Casual Faculty Pool - Drone Pilot - Research, Innovation and Workforce Development

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The Opportunity

This posting is to develop a candidate pool of qualified faculty to support workforce development offerings that fall within the School of Technology and Environment. We are currently seeking qualified candidates to support both training development and delivery in the following topic areas:

i.e.

• Introductory drone training
• Advanced drone training
• Emergency management supported by drone
• Drone maintenance and safe use
• Various aspects of drone flight and usage
• Transport Canada drone guidelines
• Knowledge of various sensors compatible with drones

If you meet the qualifications listed below, we would like to start the conversation now to get you thinking about partnering with the Nova Scotia Community College.

As a member of the Department of Research, Innovation and Workforce Development, you will:

• Provide expertise and assist in the development of relevant curriculum, as well as learning material, to be used in the delivery; or you may leverage existing resources to deliver our turnkey courses
• Work closely with curriculum consultants and instructional designers to develop curriculum and teaching and learning materials.
• Collaboratively deliver educational experiences for a diverse group of learners. This will include instruction, assessment, and evaluation of students using a broad range of flexible teaching and learning practices and technologies such as Learning Management Systems (e.g. Brightspace) and classroom technology.
• Uphold NSCC policies and procedures.
• Ensure health and safety practices and procedures are followed in your classroom, shops and labs.
• This position may involve different delivery modalities (e.g. in-class, online, blended online/in-class), off-site instruction and alternate work hours such as weekends and evenings.
• If you are only interested in development or delivery, please identify your preferences in your application

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The educational qualification for this position is a college or university degree relevant to the topics listed above.
• You have a minimum of five years (full-time equivalent) of recent and related occupational experience.
• You possess an Advanced Operations Pilot Certificate with a successful flight review.
• You continue to maintain your drone pilot skills through safety seminars, participating in drone flight school or working with technology in an industry setting.
• You have the ability to conduct RPAS Small Advanced flight review, and are Transport Canada certified to do so.
• Experience in course delivery to a broad group of learners at various stages of their careers would be considered an asset.
• Experience working as a collaborative team for the development of teaching and learning material would be considered an asset..
• Experience in developing curriculum and course material for targeted custom training for industry would be considered an asset.
• You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology in support of an exceptional student experience, including multi-media technologies and a variety of platforms that will engage students in online and blended learning. You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite, E-mail. Experience using Teams for Business, Brightspace as well as publisher-developer or web-based auxiliary learning tools, would be considered an asset.
• You possess basic internet skills to search for information coupled with internet information skills to evaluate the information you find. Above all, you are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology in support of an exceptional student experience.
• You have demonstrated experience liaising with business and industry in your field.
• Ideally, you have related experience in delivery of educational programs or training to adults.
• You are comfortable using multi-media technologies and a variety of platforms that will serve to engage students in online and blended learning capacities. The ability to teach effectively in an online/blended environment which includes building knowledge of best practices for the delivery and management of courses delivered whole or in part online, using a course management system to communicate with students and to foster and support a collaborative online learning community with and between students will be an important factor in your success. Candidates who do not have previous online/blended teaching experience must be open to and willing to participate in training for this delivery model.

Relevant Skills and Knowledge:

• You demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism
• You possess excellent presentation skills and can facilitate content effectively and engagingly to a variety of audiences
• You are known for your superior interpersonal skills and can manage interpersonal relationships and issues effectively
• Your superb team building skills will enable you to develop a positive classroom dynamic and productive collegial relationships
• Your commitment to excellence, to life-long learning and to community involvement make you an ideal candidate for Faculty at NSCC

We value Diversity and Inclusion

The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal/Indigenous Persons, Black/African Nova Scotians, members of racially visible communities, persons with disabilities, persons of a minority sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to self-identify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.

NSCC is organized into five campus regions and three stand-alone campuses. Each region and stand-alone campus is led by a designated Principal and regional management team which supports NSCC's commitment to accessible, high-quality education across the province.

• Eastern Region: Includes Pictou Campus, Strait Area Campus, and Wagmatcook Learning Centre
• Northern Region: Includes Truro Campus, Cumberland Campus, and Amherst Learning Centre
• Metro Region: Includes Akerley Campus and IT Campus
• Southwest Region: Includes Lunenburg, Shelburne, Burridge Campuses, and Digby Learning Centre
• Valley Region: Includes Kingstec Campus, Annapolis Valley Campus, and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)

Stand-Alone Campuses:

• Ivany Campus
• Sydney Waterfront Campus
• eCampus

All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process, please follow this link.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide one recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact Nikki Berrigan, HR Generalist at [email protected]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here: Employee Workplace Accommodations Policy | NSCC

Unfortunately, we cannot accept late or paper applications.