Instructor - English - Nassau Community College

Nassau Community College (NCC), a member of the State University of NY (SUNY) system of Colleges and Universities, is a diverse and multi-cultural campus. NCC provides equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital, or veteran status. NCC promotes positive efforts in recruitment to achieve equity and inclusion and is conducting a search to fill anticipated staff and administrative vacancies.

All vacancies are filled pending budget approval.

Nassau Community College invites applications for a FT Instructor position. The successful candidate will:

• teach courses including but not limited to English;
• plan and deliver curriculum in classrooms, laboratories and/or practicums ensuring that students acquire essential skill sets and objectives stated in departmental course outlines;
• ensure that the instruction is meaningful and assessment-based so students may be observed and evaluated;
• monitor the students' progress, keep grade records and must provide relevant assessment data to the department in a timely manner;
• use appropriate terminology, and technology to communicate with students and provide academic support;
• comply with College policies and procedures; and
• meet all current and future contractual obligations and maintain a positive and professional learning/work environment for students, faculty and staff.

The successful candidate will have:

• a Master's Degree in English, Composition/Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Journalism, English/Education, TESOL or a related multi-disciplinary field, including but not limited to African American Studies, American Studies, or Comparative Literature, with English Literature or Composition as one of the principal concentrations; and
• three (3) years of college experience teaching Writing courses within the past five (5) years, with the terminal degree substituting for one (1) year of college teaching experience; and
• experience using online databases and search engines.

In addition, specific courses will require additional requirements, including but not limited to:

• experience teaching Developmental Composition within the past five (5) years at an accredited college/university;
• a certificate in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, or TESOL (unless the above Master's Degree is in Applied Linguistics or TESOL);
• three (3) years experience teaching ESL courses (at an accredited college/university) in the past five (5) years to adult learners of English;
• experience teaching ENG
  101, or the course equivalent, for three (3) semesters within the past five (5) years (at an accredited college/university);
• twelve (12) completed graduate credits within the field of Literature at an accredited institution: and/or one (1) or more of the following: (a) Publications, such as articles in scholarly journals, texts, poems, short stories, novels or other creative works that directly relate to the field of Literature, or (b) Attendance and participation in college/university-level professional organizations including participation in conferences, colloquia, panels, or workshops through attendance and presentations that directly relate to the field of Literature, or (c) Completion of a project (such as a sabbatical project, but not limited to sabbatical work) that involves scholarly research, curriculum development, or creative endeavor that directly relates to the field of Literature.

All Faculty are also required to have experience with the College's current Learning Management, E-mail, and Video Conferencing Systems, as well as Microsoft Office Suite of Products.

Please note, all certifications/licenses must be current and valid, and all academic degrees/certificates must be from accredited U.S colleges/universities.

All Faculty must meet the College's minimum qualifications to teach distance learning courses.

The current negotiated salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement for this position is $66,173.00.