Accounting & Business Instructor - Tenure Track

Overview

This position is for an equity-focused instructor, passionate about guiding a diverse student population to achieve educational and career goals. This position primarily involves teaching accounting courses using culturally responsive curriculum and instructional practices. Additionally, the candidate will have the expertise to teach other discipline-related courses, such as economics.

Beyond teaching, responsibilities include curriculum development and revision, maintaining scheduled office hours, participating in department meetings, engaging in continuous improvement efforts (including assessment initiatives), serving on college committees and task groups, advising students for academic and career success, and assisting with administrative tasks within the department.

• Teach and manage courses in accounting including Principles of Accounting I, II, and III;
  Practical Accounting I and II;
  Payroll Tax Accounting;
  Computerized Accounting to students of different abilities and interests and from diverse backgrounds using various modalities.
• Develop, implement, evaluate and modify courses to maintain current and relevant curriculum and instructional methods.
• Remain current with industry best practices.
• Support the success of the Business Transfer degree.
• Create an equitable environment conducive to meeting students’ learning needs.
• Work with adjunct faculty to ensure consistent and quality instruction.
• Act as program coordinator for the Accounting ATS degree including participation in meetings with the advisory committee and monthly meetings with other program coordinators.
• Accurately and effectively advise students while providing information about the job market and the attributes a person needs to be successful in the field.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours at times convenient for students.
• Regularly review and update course syllabi and assessment methods.
• Effectively participate in college committee assignments and meetings.
• Collaborate with department and division colleagues.
• Create and maintain business and industry relationships to inform program and course offerings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in accounting, business, or closely related field from an accredited university.
• Successful teaching experience.
• Professional experience in accounting and/or business.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful post-secondary teaching experience, preferably in a community college setting using a variety of modalities.
• Willingness to collaborate with and/or teach economics classes including macroeconomics, microeconomics, and introduction to economics.
• Experience creating digital content in accessible formats (Word/PDF documents and LMS content as appropriate to the role).
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Wenatchee Valley College seeks faculty who will help move the college into the future. We see our role as assisting students to achieve their individual goals and to serve the community and its needs for an educated workforce. We expect all faculty to strive for excellence both in the classroom and in their broader role as cooperative members of the college.

Beyond the stated minimum and preferred qualifications, the following abilities are important to fulfilling our mission and goals:

• Mastery of discipline, demonstrated through earned degrees, continued professional education, employment in the field and other relevant education and experience.
• Flexibility to adapt to the dynamically changing arena of American post-secondary education, including the ability to perceive opportunity and assist the college in moving in new directions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Technology literacy and the willingness to make effective use of technological resources in support of the classroom.
• Commitment to working effectively with students, colleagues, staff and a district community who represent a broad spectrum of ages, abilities, ethnicities, and educational, economic, and cultural backgrounds.

• Professional and courteous interactions with students, faculty and staff.
• Flexibility to effectively…