Adjunct Faculty: Economics (Early College Academy)

Aims Community College; Evans (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver for employee on Aims courses

Access to the PERC (Aims gym)

Aims Discount program

Free parking on all campuses

Job summary

Aims Community College is seeking a part-time faculty member to teach economics courses. The role involves providing high-quality instruction, evaluating student performance, and revising course content to maintain academic standards. Candidates must have a Master's degree in economics or related field and demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence.

Benefits include a tuition waiver, access to college facilities, and free parking. This position supports the college's mission to provide quality education in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in economics or 18 graduate-level credits in economics.
• Experience teaching Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
• Evidence of teaching excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective instruction in economics courses.
• Evaluate students’ coursework and report grades timely.
• Revise courses to maintain currency in pedagogy and content.
• Adopt student-centered teaching methodologies.
• Analyze assessment data to improve learning.

Skills

Teaching effectiveness

Communication skills

Teamwork

Curriculum development

Education

Master’s degree in economics or related field

Job description

Job Description

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach.

Salary

Based on course content, wages will range from $1,297.00 per credit to $3,753.00 per credit. In certain instances, due to low enrollment, faculty payment will be based on part-time per credit pay and pro-rated on a 10% per student basis.

Benefits for Part-Time Employees

• Tuition waiver for employee on Aims courses
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Aims Discount program
• Free parking on all campuses
• PERA employer (see www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available

Job Duties

• Provide effective and high-quality instruction in economics courses.
• Evaluate students’ course work, provide feedback to foster greater student learning, and report grades in a timely manner.
• Revise economics courses to maintain current pedagogy, content, and the high standards of the College.
• Design educational methodologies and adopt learning-centered teaching practices to enhance student learning.
• Communicate clearly defined student learning outcomes, provide an array of learning activities that are tied to and assess those outcomes, and participate in formative and summative assessments of student learning in economics courses.
• Analyze and utilize assessment data to improve instruction and learning.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and participate in professional development activities to further develop and maintain instructional excellence in your field of expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work as a team member toward the fulfillment of the College’s Mission Statement, Purpose, Vision and commitment to Diversity.
• Maintain positive, cooperative, and professional interpersonal relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration.
• Perform other department, division, and/or institutional duties as assigned by the Department Chair and/or Program Director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in economics OR Master’s degree including 18 graduate-level credit hours in economics.
• College level experience teaching Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics.
• Evidence of teaching excellence.

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Copy of Transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire)

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Aims Community College is an equal opportunity employer. Selection will be based solely on merit and will be without discrimination based on age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or veteran's status.