English Instructor

ENTERPRISE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE; Opelika (AL); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Southern Union State Community College invites applications for an instructor position. The primary duty is to instruct students across in-person and online formats, with responsibilities spanning curriculum development, updating syllabi, and advising students.

The role requires engagement with the department chair and community as part of the college mission. Salary is commensurate with education and experience under the Alabama Community College System Salary Schedule D1 for a nine-month

Qualifikationen

• Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 18 graduate semester or 27 graduate quarter hours in English is required.
• Willingness to meet other requirements for certification as required by accreditation entities is required.

Aufgaben

• Plan, organize, and instruct coursework.
• Work with the Departmental Chairperson/Program Director to develop, implement, and evaluate curriculum.
• Maintain updated syllabi, outcomes, and gradebooks in the LMS according to the guidelines in the Instructional Handbook.
• Select textbooks and teaching materials in collaboration with colleagues as approved by the Department Chairperson/Program Director.
• Use a method of instruction appropriate to the type of learning required.
• Instruct students using interactive techniques including lecture, demonstration, clinical or lab supervision.
• Instruct students using a variety of delivery modes, including face-to-face, hybrid, virtual or online.
• Provide academic and career counseling to students and promote student leadership and enrichment experiences.
• Develop appropriate tests or other tools for student evaluation.
• Design and administer evaluations for grade determination each semester.
• Develop and deliver online courses that meet Quality Matters guidelines.
• Actively participates in community service.
• Engage in appropriate professional development to remain current in discipline and teaching techniques.
• Measure and use student learning outcomes to create a process of continuous instructional improvement.
• Perform duties within established time frames (e.g. attendance verification, official rolls, grades, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned to meet the mission of the college.

Ausbildung

Master’s Degree in English

Jobbeschreibung

The primary task of the instructor at Southern Union State Community College is to instruct students in activities designed to promote intellectual growth. Essential duties and responsibilities of an instructor include commitments to students in the classroom, the teaching discipline, students outside the classroom, to the College and to the community. The instructor is subject to work at varied locations based on student and operational demand at any or all sites and locations served by the College.

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience according to the Alabama Community College System Salary Schedule D1 Salary range: $48,454 - $94,743 for nine-month employment; Summer employment may be available dependent on enrollment: $14,959 - $29,302.

Benefits: Full time employees are entitled to the College’s benefit package to include: PEEHIP, retirement, leave (sick and personal).

ANTICIPATED START DATE: May 2027

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Plan, organize, and instruct coursework.
• Work with the Departmental Chairperson/Program Director to develop. Implement, and evaluate curriculum.
• Maintain updated syllabi, outcomes, and gradebooks in the College learning management system (LMS) according to the guidelines in the Instructional Handbook.
• Select textbooks and teaching materials in collaboration with colleagues as approved by the Department Chairperson/Program Director.
• Use a method of instruction appropriate to the type of learning required.
• Instruct students using interactive techniques including but not limited to lecture, demonstration, clinical or lab supervision.
• Instruct students using a variety of delivery modes, including face-to-face, hybrid, virtual or online.
• Provide academic and career counseling to students and promote student leadership and enrichment experiences.
• Develop appropriate tests or other tools for student evaluation.
• Design and administer evaluations for grade determination each semester.
• Develop and deliver online courses that meet Quality Matters guidelines.
• Actively participates in community service.
• Engage in appropriate professional development in order to remain current in discipline and teaching techniques.
• Measure and use student learning outcomes to create a process of continuous instructional improvement.
• Perform duties within established time frames (e.g. attendance verification, official rolls, grades, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned to meet the mission of the college.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 18 graduate semester or 27 graduate quarter hours in English is required.
• Willingness to meet other requirements for certification as required by accreditation entities is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using a learning management system (LMS), such as Canvas and/or Blackboard is preferred.
• Experience teaching online courses is preferred.
• Experience using Microsoft Office is preferred.

In accordance with the Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon the receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Southern Union also participates in E-verify.

It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal or state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.

More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process.