Adjunct, French

Job Summary

Face-to-face position to teach first- and second-year French courses. Our program is OER, communicative, task- and culture-based, and applies a decolonial lens. Some knowledge of gender-neutral language and Francophone Africa. We are looking for candidates who can teach one or two sections physically in the classroom, especially during the morning or afternoon. Evening sections are also available.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Becomes familiar with and follows the current course curriculum outlines, and engages in accepted best pedagogical practices to maximize student learning.
• Collaborates with the course lead/mentor and other instructors to ensure consistency in course syllabi, pedagogy, assignments, ePortfolio work, testing, grading, and so forth.
• Supports the College’s mission, vision, and values by incorporating appropriate cultural material representing a broad variety of ethnicities, national origins, socioeconomic groups and other identities, in addition to using inclusive pedagogical practices in the classroom.
• Prepares and administers student assessments.
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback.
• Maintains accurate and complete student attendance records (for Financial Aid and Department purposes), grades, and other classroom documentation as applicable.
• Grades must be maintained on the College’s learning management system.
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• Informs students of progress to date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• Completes required department paperwork on time.
• Completes/attends required College, department, and program trainings; participates where possible in other trainings, as appropriate.
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 business days).
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Completes all required employee trainings
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• M.A. in the target language (literature or culture), or a related language degree.
• Native or advanced level of fluency in the target language.
• Native or near-native level of fluency in English.
• One year of experience teaching beginning or intermediate language at the college level.
• Training in foreign language pedagogy and knowledge of best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.A. or Ph.D. in the target language (literature, culture, or linguistics) or a related language degree.
• Native level of fluency in the target language, or a ranking of Advanced-Mid or higher as scored by an official Oral Proficiency Interview of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
• Knowledge of decolonial studies, gender-neutral language, and Francophone Africa.
• Two or more years of experience teaching beginning and intermediate language at the college level.
• Training in foreign language pedagogy and knowledge of best practices.
• Skilled in the use of Canvas or other learning management systems.
• Knowledge of and experience in computer-assisted learning, and online language instructional methodologies.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

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