Adjunct Instructor, ES​/Physics

Compensation: $850 per credit hour.

Priority Screening Date: Position is open until filled.

Starting Date: As soon as practical after the hiring process; position filled on an as needed basis.

• Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of the values, practices, and procedures within a designated discipline and by engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21st-century learners.
• Prepares and delivers assigned courses by employing high-impact teaching practices in a learning environment that promotes respect and rapport.
• Facilitates student achievement by maintaining clear expectations and defined learning outcomes.
• Promotes learning through the innovative implementation of effective classroom technologies.
• Evaluates student engagement and success through formative and summative assessment.
• Maintains professionalism by embodying the values, ethics, and behavior codes of LCCC and one’s discipline.
• Demonstrates social competence and effective communication in professional and academic venues.

Knowledge

• Physics
  — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
• Lab Practices
  — Knowledge of implementing methods including the use of probe ware, sensors, and video analysis, etc.

Skills

• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Analytical Skills — Capacity to analyze data, identify trends, and make informed decisions based on findings.
• Communication — Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the capacity to convey complex information clearly.
• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Computer Software — Proficient in computer-based training software, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Outlook, and other relevant software applications to effectively complete job tasks.
• Conflict Management — Use of tools, skills and processes to find respectful and creative ways to resolve disputes and disagreements.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
• Interpersonal Skills — Ability to interact effectively with others, build relationships, and manage interpersonal dynamics.
• Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedure appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Abilities

• Attention to Detail — The ability to observe, analyze, and comprehend even the most minute aspects of a task or situation.
• Communication — The ability to effectively express your thoughts, ideas, and messages to diverse people in oral and written form. Public speaking skills and ability to write/edit emails, letters, and technical reports.
• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Emotional Intelligence — Ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you.
• Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve problem.
• Professionalism — Capable of representing the organization in a professional manner, adapting to various situations with maturity, and maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times.

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