Instructor - Theatre (Part-Time)

Mt. Hood Community College; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR invites applications for an instructional role in theatre design/production.

This on-site position requires delivering quality instruction across classrooms, labs and performance spaces, with emphasis on current practice and student success. The instructor will prepare syllabi, integrate new technologies, maintain assessments, and support a diverse learning environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to use a variety of strategies to effectively address the learning needs of a diverse population.

Responsibilities

• Instructs students in a classroom, lab, learning center, or other setting as appropriate.
• Provides student contact before or after class or through telephone or email exchanges or office hours where facilities and schedules permit.
• Prepares, distributes, and utilizes instructional materials including course syllabi and media; incorporates latest classroom technology when available into instructional activities.
• Structures classes and curriculum to correspond with program objectives; prepares clear objectives for students each course; maintains currency of curriculum.
• Contributes to a learning environment that supports diversity within the College community.
• Maintains classroom, laboratory, and departmental equipment and security of facilities.
• Convenes classes on time and as scheduled.
• Maintains evaluation and grading records and submits required documentation within College timelines.
• Ensures safe working and classroom conditions and practices.

Skills

Diversity-focused teaching

Education

Master's degree in theatre design/production or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties

Provides quality instruction that will contribute to the learning experiences necessary for each student to meet the objectives of the course and to be successful in both their education and career development experiences.

Essential Duties

• Instructs students in a classroom, lab, learning center, or other setting as appropriate.
• Provides student contact before or after class or through telephone or email exchanges or office hours where facilities and schedules permit.
• Prepares, distributes, and utilizes instructional support materials, including course syllabi, supplementary materials, instructional media, and other devices as appropriate; incorporates the latest classroom technology when available and appropriate into instructional activities.
• Structures classes and curriculum to correspond with the overall program objectives; prepares clear objectives for students each course. Maintains and revises curriculum to maintain currency.
• Understands, develops, and provides a learning environment that supports diversity and incorporates sensitivity to diversity within the College community.
• Maintains classroom, laboratory, and departmental equipment and provides for the security of facilities and instructional materials as appropriate.
• Convenes classes on time and as scheduled.
• Maintains evaluation and grading records for assigned students; enters grades and provides all necessary documentation for incompletes within established College timelines.
• Ensures and emphasizes safe working and classroom conditions and practices.

Additional Duties

• May participate in professional development activities.
• May attend in-service sessions and division meetings.
• May direct aides and work-study students as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in theatre design, production or technology OR a Master's degree in any discipline and 24 graduate credits in theatre design, production, technology or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience, preferably at the community college level.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to use a variety of strategies to effectively address the learning needs of a diverse population.

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions

Work is typically performed in a classroom setting and/or theatre performing or shop space. This is an on-site position. Any remote work requires prior approval and must comply with MHCC Remote Work policies and administrative regulations. Remote work must be within the states of Oregon or Washington.

Salary Placement

Initial salary placement for Instructional Load Credit (ILC) Instructors will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Initial salary placement for all other newly hired instructors will be at Level 1. Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review toward potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.