Instructor, Core Curriculum - San Marcos

LSCO is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

Employees will have a teaching emphasis. The instructional faculty position focuses on teaching, scholarship, and service. The apportionment of responsibilities may be modified for a specific position and semester due to classes or other variables that affect teaching assignments. Faculty will teach assigned classes on the Texas State University campus as part of the TXST‑LSCO Gateway Program.

The TXST‑LSCO Gateway Program is a co‑enrollment partnership between Texas State University and Lamar State College Orange that provides students with an affordable, structured pathway to a Texas State degree. Students co‑enroll at both institutions, taking LSCO coursework and Texas State courses taught on the San Marcos campus, while enjoying full student privileges at both schools. Upon successful completion of two long semesters and maintaining a 2.25 GPA at each institution, students earn guaranteed admission to Texas State University without reapplication.

The full‑time faculty member’s responsibilities include providing instruction for students enrolled in core curriculum classes, attending workshops, seminars, and conferences to advance teaching skills, assisting in curriculum development as needed, scheduling office hours (7:30‑5:30, and possibly evening hours), and being available for departmental, divisional, and institutional obligations.

We are seeking faculty credentialed to teach one or more of the following subjects:
Math, American History, Government/Political Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Creative Arts, Life and Physical Sciences, Communication, Language, Philosophy & Culture.

• Classroom preparation, supervision, and instruction, in face‑to‑face, online, or hybrid venues, as assigned by the College Administration.
• Field‑based or off‑campus instruction.
• Laboratory design, preparation, instruction, supervision, and other associated responsibilities.
• Measurement of student performance including the preparation, administration, grading, and evaluation of tests, papers, examinations, and research projects; reporting grades; and participation in the assessment of course and program outcomes.
• Conduct assessment and evaluation of student learning outcomes for each course, department or program outcomes, and general education student learning outcomes as appropriate.
• Conferences with, and academic advisement of students including assistance with degree plans, registration, and course assistance.
• Coordination and supervision of student activities directly related to the academic program.
• Experiments in teaching methods and teaching‑oriented research, including the creation of effective learning environments.
• Writing letters of recommendation for students.
• Selection and procurement of books, films, and other materials for classroom, library, learning center, or laboratory use.
• Periodic evaluation of library holdings and recommendations of books and other materials to be ordered by the library or learning center.
• Development of new courses and programs of study, including web‑based and other technology‑based instruction.
• Actively participate in curriculum development, including the establishment of program and student learning outcomes, and the reporting of learning outcomes results as required by departmental procedures.

• On‑going reading and research to maintain proficiency and growth in one’s field of…