Faculty-Adjunct-Baking & Pastry Arts Instructor

About the Role

Prepares and delivers relevant course content using a variety of teaching methods and assessments that support student learning. Maintains that students achieve and demonstrate mastery of stated learning objectives.

Responsibilities

• Teaches assigned course(s) on campus by delivering appropriate course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, and addressing students’ questions and concerns.
• Teaches assigned course(s) online by delivering course content, learning activities, and assessments using the university’s learning management system, according to JWU course outlines and online course delivery standards.
• Prepares and maintains course site in the learning management system for dissemination of course materials, assessments, and weekly updating of the grade center in accordance with university requirements.
• Maintains accurate records of student attendance, academic achievement, and performance in accordance with university policies and procedures.
• Distributes to each student, in each course, via the learning management system, a university-approved syllabus that includes course objectives, required course materials, attendance policy, and evaluation criteria.
• Communicates early with the student, department chair, and academic counselor for any student in danger of failure or in need of individual counseling, using appropriate university systems.
• Refers students to appropriate university sources for information, guidance, financial assistance, career services, library services, academic support, accessibility services, counseling, and other support services.
• Populates the university’s faculty information system with data to establish teaching credentials and maintains data, as needed.
• Attends faculty orientation and meetings, as requested by the college.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in baking & pastry arts or a closely related field of study.
• Five or more years of relevant food/food service industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level.

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Charlotte Campus location upon hire.