TEMP ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

Teaches 30 pay hours per year and performs instructional duties in diverse learning environments. Supports, designs, and prepares for course assignments, maintains scheduled office hours, designs student assessments and tracks assessment results, meets with students, grades student work, and advises students in the programs and related areas. Provides mentoring and guidance to adjunct faculty. It is expected that faculty maintain current professional standards and practices, as well as attend committee/department meetings, and support the mission of SFCC and the School of Trades, Advanced Technology and Sustainability. Must be committed to serving a diverse college community.

The selected candidate for this position will be required to work on-site at Santa Fe Community College.

This is a TEMP/Provisional faculty position, therefore continous employment in contingent upon further position funding, and/or need.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaches up to 15 pay hours each semester (fall and spring semesters)/30 pay hours per year; which could include online, in person, day, evening and/or weekend classes.
• Conducts assigned classes in accordance with approved course syllabi; participates in curriculum development.
• Assists students with enrollment, registration, and navigating systems.
• Acquaints students with course content, requirements, grading procedures, and attendance policy.
• Maintains and submits to Academic Director or Dean up-to-date course outlines and assessment materials.
• Seeks ways to improve instruction, keeping abreast of professional education developments.
• Maintains approved schedule of office hours.
• Assists in the choice of textbooks and other instructional materials that are appropriate to the course syllabi.
• Creates curriculum and assessment instruments; uses appropriate technology in teaching.
• Attends and supports college activities; participates in faculty, division, college-wide, and other meetings and functions.
• Serves on committees.
• Develops and selects materials and methods for faculty to use in teaching and assessing courses.
• Mentors and observes adjunct faculty.
• Provides leadership and professional development opportunities for adjunct faculty.
• Collaborates with other faculty and staff in the School and across the college.
• Assumes special duties assigned by the Dean of Trades, Advanced Technology, and Sustainability and/or designated representatives as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.
• May serve as Department Chair over all sustainable technologies programs
• Promotes Sustainability programs within SFCC and to the community to include forming, maintaining, and growing advisory boards

 

 

Although the above are typical of the duties and responsibilities normally performed, additional duties and responsibilities requiring the same or lesser skills, knowledge and dexterity may be required.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Current and demonstrated knowledge in applicable course content;
• Knowledge of current teaching methodologies and practices, such as cooperative learning, service-learning, traditional and alternative assessment;
• Knowledge of diverse learning styles;
• Knowledge of tutorial units and related instructional learning laboratories;
• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies;
• Knowledge of record keeping;
• Knowledge of curriculum design and planning.
• Must posses strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Skill in problem solving;
• Skill in time management;
• Skill in computer use;
• Skill in listening and in critical thinking.
• Must have a sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, special needs, and ethnic backgrounds of college students.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas;
• Ability to speak clearly;
• Ability to work with students with learning differences and disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• Associate’s degree in a related area and 7 years industry-related experience,

or

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area and 5 years industry-related experience,

or

• Master’s degree in a related area and 3 years industry-related experience,

or

• Doctoral degree in a related area and 1 years industry-related experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

• Experience teaching in a post-secondary or college setting.
• Teaching experience in a community college setting.
• Five (5) or more years of teaching experience
• Experience in curriculum development, assessment, online and technology-enriched teaching, and student advising.
• Experience in teacher mentoring and strong record of continuing professional development.
• Experience teaching in a multicultural setting.

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Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Approximate percentages of other activities:

• Standing 40%

• Walking 20%

• Sitting 40%

• Driving 0%

 

Best Consideration Date: 07/15/2024

 

Instructions to Applicants:

Please add the following documents to your application in the "Resume Drop Box" section of your application:

• CV/ Resume

• Unofficial Transcripts

• Cover Letter

• Teaching Philosophy

 

Notice of Background Check and Education Verification:

All offers for employment with Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. Some positions may require further educational verification to ensure compliance with our accreditation standards.

Additional Comments to Applicants:

Applications are disqualified in the first level of review if they do not meet all Minimum Qualifications listed in this job posting. (Years of experience are calculated based upon numbers of hours worked per week. Example: 2 years of experience working 20 hours per week equals 1 year of experience.) Relevant experience pertains to Minimum Qualifications, Job Summary/Basic Function, and Preferred Qualifications/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this job posting. ASSUMPTIONS ARE NOT MADE at any level of SFCC’s Hiring Process if information presented in the application material does not clearly address the Minimum Qualifications, Job Summary/Basic Function, and Preferred Qualifications/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. Number of pages of application material will not negatively/positively affect your application, however, LACK OF DETAIL may.

Diversity Statement:

As Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) neighbors ancient Pueblo lands, and is a Sanctuary campus in a Sanctuary city, SFCC is committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified and richly diverse faculty and staff. Our students need a community to teach and support them and that represents their diversity. SFCC strives to make our campus a place of safety, inclusion and equity where all individuals from all diverse backgrounds feel welcomed, nurtured and valued. At the heart of SFCC’s mission – Empower Students, Strengthen Community. Empoderar a los Estudiantes, Fortalecer a la Comunidad – is a commitment and promise that higher education and opportunity should be open to everyone in our community and to fostering a climate where students can be who they want to be. A place where all within our community belong. A place where you are seen, a place where you are valued, a place where you are respected, a place where you are appreciated. Come join our community!

EEO Statement:

As an EEO employer, Santa Fe Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Santa Fe Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.