Physics General Education Instructor, Adjunct

Reporting directly to the campus Academic Dean and/or University Chair of General Education, the Instructor I, General Education supports the University in fulfillment of its mission, purpose and goals. Focuses extensively on facilitating student learning associated with prescribed course and program learning outcomes. Provides professional leadership and support, and serves as an educator, role model, mentor and facilitator. Focuses extensively on facilitating student learning associated with prescribed course and program learning outcomes.

Creates an educational environment which fosters innovation, responsiveness, and accountability. Provides program-specific expertise and is actively engaged in relevant department initiatives. Supports University, Campus, and/or departmental goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes that meet student learning, workplace and placement expectations. Actively and substantively participates in assessment of student learning activities to maximize the potential for students to learn what is necessary to meet prescribed outcomes.

Vigorously upholds a culture of academic integrity.

• Fulfills assigned teaching load.
• Consistently follows the master course syllabus.
• Effectively uses the LMS to supplement instruction (i.e., adaptive learning and flipping the classroom).
• Participates in and contributes substantively to course and program level assessment activities of courses/curriculum and program via a continuous improvement plan as set forth by General Education and/or the University.
• Regularly contributes to improvement of course materials and syllabi within prescribed shared governance culture.
• Consistently employs a variety of teaching methodologies to instruct students, always with intent to facilitate observable evidence of student fulfillment of prescribed learning outcomes.
• Ensures that all laboratory safety protocols and procedures are followed.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching, the teaching/learning process and for individual students.
• Keeps regular, approved office hours (for FT faculty).
• Follows established University protocols for providing timely feedback and/or academic advising (i.e., Grades in Progress, student Letters of Concern, etc.).
• Capable of competence in teaching skills as demonstrated by:
  • student evaluations
  • peer evaluations, if assigned
  • self-evaluation
  • administration reviews
  • evidence of documented student achievement of course student learning outcomes
• Mentors and takes an active interest in students.
• Actively engages in tutoring and remediation initiatives.

• Attends professional development activities each year as agreed upon with supervisor in development plan.
• Attends teaching development activities each year as assigned by supervisor to enhance teaching/learning skills.
• Attends all faculty meetings twice per year (for full time faculty attendance is required, for adjunct faculty attendance is strongly recommended).

• Attends Department, College and University meetings/councils as arranged/approved by supervisor.
• Demeanor reflects collegiality and behavior demonstrates professional and ethical conduct.
• Maintains membership in a professional organization.
• Develops connections within professional community both inside and outside the University.
• Actively and substantively participates in General Education and University initiatives as assigned.
• May assist with gathering program data to ensure best practices and optimal student outcomes.

• Records and posts daily class attendance and grades as required, completes and submits assignments in a timely manner, and grades tests, quizzes, lab assignments promptly, returning constructive feedback to students as soon as possible.
• Engages in systematic collection of student’s work for University outcomes assessment purposes.
• Maintains and uses West Coast University officially approved syllabus template and prepares/distributes the master course syllabi in a timely fashion.
• Submits…