Instructor, Emergency Medical Services

Job Description

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.

Full‑Time, Faculty, 9‑month Academic position – EMS Faculty for the Paramedic Program. This is a Full‑Time, due process, benefited Faculty position beginning Fall Semester, 2026. Teaching load may be higher in the Fall semester and lighter in the Spring semester.

The faculty member will conduct their assignments and co‑curricular college activities in a manner consistent with the philosophy and purpose of Aims Community College as stated in the school catalog. The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach. The faculty member is also responsible for professional development and service to the college.

Provide effective and high‑quality instruction and assessment, continually refine and modernize curriculum so that it remains educationally sound and meets the high standards of Aims Community College; develop curriculum as assigned. Primary lecture instruction for Paramedic Pharmacology, Cardiology, Medical Emergencies, and Trauma Emergencies courses with associated lab courses for Fundamentals, Special Considerations, Pharmacology, Cardiology, Medical Emergencies, and Trauma Emergencies or other EMS courses as needed.

Additionally, full‑time faculty are expected to collaborate on the creation and oversight of curriculum, support part‑time faculty through meetings and answering questions, and keep the department chair informed of issues, concerns, and highlights from the classroom. Maintain currency in your field of expertise. Use computer technology to enhance student learning. Ensure availability to students by providing opportunities for answering questions and providing support outside of the classroom, this can take the form of formal office hours, phone call availability, synchronous chat, or other such options as long as you make availability clear to students and responsive to their needs.

Be available to teach on any campus/outreach site at any scheduled time as assigned. Efforts are made to accommodate faculty preferences, but all faculty must provide flexibility to accommodate students’ scheduling needs as our top priority. Demonstrate an attitude and aptitude that is supportive of the College’s efforts to provide students with a range of course modality options. Teaching assignment may include online, synchronous remote, traditional face‑to‑face or blended (hybrid) versions of these as determined by student, department and college needs.

Provide meaningful participation on college committees or organizations by seeking out areas of interest and being supportive of department and college needs. Actively participate in college efforts to enhance student persistence and retention. Assist in the implementation of institutional, divisional, or department goals as assigned. Initiate and maintain professional relationships with external agencies, business and other educational institutions as assigned. Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy that each individual should be allowed an opportunity to succeed regardless of past experience.

Demonstrate a knowledge of developmental education theory and student development theory, and develop strategies to meet students wherever they are in their knowledge and ability level to help them successfully reach the course outcomes. Demonstrate a willingness to embrace and apply the provisions of Aims Community College’s Mission Statement, Purposes, Philosophy and commitment to affirmative action. Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Program Director or Academic Dean.

• Interacting with students to provide opportunities to learn, creating conditions that facilitate learning, and using techniques and methods that create a high probability that learning will occur.
• Instructional Delivery:
  Providing clear communication of information and promoting learning through an…