Instructor, Opticianry

Employer

Durham Technical Community College

Salary Grade

Depends on Qualifications

Benefits

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Job Category

Instructional (Faculty)

Application Period

Opens:
Closes: 06/30/2026

Target Start Date

Expected Work Hours

The Opticianry instructor is required to work a minimum of forty (40) hours per week according to a 9-month flexible schedule, which may include day, evening, and/or weekend responsibilities and duties.

Employment Type

Full-Time Faculty

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must have a two-year associate degree from a COA-accredited program in Ophthalmic Dispensing.   
  • Must be certified by the National Contact Lens Examiners.
  • Must have a current state license from the North Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry. 
  • Must be advanced certified by the American Board of Opticianry or receive ABO-AC within 1 year of hire date.

 
Work Experience:

  • The instructor should also have a minimum of two (2) years’ work experience beyond the time spent in the training program in eyewear and contact lens fitting 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Must have a two-year associate degree from a COA-accredited program in Ophthalmic Dispensing.   
  • Must be certified by the National Contact Lens Examiners.
  • Must have a current state license from the North Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry. 
  • Must be advanced certified by the American Board of Opticianry or receive ABO-AC within 1 year of hire date.

 
Work Experience:

  • The instructor should also have a minimum of two (2) years’ work experience beyond the time spent in the training program in eyewear and contact lens fitting 

Position Description

Do Great Things! Durham Technical Community College is hiring an instructor in the Opticianry Program. The instructor of Opticianry is primarily responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical instruction, and for providing those related services and support activities required for optimal student learning and effective educational programming. As a member of the Opticianry program faculty, the instructor is also accountable for assisting and supporting the program director and/or department dean, as needed, in meeting the instructional and curricular requirements of the program, department, and division.

Contact Info

humanresources@durhamtech.edu