Quarterly Part Time Associate Faculty - Geography

About Us

Cascadia College is seeking highly motivated individuals who are interested in being part of a small yet dynamic community, with a faculty and staff that are dedicated to meeting the needs of our intersectional, diverse students. Cascadia College is committed to creating and supporting an equitable and inclusive faculty, staff, and student population centered on dismantling systemic oppression and historic marginalization.

Individual differences are celebrated in a community of learners focused on social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Job Description

Mission and Vision Statement

The College Mission:

Cascadia is a dynamic community college that is committed to transforming lives through integrated education in a learning-centered community.

Vision and Core Values:

Our Vision:
At Cascadia College every individual is supported and engaged in lifelong learning.

Our Values:
As a learning organization, Cascadia continually strives to reach the highest levels of quality in its academic, student, and administrative programs and services through continual analysis, assessment and improvement. Our quality indicators are our institutional core values of a Caring Community, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Collaboration, Access, Success, Innovation Environmental Sustainability, Global Awareness, Responsiveness, and Creativity.

Position Overview

Faculty teach geography courses that examine physical systems and natural resource management from a spatial perspective. Faculty develop, teach, and assess courses. Faculty provide leadership and contribute to the implementation and enhancement of Cascadia's curriculum and course of study, including participation in college-wide review of student achievement.

Cascadia's Faculty:

Faculty with experience and/or interest in an outcomes-based interdisciplinary curriculum, alternative pedagogies, learning technologies, and collaborative work are highly encouraged to apply. Cascadia's faculty believes in student-centered learning. They strive to develop courses and learning styles that engage students in active learning. Faculty are dedicated to positive student outcomes and continually revise and refine classes for maximum student success.

Possible Courses Offered:

* Introduction to Physical Geography

* Global Natural Resource Management

Course of Study

Cascadia's curriculum is grounded in a holistic view of teaching, learning, and doing. It is outcomes-based and guided by four overarching College-wide Learning Outcomes:
1) Learn Actively,
2) Think Critically, Creatively, and Reflectively;
3) Communicate with Clarity and Originality; and
4) Interact in Diverse and Complex Environments. Faculty members foster student achievement of discipline-specific learning outcomes, as well as College-wide and degree learning outcomes. Assessment is key to the design of the curriculum and the success of students. Consequently, a heavy emphasis is placed on continuous assessment of student learning, instructional programs and practices, and institutional effectiveness. Faculty play a key role in assessing outcomes in all of these areas.

The curriculum is designed to meet student needs. Classes are delivered in a variety of time frames and delivery formats, including (but not limited to) learning communities and technology-based distance education. Classes may be offered in daytime, evening, weekend, short-term, accelerated, self-directed, or asynchronous (online, hybrid, etc.) formats or combinations of several formats. Some classes may be offered in open-entry, open-exit format.

Candidates must be willing to teach in a variety of formats and varied class times.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, equity and inclusion are hallmarks of the Cascadia culture. The curriculum is explicitly designed to promote skills, knowledge, and awareness about diversity and equity. Applications are especially encouraged from potential faculty who share our passion and vision to make Cascadia the state's premier campus for diversity, equity, inclusion and student success.

College & Faculty Organization

Cascadia is organized around principles that allow for access to information, collaboration,…