Job Summary

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Has a comprehensive grasp on his or her particular area of academic study.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exhibits a commitment to promoting academic excellence in students.
• Is able to motivate others.
• Has the ability to solve problems and assess results.
• Demonstrates a high level of self-discipline and self-motivation.
• Exudes a positive, supportive, and cooperative disposition toward others.
• Is punctual and detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to perform assigned task.

Essential Job Functions

• Creates, distributes, and reviews the course syllabus.
• Utilizes a variety of instructional strategies in order to engage students, including cooperative and experiential learning.
• Meets with academic department chair to develop courseware and curriculum.
• Presents prepared materials and supervises organized activities.
• Evaluates student performance promptly and accurately based on departmental rubrics.
• Maintain records of student attendance, involvement, and progress.
• Teaches assigned class material in accordance with learning objectives that are developed by the department.
• Communicated with students outside of class to provide supplementary instruction, when necessary.
• Participates in faculty meetings involving departmental updates.
• Serves on faculty panels.
• Makes copies of supplementary materials for distribution in class.
• Surveys students in order to obtain information about their wants and needs in certain courses.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in or a Master’s degree with 18 hours or above in disciplines
• At least one teaching experience at the University level
• Working knowledge of common management systems such as BANNER and CANVAS
• Proficiencies with standard Office applications on personal computers.