LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE
English Instructor
DIVISION:
Arts & Sciences
REPORTS TO:
Executive Dean, Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT:
English and Communication/Transitional Studies
CLASS:
Faculty
APPROVED BY:
Vice President of Instruction N/A
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides instruction, support services, outreach, and other professional contributions to the mission and goals of the College.
JOB DUTIES:
- Designs and delivers effective instruction as assigned through traditional, online, and hybrid formats, using approved course outlines and procedures.
- Advises students and holds regular posted office hours.
- In collaboration with departmental colleagues, designs/selects and implements appropriate assessment of student learning at the course and program level.
- Assists department chair in developing class schedules and department budget.
In collaboration with department chair, selects and orders all course textbooks and disseminates supplemental materials in a timely fashion. - Submits contract, grades, and other required paperwork within prescribed timelines.
- Assists department chair in orienting and mentoring new full-time and adjunct faculty, as needed.
- Actively contributes to the College’s governance by serving on committees, task forces, or through special assignments as approved by the Vice President of Instruction.
- Attends departmental, divisional, and college-wide meetings, as scheduled.
- Recommends equipment and software needs to Executive Division Dean.
- Maintains communications with area high schools, community agencies, advisory committees, and other external constituencies, as appropriate.
- Works with Student Services to develop enrollment targets, recruitment and retention strategies, and student life activities.
- Collaborates with academic administration in conducting program reviews and other institutional activities intended to promote continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
- Effectively integrates the use of instructional technology in instruction.
- Remains current in the discipline taught as well as in current trends in teaching methodologies.
- Participates in graduation exercises.
- Contributes positively to collegial decision-making and climate within the College’s academic community.
- Maintains the highest ethical standards in relationships with all constituencies, research activities, and all business dealings with and on behalf of the College.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Under the direct supervision of the Executive Dean, each faculty member is responsible for satisfying the educational, administrative, and fiscal requirements inherent in his/her position. May supervise paraprofessional and/or student employees.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of Master’s degree in English, Composition or Rhetoric.
- Minimum of two years of teaching experience required.
- Successful candidate will teach 15 contact hours per week which may include both transitional studies and college-level classes.
- Community college teaching experience preferred.
OTHER HIGHLY DESIRED QUALITIES:
Commitment to the value of diversity and the free and open exchange of ideas; technically competent particularly in the area of instructional technology, online instruction, and technology based assessment practices such as e-portfolios; knowledgeable and committed to the mission and purposes of community colleges.
Lake Michigan College serves approximately 5,000 students annually on three campuses in southwest Michigan, only an hour and a half from Chicago. Its main campus is located in Benton Harbor on the shores of Lake Michigan. A comprehensive, fully accredited community college, LMC participates in numerous national initiatives such as Achieving the Dream and Breaking Through. Strongly focused on student success, the college seeks to fill the following full-time faculty position for Fall 2010 with highly qualified, innovative instructors interested in joining a thriving, challenging academic community. All candidates should be prepared to present a 20-minute teaching demonstration as part of the interview process.
Application Process
Candidates must complete an online application for employment including a letter of interest, resume/curriculum vitae, and a teaching philosophy. For a complete position description and online application, please visit us at http://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/hr. Applicant review begins March 8, 2010. The search will remain open until a successful candidate is identified.
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