Instructor of Science

Location: Logan

Instructor of Science

Full-time 9-Month Term Faculty with Benefits

Campus:
Logan Campus

Responsibilities:
All faculty positions are full-time "term" faculty appointments with excellent fringe benefits. Southern WV Community & Technical College seeks innovative instructors committed to community college students and their success. The successful applicant will:
Utilize Various technologies in the classroom and for distance delivery of instruction;
Have all other duties of a full-time instructor, such as committee assignments and advising students;
Have the ability to work effectively with supervisors, colleagues, staff, and students as part of an education team; and, Write and update curricula including course outlines and syllabi as required by the institution or industry trends.

Requirements:
Master's Degree in Biological Science or equivalent plus 12 graduate hours in the field (18 preferred), or Master's Degree in any discipline with an additional 12 graduate credits in Biology or related field (18 graduate hours preferred).  Must be qualified to teach Anatomy and Physiology.  Faculty with a minimum of 12 graduate-level hours in a discipline consistent with the teaching assignment shall be placed on a Professional Progression Plan to document how the faculty member will become fully credentialed based on academic credentials or equivalent experience.

Under the Professional Progression Plan, faculty must attain 18 hours of graduate credit before the first promotion-in-rank. Must have teaching experience; community college teaching experience preferred; and college-level advising is required. Must demonstrate knowledge of course development, instruction, evaluation, and academic advising, and must demonstrate a willingness to develop and teach courses online and use alternative delivery modes. Must have strong verbal and writing skills, organizational skills, and computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

(Brightspace or other online course development experience preferred).

ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD BE TEAM PLAYERS WITH THE ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS.

Hours:

30 credit hour teaching load per academic year; 7.5 office hours per week, in addition to other related assignments. Teaching assignments may involve evening, weekend, and/or off-campus classes.

Function:
One of Southern's highest priorities is meeting the current and future educational needs of the communities it serves. We are strategically positioned to set and surpass new standards of excellence in our primary teaching and learning mission. Guided by principles emphasizing educational programs and student success, especially in learning and continuous improvement, we envision Southern as a premier learning organization at the forefront of community college technical education.

We welcome qualified faculty who integrate learning outcome assessment techniques in their instructional planning, curriculum design, and teaching activities; apply technology to the teaching and learning process; deliver instruction in a variety of formats; understand and apply organization theory; thrive in cross-functional roles; collaborate in flexible, imaginative problem solving; make data-driven decisions; integrate interdisciplinary and global perspectives into their methodology.

Expectations:
While a faculty teaching load of 30 credit hours in an academic year will include primary responsibilities for teaching and assessing learning, institutional service, advising, and professional development, the college seeks to break the frame that traditionally surrounds faculty assignments, especially since academic needs vary. As such, faculty should expect to integrate with their primary responsibilities creating experiential learning opportunities and assessment techniques (i.e., work-based and service learning;

portfolio assessment, including developing and evaluating learning portfolios, etc.); mentoring students from target groups, new full-time faculty and adjunct faculty; designing, formatting and delivering curriculum for synchronous and asynchronous learning; training and consulting for workforce initiatives (i.e., for public and…