Instructor, Food & Beverage Management​/Culinary Arts

Position Title

Instructor, Food & Beverage Management/Culinary Arts

The College of Southern Nevada invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Instructor position in the Hospitality Management department. This position will focus on teaching courses in Food & Beverage Management and Culinary Arts. Demonstrating teaching excellence, the successful candidate will instruct students in accordance with college policies and procedures while providing an excellent teaching experience to a diverse student body.

Founded in 1971, the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation. The college prioritizes providing an affordable, collaborative, and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offering hundreds of degrees and certificates in 70 academic programs. CSN prides itself on hosting students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors Clark County Nevada, one of the most diverse counties in the US.

More than one‑third of our students are first‑generation, half are Pell Grant eligible, and nearly three‑fourths are part‑time.

The college is a Minority Serving Institution designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution and as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution. Consistent with CSN’s mission, vision, and values we are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve, succeed, and prosper.

We strive to uphold our mission, to create, and preserve an environment that is dedicated to achieving educational access, equitable resources, inviolable dignity, and opportunity for all to participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. We commit to the journey ahead, embrace difficult conversations, examine implicit biases, and remain steadfast in our continuous process of improvement.

CSN is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and veteran status in the programs or activities which it operates.

• Grant‑in‑Aid:
  Tuition & fee assistance for employees and their families at NSHE institutions.
• Time Off:
  Variety of time‑off options to help employees manage work‑life balance.
• Holidays:
  All CSN employees receive 12 paid holidays per year.
• Health Insurance:
  Attractive and customizable health insurance plans for employee and dependents.
• Retirement Plan:
  Participants contribute 19.25% with 100% employer match.
• On‑site Early Childhood Education Center services available.
• Learning & professional development opportunities.
• Active CSN Affinity Groups that focus on campus‑wide diversity initiatives to create a welcoming campus climate.

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• Teach a full range of Culinary Arts and/or Food and Beverage courses with differing modes of instruction including lecture, demonstration, laboratory, practical application, online, and hybrid formats.
• Present course materials in a manner that educates and engages students using effective teaching strategies.
• Develop syllabi and course materials that may be taught on‑ground, online, or hybrid.
• Provide learning activities that stimulate student involvement and encourage critical thinking.
• Effectively evaluate student performance while meeting assessment guidelines.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students; respond to students’ emails and voicemails in a timely fashion.
• Develop a professional working relationship with other faculty and staff in the department and the college.
• Serve on college‑wide and departmental committees as needed.
• Participate in program/division meetings and activities.
• Maintain professional competencies in the subject area and currency in instructional methodologies through professional associations and professional development.
• Obtain…