Assistant Professor of Economics

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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

The Gail Miller Business School seeks a full-time faculty member to join our team of educators focused on high-quality teaching; continued professional activity and development; and exceptional service to the college. Full-time faculty teach 15 credit hours (typically 5 courses) in the fall and spring terms with the majority of the teaching load composed of in-person, lecture courses.

The base salary is a 9-month Academic Year appointment and paid over annual basis.

Summer Semester is paid at 23.5% of base for a full teaching load.

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



Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• 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.
• Work to address student issues as outlined in the Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities.
• Engage in shared governance.
• Engage in and contribute to curriculum development and/or process.
• Engage in course and program assessment.
• Engage in the faculty evaluation process annually.
• Attend, and participate in, required meetings and events, including Convocation, Commencement, SLCC 360, and department meetings.
• Promote the mission, vision, values, and goals of the College through inclusive teaching, professional activity, and service.

• 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.
• Teach courses consistent with institutional and department standards, appropriate Course Curriculum Outline (CCO), and catalog description.
• Use the college-approved syllabus platform to inform students of course policies and learning outcomes.
• Teach classes assigned by the academic supervisor per the published class schedule adhering to days, times, and duration.
• Demonstrates the incorporation of active and applied learning in courses taught.
• Provide appropriate feedback for all assignments that allows students to progress in the course.
• Maintain current grades in the college learning management system (LMS eg Canvas). Use the LMS communication tool as the primary tool for course communication with students.
• Responds to instruction and daily needs of students, departments, college, and community.
• Be available to meet with students outside of class a minimum of 5 hours/week for student consultation hours. Availability should reflect…