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Faculty- Information Technology

Education

Truro Campus

Truro, NS

School of Applied Technology and Innovation

Term, full-time Position:Commencing approximately August 4, 2026 and ending approximately April 27, 2027
Application deadline is 11:59PM, July 14, 2026

Competition No. 2627-085

The salary scale for NSCC Faculty is based on steps that range from $78,771.88 - $104,267.58. New Faculty may receive up to a maximum of five steps for relevant occupational experience and may receive up to an additional four steps for full-time equivalent years of instructional experience (instructional experience is defined as teaching post-secondary). The maximum a new Faculty can expect to receive is nine steps or $97,388.02.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

As a member of the School of Applied Technology and Innovation faculty team, you will:

Provide theoretical and practical instruction in our Information Technology programs teaching courses predominantly in our IT Systems Management & Security program, as well as related courses in our IT Web Programming program.
Your teaching assignment will include the following courses; Intro to Networking & Security, Intro to Hardware & Security, Hierarchical Network Infrastructure, OS-Linux, and Network Infrastructure.
You will collaboratively design and deliver educational experiences for a diverse group of learners. This will include preparation, 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.
Related duties include but are not limited to academic and career advisement, participating on committees, program marketing, curriculum revision/development through collaborative practice within faculty working groups, supporting and monitoring work placements, liaising with business and industry, representing the College as required and upholding NSCC policies and procedures.
You will also ensure health and safety practices and procedures are followed in your classroom, shops and labs. As a Faculty of NSCC, you will be expected to maintain currency with the latest industry practices relevant to your program and to continually develop your understanding of 21st century teaching and learning practices.
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.

What you'll need

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

The minimum educational qualification for this position is a college diploma or university degree related to information technology.
You have a minimum of five years (full-time equivalent) of recent and related occupational experience in information technology, with a primary focus on networking and network infrastructure
You have specific technical occupational knowledge and demonstrated skill in all of the following:
Routing and switching: VLANs and inter-VLAN routing, static and dynamic routing (e.g. OSPF), DHCP, DNS, NAT, IPv6, plus structured documentation and troubleshooting
Network infrastructure and hierarchical design (core/distribution/access)
Wireless networking: design, configuration, and troubleshooting of enterprise wireless (e.g. Cisco, Ubiquiti UniFi, Other)
Network security: ACLs, port security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, segmentation, VPNs, firewall rules, and traffic capture/analysis (e.g. Wireshark)
Comfort with basic network automation/scripting (e.g. Python or PowerShell) and reading device configs as code
Demonstrated ability to provide effective and timely technical assistance and support to end-users (troubleshooting, ticket management systems, explaining concepts to individuals with varying levels of technical understanding)
Any of the following technical knowledge and skills may also be considered assets:
Occupational experience that includes experience in a supervisory capacity; evaluating, monitoring, assessing and advising.
CCNA, and/or familiarity with the Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) curriculum and platform
Windows Server / Active Directory, PowerShell, MMC/CLI administration
Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid cloud; virtualization (e.g. VMware vSphere, Hyper-V)
Security tooling: SIEM/XDR (e.g. Security Onion, Wazuh), vulnerability scanning (OpenVAS, Nessus); M365 administration and MFA
Infrastructure as code and automation (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)
Advanced coding: proficiency in a modern language such as Python, C#, Go, or Java, and version control with Git
AI / emerging tech: familiarity with AI/ML concepts and applied GenAI tooling - e.g. AI-assisted operations/AIOps, security analytics, or integrating AI tools into teaching and student projects
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 willing to take instructor training course for Cisco curriculum
Ideally, you have demonstrated proficiency in at least one of the following:
Information security practices: security fundamentals, threat and vulnerability concepts, access control, system hardening, and incident response basics
Computer hardware and endpoint security: PC/component hardware, assembly and diagnostics, OS installation and imaging, and baseline device hardening
Linux administration: installing and configuring distributions, command-line proficiency, network services (e.g. DHCP, BIND, LAMP), shell scripting, and server hardening
IT project management and quality assurance: PMBOK and Agile/Scrum practices, QA test strategy, requirements gathering, technical documentation, and CI pipelines

Relevant Skills and Knowledge

You demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility and anti-racism
You possess strong communication skills
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're looking for

Core Skills

Information Technology

A little bit about us

Nova Scotia Community College

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 Mi'kmaq, 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 six campus regions and one stand-alone campus. 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)
Sydney Waterfront and eCampus Region: Includes Sydney Waterfront Campus and eCampus

Stand-Alone Campus:

Ivany Campus

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Work With Us

As a condition of employment, Faculty at NSCC must complete a part-time adult education program delivered by NSCC. This adult education program is a significant investment on the part of NSCC in the learning and development of new employees. To achieve regular status, all probationary, full or part-time Faculty of the College must successfully complete the program within their probationary period. Term full-time Faculty whose term appointment is twelve or more months are also required to participate in this program.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three 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 (HRG). Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here: Employee Workplace Accommodations Policy | NSCC

Unfortunately, we cannot accept late or paper applications.