Associate Faculty - Communication

About the role

This position is responsible for preparing and teaching courses in Communication. Specifically, this position teaches Public Speaking, Introduction to Mass Media, and Interpersonal Communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach assigned courses in accordance with the Master Course Outline and in consultation with a full-time faculty member.
• Meet the class times as required by the quarterly schedule, in the required instructional modality.
• Aid students with questions related to the course(s) being taught.
• Maintain frequent communication with students.
• Refer students to appropriate college resources as needed.
• Submit assessment data in consultation with a full-time faculty member in the department.
• Schedule and hold a minimum of one office hour per week; online or face-to-face.
• Maintain an educational environment that promotes student learning and success.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Communication or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Previous teaching experience, or relevant and equitable work experience in the desired field.
• Experience working directly with individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching at a community college within the previous three years.
• Experience working with non-traditional students.
• Experience using innovative teaching techniques.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

Associate Faculty receive quarterly contracts. Payment is based on $987.71/lecture credit.

Schedule

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Conditions of Employment

• Declaration of any substantiated findings of sexual misconduct in any current or former employment.
• Background check including criminal record history.
• Reasonable accommodation for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities.
• Drug and alcohol-free campus policy.
• Annual security report.
• Equal opportunity policy.

Reasonable Accommodation

Big Bend provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Drug and Alcohol-free Campus

The college is committed to a safe and drug and alcohol-free campus. Employees are expected to comply with the policy prohibiting illegal drug use or activity, including notifications of criminal drug convictions and the use of prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications that are likely to affect job safety.

Equal Opportunity

Big Bend Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, marital status, pregnancy status or families with children, a mother breastfeeding her child, AIDS/HIV or hepatitis C, genetic information, and/or status as a veteran or any other legally protected classification.