ADJUNCT FACULTY-FRENCH NON-UNION PT

ADJUNCT FACULTY - FRENCH - NON-UNION PT

HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE

CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO

Harold Washington College is currently seeking a part-time Faculty to teach French.  If you have passion for teaching and learning, and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the classroom by developing and using effective teaching strategies that meet students’ diverse needs and engage the student in critical thinking and problem-solving.

City Colleges of Chicago’s vision is to be recognized as the city’s most accessible higher education engine of socioeconomic mobility and racial equity – empowering all Chicagoans to take part in building a stronger and more just city.  The community college system’s more than 3,500 faculty and staff serve more than 60,000 students annually at seven colleges and five satellite sites.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.

•Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve 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.

•Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academic and professional communities, and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• [Pursuant to the City Colleges of Chicago Credential Guidelines for the 2016/17 Academic Year.]

• Master’s Degree in French

• Knowledge of Blackboard Learning Management System, preferred

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students required

• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.

WE OFFER: Excellent health and welfare benefit package and long-term savings and investment programs including 403(b) & 457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the State University Retirement System (SURS) Plan. Generous vacation, holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For a more detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits page of our website.

Salary : $800