Tenure-Track Urban Agriculture Faculty

CCC; Chicago (IL); In loco; USD 58.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Full health benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation/holidays

Descrizione del lavoro

City Colleges of Chicago seeks a full-time tenure-track faculty member in the Urban Agriculture department to design courses, foster active student engagement, and assess learning outcomes. The candidate will teach in the Cannabis-focused curriculum and contribute to program development, while supporting diverse learners.

The ideal applicant holds a Master's or higher in agriculture or related life sciences, with at least 1 year cannabis industry experience and knowledge of Illinois cannabis

Competenze

• Master's degree or higher in agriculture or related life sciences field.
• At least 1 year experience in the cannabis industry either teaching, developing curriculum or work experience.
• Familiarity with and understanding of Illinois cannabis laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of D2L, preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students required.
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.

Mansioni

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
• Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academic and professional communities, and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.

Conoscenze

Cannabis industry experience

Illinois cannabis laws familiarity

D2L knowledge

Communication skills

Multilingual / diverse student body (b

Formazione

Master's degree or higher in agriculture or related life sciences

Descrizione del lavoro

City Colleges of Chicago seeks a full-time tenure-track faculty member in the Urban Agriculture department to design courses, foster active student engagement, and assess learning outcomes. The candidate will teach in the Cannabis-focused curriculum and contribute to program development, while supporting diverse learners.

The ideal applicant holds a Master's or higher in agriculture or related life sciences, with at least 1 year cannabis industry experience and knowledge of Illinois cannabis