Assistant Professor of Process Technology

Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Process Technology faculty position located at its Kenai River Campus, effective January 2026. The successful candidate will teach 100-and 200-level courses in the areas of process technology, industrial instrumentation and other related areas, and advise students in PRT related areas.

To thrive in this role, you must have strong interpersonal and communication skills to advise and communicate technical content and training to non-engineering students through modalities ranging from face-to-face classes to online teaching. You will have knowledge of KPC’s PRT AAS degree program. Your process operating experience will include upstream, or downstream oil & amp; gas operations, chemical, refining, or power production and experience in process control applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in appropriate/related discipline, OR Associate degree and documented 5-years of process operating experience, OR 15-years of process operator experience in natural resources industry.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Kenai River campus in Soldotna, AK. This is a full-time, tenure track, 9-month, faculty position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. Salary is based on education and experience.

Review of applicants will begin immediately, to ensure full consideration you must apply by 11:55 PM on July 07, 2025 Alaska Standard Time. 

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Your application should clearly demonstrate the following:

1. Experience working with computer software, DCS, and LMS systems.
2. Process operating experience, preferably with increasing responsibility and evidence of professional accomplishments. Operating in upstream oil & gas operations, including field, plant and pipeline operations; OR downstream oil & gas, including plant, pipeline, and other associated field operations; OR chemical production, refining, or power production, including reciprocal, turbine, and boiler operation.
3. Knowledge of Alaska’s process industries.
4. Knowledge of Process Technology AAS degree program
5. Your post-secondary teaching and/or related industry instructional training work experience directly related to industrial process operations. Experience with: learning outcomes, curriculum development, developing assessments, lecturing, and hands on instruction.
6. Knowledge of process control applications, i.e.: WonderWare, Fisher, Rosemount, DeltaV, Allen-Bradley, Control Logix, or similar digital control software.
7. Education: degrees & amp; certifications in PRT, IPI or closely related fields and education.

Please submit a cover letter, Resume/CV and three (3) professional references with contact information to include email and phone number, with your application. 

Finalists for this position will be asked to give a 10-minute teaching presentation pertaining to a 100 or 200 level process technology related topic typically delivered in a classroom, and a 20-30 minute skills demonstration involving a hands-on lab simulation.
This position is represented by United Academics-AAUP/AFT (UNAC). http://www.unitedacademics.net/

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Katy Koetitz, HR Coordinator, at kmkoetitz@alaska.edu or 907-262-0317.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.