Physical Sciences Faculty, Part-Time

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.
Promote an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to solve problems using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualifying Academic Credentials: Credentialing for specific courses is determined by college policy. Generally, a Master's degree in the subject or a Master's plus 18 graduate credit hours in a related discipline allows an individual to teach within a specific academic area. Eligibility to teach is determined by transcripts, catalog course descriptions, and/or documentation from the granting institution that clarifies the content in the major is appropriate for the teaching assignment.
• In instances where an instructor’s academic preparation varies from the traditional credentials criteria, but the instructor possesses relevant qualifications or experience to the teaching assignment based on industry or specialized accreditation standards and contributes to effective teaching and student learning outcomes, a request for an exception may be approved by the Vice President via the Tested Experience form. The Tested Experience form can be found on the Faculty Forms page of the CCC website. Qualifications to be considered may include but are not limited to: on the job training in the industry or field, certification and licensure by a recognized certifying or licensing state, industry, or national agency, professional experience in the industry, peer-reviewed presentations/publications, or related dissertation topic.
• Discipline specific credentials are currently stated in academic policy as follows:
  - Chemistry courses: M.S. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
  - Physics courses: Master’s degree in Physics or Master’s degree in Engineering Physics
  - Physical Science courses: Master’s degree in a physical science (Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology, etc.)
  - Astronomy courses: Master’s degree in a physical science (Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry); degree in Astronomy or Physics preferred
  - Geology courses: Master’s degree in a physical science (Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology, etc.); Degree in Geology or Earth Science preferred
  - Engineering courses: Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science
• Knowledge of Brightspace and Zoom, preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with a diverse group of staff and students required.
• Experience with a diverse, multilingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.