Faculty - Biology - Payson

Position: Full-time Faculty - Biology - Payson

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Full-time Faculty
- Biology
- Payson

Academic Payson Full Time Payson, AZ, US

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

A Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card is required to be employed at Gila Community College.

Arizona State Retirement System membership eligible.

Generous benefits package, including a flexible benefit insurance program.

Salary placement on the Faculty Salary Schedule is based on education and experience and guided by policy.

Essential Functions

• Ability to perform generally expected instructional/teaching activities through various mediums including, but not limited to, in-person, web-based, or hybrid.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate the subject matter using a variety of methods to accommodate different learning styles that enhances the opportunity of students to achieve the learning outcomes expected.
• Effective record-keeping strategies that comply with College directives and provide timely and correct information to students.
• Ability to provide effective assistance in ancillary educational programs and services as may be needed by the College to enhance the educational opportunities and experiences for students.
• Faculty teaching dual enrollment classes at the high school(s), through CVIT, or NAVIT are expected to follow that entity’s instructional duty calendar.
• Additional position specific essential functions are listed below.

Level of Supervision or Independent Judgement

• Performs duties under moderate supervision from higher-level academic administrators to ensure cohesive and consistent academic rigor and quality of programs, courses, and educational opportunities provided.
• Reports directly to the Vice President of Academics while also working closely with the Payson Campus Director and Biology faculty on the Gula Pueblo Campus.
• Exercise independent decision making concerning the class environment and instructional methods/delivery within the umbrella of academic freedom and the College’s quality education guidance and directives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Faculty are expected to perform any or all duties listed below in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.

GCC 5012-PR(2)

• Teach a variety of community college biology courses that may include Biology Concepts, General Biology, Microbiology, and Human Anatomy and Physiology.
• Maintain a clean and safe classroom and laboratory environment.
• Commit to serve as an accessible mentor and faculty advisor to students; commit to participate in professional development activities.
• In addition to classes on the Payson Campus, teach dual enrollment courses at Payson High School following the Payson High School Calendar.
• Assume responsibility for teaching a minimum of 15 adjusted load hours per semester, 30 per year.
• Teach an overload of up to ten (10) adjusted load hours per semester as assigned by the appropriate academic administrator. Individual overload in excess of ten (10) adjusted load hours should be rare and require review and approval by the College President or appropriately designated personnel.
• Develop, review, and update courses and curriculum collaboratively with faculty and academic administration.
• Develop and update informative, standardized syllabus for student guidance.
• Develop and administer appropriate tools and measures for assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program levels. Update course delivery and teaching methods based on evaluation of objectives assessed as needed.
• Post and maintain at least five (5) approved office hours per week, per semester at times and days that are beneficial for student engagement.
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