain current in the field through professional development activities.
• Support division and department goals through active engagement in decision-making and planning.
• Serve on college wide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or vice chancellor.

Applicants will also work with dual credit students at the high school level.

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.).

• Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve retention and success.
• Attend and participate in college wide, campus, department, or…