Instructor/Assistant Professor of Psychology Job Rock Springs area,Wyoming USA,Education / Teaching

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Benefits

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Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this individual is to provide quality instruction to Western students enrolled in a variety of classes taught at the main campus in Rock Springs and at the Green River Center. Teaching asynchronous online courses will be common with this position. This individual must be able to relate to a wide variety of students in the community college environment.

This individual’s responsibilities will include teaching courses in psychology. Typical load is 30 credit hours per academic year; usually 5 courses per semester.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Provides quality instruction to students in assigned courses, including but not limited to: general psychology, research methods, biological psychology, social psychology, and psychology of child development. Other courses may be developed to fit the successful candidate’s expertise and program demand as approved by the School Chair.

Provides quality learning experiences for all students enrolled in accordance with their needs and abilities while maintaining the basic integrity of the course’s standards and objectives.

Provides course syllabi that state clear objectives and evaluation criteria for each course taught; follows the Curriculum Committee's guidelines regarding course syllabi; integrates appropriate College learning goals into each course and evaluates student performance considering these objectives and criteria.

Provides leadership and assistance to adjunct and concurrent faculty on the design and delivery of course content.

Advises students clearly and effectively; learns the requirements for Western graduation and for transfer to other regional colleges and universities. Updates advising information in the Western Advising Handbook related to his/her curricula at the University of Wyoming and other regional universities.

Recommends course schedules to the School Chair and Facilitator; mentors adjunct instructors as assigned; revises existing courses to maintain currency and recommends and develops new courses as needed.

Develops good working relationships with professionals in this discipline in the College's service area to solicit cooperation and support for curricular planning and other functions.

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