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Instructor/Assistant Professor of English

Position Number: 7027326
Location: Springfield, MA
Position Type: Liberal Arts - English and Literature

Instructor/Assistant Professor of English

Category: Academic/Faculty
Department: School of Liberal and Professional Studies
Locations: Springfield, MA
Posted:
Closes:
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Position ID:: 198426

Springfield Technical Community College invites applications for a full-time Instructor or tenure-track Assistant Professor of English.

We are seeking an Instructor/Assistant Professor who understands the importance of aligning their practice to sound principles of teaching and learning in their work in the classroom and as they support development and revision of curriculum. The person filling this position believes in the community college access mission and understands the ways in which active student engagement are critical in achieving course and program learning outcomes. The Instructor/Assistant Professor provides guidance to students in their learning; this person understands that students learn in different ways due to their diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and provides numerous teaching techniques, such as lecture, small group work, flipped classroom approaches while integrating technology in order engage all students.

The Instructor/Assistant Professor provides instruction that supports students in developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills and evaluates student performance through a variety of methods, including written assignments, classroom presentations, testing, and portfolios. The new faculty member uses creativity in developing and implementing teaching and learning activities and provides a safe welcoming learning environment where quality learning takes place.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Teaching a variety of introductory courses with a focus on freshman composition. Opportunities may include teaching literature courses.
Advising students in their educational planning
Assisting the college to meet its student retention goals.
Working collaboratively with colleagues in the English department and colleagues in other disciplines in order to ensure that opportunities for student learning are expanded, and the mission and goals of the college are being met.
Assisting colleagues in developing and implementing program initiatives and changes, and attending all scheduled department, and college meetings.
Fulfilling contractual faculty service duties, including participation in collegewide committee work.

Job Requirements:

Master's degree in English
College-level teaching experience required.
Demonstrated creativity with culturally relevant and sensitive pedagogy.
Experience utilizing classroom technology, online learning platforms, and student-centered instructional techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD in English or a closely related field.
Experience teaching freshman composition and developmental writing at a community college.
Experience teaching culturally diverse literature courses such as African American Literature or Latino/a Literature.
Experience in writing assessment and outcomes-based program evaluation.
Commitment to college service activities and shared governance.
Demonstrated competency in curriculum development; experience with proposal development is helpful.

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT:

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:
Salary: $58,722 - $69,341 annually, salary according to Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Benefits: Yes, Full Time
Union: MCCC
Grant Funded: No
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. Springfield Technical Community College is not sponsoring H1B Visa.

INFORMATION AWARENESS SECURITY TRAINING:

Candidates for employment should be aware that all STCC employees are required to complete Information Awareness Security Training within thirty days of their orientation date and annually thereafter.

To apply, visit http://stcc.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=198426