PT Faculty - Geology Instructor

Geology Instructor

The position of Geology Instructor is part of the Academic Affairs department. This is a part-time faculty position that is exempt and reports to the Dean of Academic Pathways & CTE. The position is part time and term to term.

Courses will be offered face to face, online, or live streamed for the  academic year. Pay is dependent on individual credentials and experience. The college is committed to hiring faculty with a student-centered approach to teaching.

An application is complete when the following have been uploaded: curriculum vitae (CV), a cover letter, and copies of your unofficial transcripts.

This position will remain open until filled, with first review on 12.2.25.

Faculty Commitments to Student Success include:

• Creating an inclusive classroom environment that is sensitive to and respectful of student diversity.
• An interest in teaching across the curriculum and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Giving students access to learning where and when it supports their success (days, evenings, weekends; at all of our locations; as well as online).
• A passion for pedagogy and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Excitement about technology; already savvy or excited to learn.
• Collaborative engagement outside of the classroom to improve institutional outcomes for our students and staff.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and propensity to see what is possible.
• Faculty ownership and leadership in the classroom, discipline, and college.
• Collegiality and respect for everyone.
• Excited about and committed to advancing OCCC’s future: student success, ongoing accreditation, growth in access and programs, and a great place to work.

Course details include:

• GS 106 Physical Science (Geology) (4 credits/66 clock hours):
  Covers minerals, rocks, volcanism, earthquakes, plate tectonics, erosion and deposition by wind, glaciers and streams, weathering, fossils and geologic history. Includes weekly lab.
• G184 Global Climate Change (4 credits/66 clock hours):
  Covers characteristics of Earth's climate system. Includes the atmosphere, ocean, biosphere, and solid Earth as well as past, present, and future climate change and future mitigation and adaptation efforts. Includes a weekly lab.
• G201 Earth Materials and Tectonics (4 credits/66 clock hours):
  Introduces physical geology which deals with minerals, rocks, internal structure of the earth, and plate tectonics. Includes a weekly lab.
• G202 Earth Surface Processes (4 credits/66 clock hours):
  Introduces physical geology which deals with mass wasting, streams, glaciers, deserts, beaches, groundwater, and use of topographic maps. Includes a weekly lab.

The above are courses to be potentially taught on an as needed basis. Other courses based on enrollment needs may also be offered if the successful candidate is qualified.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Instruct students using approved course outcome guides and accurate syllabi.
• Prepare instructional materials as needed.
• Meet all assigned classes.
• Apply the college’s values for teaching and learning.
• Facilitate learning that applies to students’ academic and career goals.
• Meet the curricular needs of students at various learning levels.
• Encourage mutual responsibility for a supportive learning environment.
• Provide effective teaching strategies in an environment that encourages student and instructor interaction.
• Actively engage students in the learning process.
• Encourage creative and critical thinking.
• Evaluate and grade student progress and systematically assess the program using meaningful indicators to assure currency, improve teaching and learning strategies, and achieve stated student learning outcomes for all students, including underrepresented students and first-generation college students.
• Maintain accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and scholastic progress.
• Assess the achievement of student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institutional level.

Professional responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners.
• Interact with students, staff, and administration in a professional manner.
• Assure effective two-way communication at all levels of responsibility.
• Engage in a…