Adjunct Instructor, EEAS (Electrical/Electronic Automated Systems)
Posted Jun 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your industry experience with electrical and automated systems, like PLCs, motor controls or industrial wiring.
What they are checking: Whether they bring real field experience with the systems the EEAS program trains students for.
Students in this program are often adults heading into maintenance or manufacturing jobs. How does that shape your teaching?
What they are checking: Whether they focus on the skills local employers actually need.
What would you do
A student wires a lab circuit wrong and it could have caused damage. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they correct it firmly as a safety issue while keeping the student willing to learn.
A student is falling behind on the math needed for circuit analysis. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they find ways to fill gaps rather than let math stop a student who is otherwise capable.
About the work
How would you teach a beginner to troubleshoot a motor control circuit that won't start?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach a logical troubleshooting method using schematics and meters.
Walk me through how you keep students safe when they work with live electrical equipment in a lab.
What they are checking: Whether lockout/tagout and electrical safety are built into how they run every lab.
How would you explain how a PLC program controls a process to students who have never programmed?
What they are checking: Whether they can make ladder logic and automation concepts clear for beginners.
How do you balance theory, like Ohm's law, with hands-on wiring and troubleshooting?
What they are checking: Whether they connect fundamentals to practical work so students understand why circuits behave as they do.
How do you keep up with changes in industrial automation technology?
What they are checking: Whether they stay current so students learn on relevant equipment and methods.
How do you grade hands-on lab work so it's fair and consistent?
What they are checking: Whether they use clear standards based on function, safety and correct procedure.
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