Life Science - Instructor

Highland County Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Ohio, United States of America

Southern State is committed to its mission to provide accessible, affordable and high quality education to people in southern Ohio. The college values honesty and integrity in all endeavors, tolerance for different ideas, respect for all individuals and excellence and creativity in the pursuit of knowledge.

• Employment Status:
  Full-time
• Reports to:
  
  Dean of Academic Affairs
• Division:
  Academic Affairs
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
• Campus:
  College-Wide

Teaching 30 units per year as assigned, some of which may include off-campus classes, including classes on more than one campus during a given semester. Classes taught may consist of a variety of biology courses including Freshman Biology, Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform essential duties to expected performance standards. Reasonable accommodations are made as required for persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Teaching 30 units per year as assigned, some of which may include off-campus classes, including classes on more than one campus during a given semester. A full-time teaching load of 15 credit hours per semester is typical, teaching assignments may include various times, days, sites (high schools, outreach centers, multiple campuses), and with various formats (face-to-face, on-line, hybrid, etc.).

Responsible for setting up all labs and maintaining all lab supplies including bacterial cultures for microbiology. Maintaining posted office hours as per departmental/college policies.

Engaging in curriculum development with the College. Advising students or student clubs.

Attending College Commencement.

During the balance of the weekly time available, participating in professional activities such as committee work, community services, maintenance of professional expertise, interacting with students and perspective students, cooperating with other educational institutions, cooperating with business and industry, and working with part-time faculty.

The individual will maintain cooperative relationships with the Dean of Academic Affairs, Division Coordinator, Division faculty, other faculty and the college and service communities. Maintains confidentiality of confidential or sensitive records and information. Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and punctual attendance and works overtime as required to meet workload demands.

Performs other related duties as required.

None

Computer, printer, copier, fax machine, telephone, other standard office equipment; various medical equipment; lab equipment.

Non-public personnel records, student records and issues and other non-public and sensitive college issues. Employee and student information covered by FERPA guidelines and agreed to in the College’s FERPA Confidentiality Agreement; and confidential or sensitive information included in the College’s Administrative Computer System.

Good classroom working conditions. The work requires the use of safe work practices with office, classroom and laboratory equipment, and observance of safety guidelines and regulations, particularly CDC safety standards for Microbiology labs.

The following physical demands are typically used to perform this job’s essential duties and responsibilities. They are not qualification standards, rather they may be used to help the College, employee, or applicant identify where and how reasonable accommodations may be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job’s essential duties due to an ADA disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly sits and stands for extended periods of time.

The employee regularly exhibits manual dexterity, picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm. The employee regularly reaches with hands and arms, stoops, kneels and crouches. The…