Adjunct Faculty, Biology
Employer
Davidson-Davie Community College
297 DCCC Road
Thomasville, NC 27360
Phone: 336-249-8186
Salary/Grade
Commensurate with experience
Benefits
N/A
Job Category
- Instructional (Faculty)
Application Period
Opens: Friday, November 13, 2020
Closes: Friday, November 27, 2020
Closes: Friday, November 27, 2020
Target Start Date
Monday, January 4, 2021
Expected Work Hours
Adjunct
Employment Type
Adjunct
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in the teaching discipline from a federally accredited institution, or related field
- Ability to provide leadership in anticipating and responding to change
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule including day, evening, and weekend hours at multiple sites
- Creativity and openness to change
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills (including familiarity with MS Office 2010) and commitment to the use of technology in instruction
- Ability to work effectively and collegially with others in a team environment
- Familiarity with and appreciation for the mission of a comprehensive community college
- Effectiveness in the following College organizational competencies:
- Translating College purpose, values, and vision into organizational action
- Collaborating and facilitating
- Creating and innovating
- Anticipating and responding to change
- Providing vision and leadership
- Assessment of student learning
- Engagement and assessment of successful student retention models
Preferred Qualifications
Prior college teaching experience
Experience in the instructional use of computers and non-traditional teaching methods
Position Description
Courses are held in the daytime and evening. This position reports directly to the Associate Dean-Arts, Science and Education and has the following responsibilities:
- Promotes College mission, values, and vision
- Teaches assigned courses on the main campus and at satellite locations to meet program needs including, but not limited to, day, evening, weekend, and distance courses.
- Evaluates student progress and provides appropriate feedback
- Develops course syllabi and provides appropriate written information to students concerning course evaluation and criteria
- Explore, assess, and implement appropriate instructional technology to enhance student learning outcomes
- Carries out a program of self-evaluation to determine instructional effectiveness
- Assists in the evaluation of courses and programs
- Prepares and submits instructional records, reports, and grades established by institutional policy
- Engaging in activities that support advancement of identified academic priorities.
- Attends appropriate College and School meetings
- Assists in student recruitment and retention
- Maintains appropriate office hours and accessibility for students, faculty and staff
- Participates in professional development to enhance instructional and technical skills
- Performs other tasks as assigned which support the mission and initiatives of the College