9.5 Faculty, MATH

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC); Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) seeks a faculty member in the Math & Computer Science department to provide academic instruction and student support, ensuring quality and consistency in teaching and contributing to governance activities.

The candidate will hold a master’s degree in mathematics or related field with at least 18 graduate math credits, and teaching experience in higher education is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mathematics or a related field with at least 18 graduate credits in mathematics including algebra/topology/logic and analysis.
• Math-related degrees acceptable (e.g., Mathematics Education, Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering).
• Combination of experience and education acceptable to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Teaches assigned mathematics courses.
• Participates in curriculum development and maintenance.
• Provides academic support and advising to students including maintaining office hours.
• Participates in college governance via committees.
• Participates in faculty search processes.
• Engages in college and community service activities.
• Keeps up with instructional trends and best practices.
• Coordinates and plans courses according to approved syllabi.
• Maintains accurate scholastic records and attendance.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum development

Student advising

Governance participation

Committee service

Office hours

Professional growth

Education

Master's degree in mathematics

18 graduate math credits

Area mathematics-related degree

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides academic instruction and student academic support for the Math & Computer Science department. Performs tasks designed to ensure the quality and consistency of academic instruction including governance activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

A master’s degree in mathematics or a related field*, with at least 18 graduate credits in mathematics including courses in these areas: algebra/group theory/logic (such as abstract algebra or topology), and analysis (such as real analysis or complex analysis, functional analysis, or probability measure theory); Math-related degrees include Mathematics Education, Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering. *Or a combination of experience and education sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Licensing Requirements:

Please note that all teaching faculty are required to comply with PA Act 15. You will need to present completed clearances and training certificates at the time of hire. Please visit https://www.hacc.edu/HumanResources/NewHire/index.cfm(and scroll to PA Act 15 Clearances) for more information.

Hiring Range:

No less than $48,500

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous teaching experience in higher education

Job Specific Task List:

• Teaches assigned Mathematic courses. - (Essential)
• Participates in curriculum development and maintenance. - (Essential)
• Provides academic support and advising to students including establishing and maintaining a schedule of office hours. - (Essential)
• Participates in college governance by serving on joint, ad hoc, faculty, campus, division and discipline committees. - (Essential)
• Participates in the recruitment and hiring of new faculty through participation on assigned search committees. - (Essential)
• Participates in college and community service activities. - (Essential)
• Participates in professional growth activities and maintains awareness of new trends and developments within areas of instructional responsibility. - (Essential)
• Coordinate, plan, organize, and instruct academic courses according to approved course syllabus. - (Essential)
• Provide high quality and consistent academic instruction to students. - (Essential)
• Keep students informed and updated concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance requirements. - (Essential)
• Maintain accurate and complete scholastic records, including attendance records. - (Essential)
• Maintain scheduled office hours. - (Essential)
• Ensure that assigned classes are held as scheduled. - (Essential)
• Organize and maintain class work and assignments. - (Essential)
• Strive for the qualities delineated in the criteria for faculty evaluation used by the college. - (Essential)
• Be thoroughly familiar and comply with all college policies and procedures. Essential Edit Remove - (Essential)
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. - (Essential)
• Work in a professional, collegial, and team-oriented manner - (Essential)

Job Type:

Full-Time 9 Month

If part time, hours per week:

N/A

About Us:

www.hacc.edu

Our Purpose:

Learning for all; learning for life.

Our Core Values: A Circle of Caring

Caring by Creating Our Future Together

• We work together to shape and build our preferred future.
• We encourage and celebrate creativity and innovation.
• We set high goals and strive to achieve them.
• We strive to provide exceptional service to all who help shape our future.

Caring for Each Other

• We are gateways to student success and opportunity.
• We promote respect, collegiality, and equity-mindedness in all we say and do.
• We nurture awareness and cultural sensitivity to create a climate of trust.
• We are growth-minded, believing that each of us is capable of learning, developing and growing to support our mission.

Caring by Doing What is Right

• We are honest and hold each other and ourselves to the highest ethical standards.
• We provide the most accurate information available in all communications.
• We are transparent about our decisions as individuals and teams.
• We embrace broad engagement in the shared governance process.