Assistant Professor of English

HigherEdJobs; Jacksonville (FL); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

HigherEdJobs in Jacksonville, FL seeks a faculty member with a Doctoral Degree in English, Literature and/or Composition to teach English Composition I and II and Advanced Grammar and Composition. The successful candidate will engage diverse students, use outcomes-based assessments and participate in faculty development, research and grant writing.

The role includes college extracurricular participation and maintaining accurate attendance and student records.

Qualifications

• Commitment to provide quality educational service to faculty and students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of learning styles and ability to apply that knowledge to instruction.
• Experience in conducting comprehensive evaluation and assessment.
• Excellent communications skills that establish an rapport with students and ability to gather/analyze data and write reports.
• Understanding of, and experience in, teaching under-prepared students.
• Experience with curriculum and course development theory and tools.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and bring projects to completion.
• Dedication to remaining current on trends in learning theory, publishing and participation in national associations in higher education specifically developmental education.

Responsabilités

• Teaches English Composition I and II through the process of mastering the knowledge of grammar, mechanics, composition and literary critical/analytical thinking skills.
• Teaches Advanced Grammar and Composition.
• Effectively teaches and communicates with students of diverse backgrounds.
• Uses learning outcomes and assessments that demonstrate effective teaching and improvements.
• Interacts with faculty and staff in variant disciplines of instruction and participates in the faculty development of instructional methods, technology and/or pedagogies.
• Participates in ongoing faculty development, research, and grant writing.
• Participates in college extracurricular activities.
• Maintain required attendance and academic student records.

Connaissances

Quality education

Learning styles

Instruction adaptation

Communication

Planning

Organization

Project completion

Lifelong learning

Description du poste

GENERAL SUMMARY:

This position requires a Doctoral Degree in English, Literature and/or Composition or credentials on the doctoral level in the mentioned skills.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaches English Composition I and II through the process of mastering the knowledge of grammar, mechanics, composition and literary critical/analytical thinking skills.
• Teaches Advanced Grammar and Composition.
• Effectively teaches and communicates with students of diverse backgrounds.
• Uses learning outcomes and assessments that demonstrate effective teaching and improvements.
• Interacts with faculty and staff in variant disciplines of instruction and participates in the faculty development of instructional methods, technology and/or pedagogies.
• Participates in ongoing faculty development, research, and grant writing.
• Participates in college extracurricular activities.
• Maintain required attendance and academic student records.

BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS:

Customer Service Orientation.

Proactively develops customer relationships by making efforts to listen to and understand the customer (both internally and externally); anticipates and provides solutions to customer needs; giving high priority to customer satisfaction.

Key Actions:

• Acknowledges the customer.
• Clarifies the customer's need.
• Meets or exceeds the need.
• Confirms satisfaction.
• Listens and empathize.
• Takes responsibility for action.

Impact.

Creates a good first impression, commands attention and respect, shows an air of confidence.

Key Actions:

• Speaks with confident tone of voice.
• Maintains an attentive posture.
• Responds warmly and openly.
• Dresses appropriately.

Initiative.

Makes active attempts to influence events to achieve goals; self-starting rather than accepting passively; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Key Actions:

• Be proactive.
• Generates ideas for continuous improvement.
• Seeks opportunities for personal growth and professional development.
• Does more than is required.

Integrity.

Maintains and promotes social, ethical and institutional norms in conducting internal and external business activities.

Key Actions:

• Shares complete and accurate information.
• Fairly represents department and institution's capabilities.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Adheres to policies and procedures.
• Meets personal commitments and promises.

Teamwork and Collaboration.

Works effectively with teams, work groups or those outside formal line of authority (e.g. senior managers) to accomplish institutional goals; takes actions that respect the needs and contribution of others; contributes to and accepts the consensus; subordinates own objectives to the objective of the institution or team.

Key Actions:

• Uses relationship skills effectively
• Maintains or enhances self-esteem
• Listens and responds with empathy
• Shares thoughts, feelings and rationale
• Contributes to team or institutional success
• Exchanges information freely
• Volunteer ideas and help
• Builds on the ideas of others
• Support decisions publicly and privately
• Put team or institutional goals ahead of individual goals

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

• Commitment to provide quality educational service to faculty and students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of learning styles and ability to apply that knowledge to instruction.
• Experience in conducting comprehensive evaluation and assessment.
• Excellent communications skills that establish an rapport with students and ability to gather/analyze data and write reports.
• Understanding of, and experience in, teaching under-prepared students.
• Experience with curriculum and course development theory and tools.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and bring projects to completion.
• Dedication to remaining current on trends in learning theory, publishing and participation in national associations in higher education specifically developmental education.