Lecturer, CC; Biological Sciences - Botany

Description

Title:

Lecturer, CC (Biological Sciences - Botany)

Position Number:
Pending

Hiring Unit:
Science and Mathematics Division

Location:

Kaua'i Community College

Date Posted:
June 18, 2024

Closing Date:
Continuous

Salary Information:
Minimum $1,911 per credit hour. Rate may be subject to change.

Full Time/Part Time:
Part Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary

Other Conditions:
Part-time, for placement in lecturer candidate pool, contingent on availability of funds and actual staffing requirements. Day, evening, or Saturday offerings, on‑ and off‑campus including but not limited to Early College, and/or synchronous and/or asynchronous online sections may be part of assigned workload.

• Conduct courses in Botany under general supervision.
• Manage greenhouse and field preparations, in oversight of students' work, including but not limited to preparing the soil, installing irrigation, and weed and pest control under supervision of senior faculty.
• Maintain office hours of at least one hour per week for each course taught.
• Prepare required course outlines, syllabi, and reports related to teaching and student progress.
• Integrate teaching efforts with other instructors in the discipline area under supervision of the division chairperson.
• Collect student and peer evaluations and complete a self-assessment of teaching effectiveness.
• Complete instructional assignments which may involve day, evening, early morning, weekend, outreach (such as Early College), and/or distance education classes.
• Adhere to community college principles and philosophy.
• Work effectively with a diverse student and community population in accordance with the Board of Regents Policy 4.207 III.F.1 and college practice of the open‑admission concept.

• Master’s degree in Botany.
• All degrees must be earned from an accredited institution.
• Applicants not meeting minimum qualifications may be considered on an exception basis if available.

• Ability to conduct courses in Ethnobotany.
• Knowledge and application of plant tissue culture.
• Successful community college teaching experience.
• Successful multi‑cultural teaching experience.
• Demonstrated success serving as a mentor, advisor, or team leader.
• Supportive attitude toward student learning and ability to create a nurturing classroom environment for students of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to Native Hawaiians or other indigenous populations and the local community, including Hawaiʻi's unique economic, political, business, and cultural environment.
• Ability to use writing assignments and integrate teaching of appropriate thinking skills into course content as an integral part of students’ classroom learning activities.

Kaua‘i Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. EEO, Clery Act, and ADA information as follows:

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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Contact:
Isaiah Ka‘auwai (TIX and EEO/AACoordinator), 245‑8260;
Andrew Yamamoto (ADA Coordinator for Employees), 245‑8323;
Kaua‘i Community College, One Stop Center, 3‐1901 Kaumuali‘i Hwy, Lihu‘e, HI 96766.