English; Faculty Chair

English (Faculty Chair 40)

Job

Location:

Rio Salado Community College
Full/Part Time:
Regular
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
Hiring Salary Range: $51,774 - $99,672/annually DOE
Grade: 001

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
Work Calendar: 9 Months

• Nationwide Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off:
  Vacation, Sick Leave, and Personal Time
• 20 Paid Observed Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability plans, with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Pension, including Long Term Disability and Retiree Health Insurance with 100% employer-matching contributions
• Optional Retirement Plans: 403(b), 457(b), Roth 403(b), Roth 457(b)
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Annual Professional Development Funding
• Flexible Work Schedules

Employee Health & Wellness Programs:

• District-Wide Wellness Program with Workshops and Webinars
• Monthly Health & Wellness Calendar and Newsletter
• Virta Diabetes Reversal Program, Support Groups, and Diabetes Empowerment Education Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Mobile On-Site Mammography Screenings
• Pre-Retirement Planning Events
• Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Residential Faculty at Rio Salado College serve as Faculty Chairs to provide leadership over multidisciplinary academic and/or service areas. This Faculty Chair position will oversee the English Department and supervise a large contingent of adjunct faculty. Members also serve on Rio Salado's Faculty Senate and participate in multiple college, district, and state-level committees. The position reports directly to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

• 35% – Provides leadership for adjunct faculty in discipline and related disciplines to include hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluation.
• 35% – Engages in various instructional activities such as teaching a diverse population of students, curriculum development and assessment, researching and resolving student-related concerns, etc.
• 20% – Serves on collaborative work teams with faculty, staff, administration, and community partners.
• 10% – Coordinates development and provides oversight for discipline-related partnerships and programs.

A Master's degree or higher in the teaching field or a Master's degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours in the teaching field. Acceptable disciplines and coursework include English, Rhetoric, Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, English Education, Journalism/New Media Studies, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Linguistics.

• Master's degree or higher in English or a Master's degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours in English.
• Experience working in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, handling multiple tasks/projects effectively.
• Experience with multiple modalities, including online educational methodologies, curriculum development, implementation, and assessment; teaching online and/or hybrid post-secondary courses; and developing and/or revising online post-secondary curricula in the discipline field and/or related area.
• Demonstrated participation in assessment/accreditation activities at a course, department, and college level, and experience using data for department-level assessment and/or program review.
• Experience hiring, training, mentoring, managing, and evaluating faculty.
• Experience researching and resolving student/faculty or internal/external customer issues.
• Experience working with diverse populations, such as dual enrollment/early college, incarcerated, adult re-entry, rehabilitation, at-risk, etc.
• Experience working with program committees, community stakeholders, and/or industry leaders and leading college committees.
• Participation in shared governance activities at a higher education institution.
• Experience conducting and/or presenting at conferences or workshops.
• One year of full-time relevant MCCCD experience during the previous two years.

Some evening and/or weekend assignments/hours may be required; local…