Precision Agriculture Faculty Job Fort Morgan area,Colorado USA,Education / Teaching

POSITION: Precision Agriculture Faculty POSITION NO
: 300051

NATURE OF POSITION: Full Time Faculty (167 days+20 additional days) Appointment. 1.00 FTE

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:

The position of Precision Agriculture Faculty reports to the Dean of Workforce Development and the Vice President of Instruction.

PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF JOB

The Faculty member will be responsible for teaching, advising and outreach to the communities served by MCC. Instructional content assignment will focus on Precision Agriculture and related fields. Faculty member is responsible for using teaching methods and media designed to reach students of varying educational and experiential backgrounds to allow each student the opportunity to master the objectives of the course.

The new faculty member will be dynamic, creative and committed to teaching excellence, and have a passion for continuous improvement and assessment of student learning. The Faculty member will also have drone technology knowledge and be willing to get FAA qualified operating a drone within the Precision Agriculture program. The faculty member will also work with part-time instructors throughout the College's service area to provide mentoring activities and help with the implementation of assessment strategies.

This position will serve as a liaison with instructors of our secondary partner Agriculture Programs. The faculty member will promote the program and help build enrollment with the help of marketing and recruitment personnel. A variety of instructional delivery modalities (synchronous, online, remote) will be utilized via Web Ex/Zoom and a Learning Management System. Teaching assignments may be scheduled at various times including evening and weekend offerings.

The faculty member shall perform all duties while promoting opportunities for inclusion, expressing the valuing of differences, and regularly demonstrating the college’s commitment to the Guiding Principles.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

60% of the faculty member’s time is spent teaching or in activities related to teaching such as grading, preparation, development of term schedule, curriculum review/revision, development of course outlines/syllabi, textbook selection/adoption, and student advising, working with student organizations, and maintaining office hours. Faculty member will maintain office hours and provide assistance to students as needed.

10% of the faculty member’s time will be spent recruiting students to the program. This includes outreach to high schools across the service area, as well as direct outreach to the community. Regular engagement with advisory committee members is expected as part of the outreach.

25% of the faculty member’s time is spent attending division meetings and serving on college and CCCS committees and project teams related to accreditation, curriculum, leadership, and others as identified by the faculty member and the supervisor.

3% of the faculty member’s time is spent on other duties as assigned by the Dean of Workforce Development and/or the Vice President of Instruction.

1% of Based on the functions, this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority. As a Campus Security Authority the incumbent in this position is required to report allegations of Clery Act crimes that they become aware of to the Vice President of Student Services at Morgan Community College. Attends training pertaining to these responsibilities as required.

1% of all MCC employees are responsible for ensuring their work and educational environments are free from illegal discrimination, sexual harassment, and related retaliation. When alleged or suspected discrimination, sexual harassment, or retaliation is experienced or observed by, or made known to, an MCC employee, the employee is responsible for reporting that information to one of the following individuals: the Title IX Coordinator and the Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

Attends training pertaining to these responsibilities as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related field from a regionally accredited institution. A combination of an Associate Degree and experience in Agriculture may substitute.
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