Faculty, Chemistry

Faculty, Chemistry

Employer

Davidson-Davie Community College
297 DCCC Road
Thomasville, NC 27360
Phone: 336-249-8186

Salary/Grade

Commensurate with experience

Benefits

Full Time Benefits

Job Category

  • Professional

Application Period

Opens: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Closes: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Target Start Date

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Expected Work Hours

Mon-Friday

Employment Type

Full Time

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry or a Master’s Degree in a closely related field with 18 graduate credit hours in Chemistry or related discipline from a regionally accredited institution
  • Ability to design, develop and implement high quality and innovative Chemistry courses
  • Strong computer skills and commitment to the use of technology in instruction
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • 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

  • Teaching experience in a community college or related work experience.
  • Experience with online instruction.

Position Description

 

Be part of something big.

Davidson-Davie Community College is an award-winning institution that is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion to ensure student learning and success.  We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. Our goal is to identify individuals who will assist in our mission, so that everyone has the opportunity to succeed at Davidson-Davie Community College.

Our benefits and other resources make it possible to excel both professionally and personally. We are a dynamic community that supports and celebrates the success of our students, faculty and staff. The future is here!

 

Essential Job Functions:

 

A full-time faculty position at Davidson-Davie Community College is a nine-month position, with the faculty member's primary efforts focused on teaching and learning, academic excellence and student success.  In addition, a faculty member is responsible for engaging in professional development and promoting the College mission, vision, and values.

 Faculty employed by the College are responsible for the following:
 

  • Actively embracing and promoting the College mission, vision and values
  • Fostering student success through:
    • Demonstrating the College's Guiding Teaching Principles of effective teaching that: 
      • facilitate student learning to meet the requirements of a changing global economy;
      • are inspirational, providing clear expectations for students regarding learning goals, course policies and assignments;
      • encourage students to engage in critical thinking, reflective reasoning, problem-solving, collaboration and application;
      • help students understand how course content is relevant to them and their community throughout their lives, preparing students for enhanced career and educational opportunities; 
      • foster a collegial and dynamic process in which faculty share and learn strategies and approaches focused on improving student learning; and
      • infuse a culture of assessment of student learning into the instructional environment to inform improvements in curriculum, pedagogy, resources and student success. 
    • Teaching at various instructional sites and in multiple delivery formats as needed to meet the scheduling needs of students and programs.
    • Maintaining currency in one's teaching discipline and in the issues of higher education.
    • Collaborating with colleagues across the College to identify and provide appropriate resources that promote student learning and completion.
    • Engaging collaboratively with colleagues by using data-informed decision-making to continually improve courses and programs.
    • Integrating appropriate instructional technology and instructional materials to enhance student learning outcomes and promote student success.
    • Fostering equity and respect for diversity among students with a focus on student learning.
    • Ensuring timely, consistent, and feedback and accurate record keeping in support of student success.
  • Performs other duties as assigned that achieve the mission and initiatives of the college
  • Supports the mission, vision, and values of the College and attends College events and meetings

Job Post Contact

Davidson-Davie Community College

336-249-8186 

Fax:  336-249-1933

hr@davidsondavie.edu