Professor of Biology (Two Vacancies)

Job Responsibilities

• Communicates course content through various teaching strategies.
• Facilitates student engagement in all learning environments (on-campus, online or virtual).
• Teaches metacognitive awareness and life-long learning skills.
• Enhances instruction using the learning management system (LMS) and other technologies.
• Aligns activities and assessments with course objectives and student learning outcomes.
• Provides timely feedback to promote continuous improvement.
• Uses student evaluations for ongoing self-assessment and instructional improvement.
• Adheres to accepted standards of professional behavior, civility, and service excellence.
• Designs courses/curricula that align with student learning outcomes.
• Evaluates course materials and teaching strategies for continuous improvement and currency.
• Adheres to department guidelines and college policies outlined in course syllabi.
• Creates an individualized syllabus for each course using an approved template and posts it on the learning management system at the start of the semester.
• Establishes and maintains a semester schedule of activities.
• Records current attendance and grades in the LMS.
• Conforms to all state and federal laws pertaining to students' rights in higher education.
• Mets all department and college deadlines.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Biology or a Master of Science degree in a related field plus 18 graduate semester hours in Biology.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Doctoral degree in Biology or Biological Sciences.
• At least two (2) years of experience teaching college Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, or Microbiology lectures and labs.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching diverse student populations at a two-year college.