English-Lit./Humanities Instructor

Position Description

Major Position Responsibilities:

• Teach a full-time load (15-18 credits per semester).
• Possess thorough and accurate knowledge of his or her specific field/discipline.
• Be committed to professional development by keeping current in their respective discipline.
• Maintain faculty credentials as required by the college's accrediting agencies.
• Teach courses, in content of expertise, at the freshman and sophomore curriculum levels.
• Create, review, and revise course materials, syllabi, and assessments to ensure they are current, evidence-based, and culturally responsive.
• Use a variety of proven methods of engagement and assessment that facilitate student mastery of the content.
• Deliver instruction in multiple formats, including in-person, hybrid, and online (synchronous and asynchronous).
• Evaluate student progress through exams, papers, and projects, assess student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institutional levels.
• Strive to increase teaching effectiveness through the application of appropriate teaching and learning strategies; evaluate student learning and modify instructional methods and strategies as appropriate to meet diverse student needs.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in clear communication of subject matter to the students.
• Provide timely, substantive feedback in appropriate forms.

Qualifications

• Fulfill all other requirements of FPCC's Academic Policy.
• A Master's Degree in content area of expertise from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency by the US Department of Education.
• Documented successful college teaching experience in content area of expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to students and staff of varied ethnicity, especially American Indian students.
• Appreciation and respect for FPCC students and their role and responsibility in the learning process.
• Demonstrated commitment to the philosophy and mission of the tribal community college.