Assistant Professor Political Science
Job in
Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Listing for:
Salt Lake Community College (UT)
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
-
Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly
USD
60000.00
80000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.
Job Summary /Basic Function
All full‑time faculty teach assigned classes established by the SLCC Full Time Faculty Handbook for Compensation and Workload and the Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility and Tenure Policy in a manner that reflects the mission and values of Salt Lake Community College. Tenured and tenure‑track faculty participate in teaching, professional activities, and college service.
All Faculty will maintain an on‑site campus presence to encourage in‑person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences. You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.
Essential
Job Responsibilities Provide effective student‑centered instruction and assessment.Alongside department colleagues, build a process of continuous quality improvement for relevant programs.Comply with all college employee policies and procedure.Comply with the Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility, and Tenure policy.Comply with FERPA policy and other pertinent local, state, and federal regulations.Maintain professional communication etiquette with students.Become a contributing member of the academic unit by engaging in collegial communications and working closely with colleagues and academic supervisors to enhance student success.Maintain a meaningful on‑campus presence to enhance community, serve students on campus, and collaborate with colleagues. Campus presence can reflect teaching, professional activities, and/or service as established with your academic supervisor.Expectations for Effective Teaching
Create a learning environment focused on student success for each modality taught.In the case of online instruction, facilitate regular and substantive interaction in online courses conducted and observable in the official LMS.Demonstrate the incorporation of active and applied learning in courses taught.Provide appropriate feedback for all assignments that allows students to progress in the course.Be available to meet with students outside of class a minimum of 5 hours/week for student consultation hours.Consistently improve pedagogy, course quality, design, and course integrity in response to course, program, and/or college‑wide assessment of student learning.Use appropriate resources and technology in the delivery of courses.Respond to student communication promptly (generally within 1‑2 working days).Expectations for Professional Activity and Development
Stay current in field and maintain necessary credentials, professional skills, and teaching competencies consistent with department standards.Collaborate with colleagues by soliciting feedback.Engage in discipline‑specific activities.Expand knowledge of teaching practices to enhance student learning and success.Participate in mentoring relationships, serving as a mentor and/or mentee in the department and college.Participate in mandatory departmental and college professional development.Expectations for Service to the College
Provide service to the institution through appropriate participation in academic and college committee assignments and departmental and college need.Engage in the student advising process, formally and/or informally as needed.Participate in the formulation and implementation of department initiatives.Mentor and provide formative feedback to adjunct faculty.Serve community partners as content area experts as appropriate.Qualifications and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College. The ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities. Competency in Canvas. Effective written and oral communication…
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