Assistant Professor, English

Middlesex Community College (MCC), established in 1970, provides access to affordable education to prepare individuals for success and lifelong learning. We promote academic excellence, provide workforce development opportunities, and empower all learners to become productive and socially responsible members of our local and global communities.

The College provides a broad range of services that are essential to attract, reward, and retain talented faculty and staff. The MCC community promotes a work environment where our employees feel supported and empowered to best serve our student population. We are proud to offer our classes on both the Bedford and Lowell campuses, as well as a robust online course offering.

MCC is committed to transforming lives as we educate, challenge, and support all students as evident in our strategic plan .

General

Summary:

Middlesex Community College is looking for a full-time English faculty memberwho is creative, knowledgeable, welcoming, and flexible and who will provide instruction to a diverse student body, teaching courses in the English Department, primarily English Composition 1 and English Composition
2. This faculty member will work with the Dean, Department Chair, and other faculty in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of coursework and curriculum relevant to the English department and participate in college service and student advisement. This faculty member should be committed to inclusive excellence and equity, as well as continuous professional improvement, supported by the college and fellow faculty members.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach fifteen credits in English Composition courses and/or other English courses as needed each semester;
• Explore new pedagogies in first-year college writing;
• Develop and use successful student-centered, equity-informed pedagogies;
• Develop and use assessment strategies that maximize the learning process and measure student learning outcomes;
• Develop and apply instructional methods that engage students of varying learning styles and abilities;
• Develop and apply technology in and out of the classroom, including the use of laptops or tablets; and the use of the college's current Learning Management System;
• Support and foster a culture of civic and community engagement;
• Participate in department, division, and college committees and activities as needed;
• Fulfill terms of the faculty contract as set out in the Agreement between the Board of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Community College Council/Massachusetts Teachers Association

• Master's degree in English, writing, reading, rhetoric, composition, literature, or Master's degree in Education/Teaching with a concentration in English.
• Successful classroom teaching experience in composition classes.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, continuous professional improvement, college-level education, inclusive pedagogies, and use of technology to support student learning.
• Willingness to work collegially with a diverse body of faculty and staff on departmental, divisional, and college-wide initiatives.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the role of the community college in higher education.

Preferred Qualifications
:

• Community college English course teaching experience.
• Experience with innovative first-year college writing pedagogies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop or apply innovative instructional approaches in the teaching of reading and writing, openness to interdisciplinary instruction, and a willingness to integrate technology into classroom lessons.
• Proficiency in a Learning Management System like Blackboard Learning Management System.
• Interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Bilingual skills a plus.

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