Instructor, Biology

The purpose of this position is to teach Biology courses. Additional duties include holding student office hours, serving on committees, and performing other institutional services.

Essential Duties

• Teach 18-21 contact hours of Biology courses per week.
• Teach courses in a variety of modalities (i.e., traditional, hybrid, online, and/or hybrid-flex) on either the Person or Caswell County campus.
• Keep up-to-date course syllabi and assist with new course development as needed.
• Ensure clearly defined student learning outcomes are present for all courses; develop courses and facilitate learning activities around those learning outcomes.
• Facilitate the learning process by designing and implementing instructional activities that are appropriate, meaningful, and maximize learning.
• Assess student learning using methods that are appropriate for the course.
• Grade work submitted by students (assignments, papers, discussion forums, tests, quizzes. projects, etc.) in a timely manner, providing substantive feedback and suggestions for improvement.
• Submit required college records (i.e., attendance, midterm grades, final grades, etc.).
• Maintain weekly office hours for students and for planning purposes.
• Assist with program updates and revisions as needed.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and supportive classroom, one strongly conducive to student learning.
• Participate in assigned instructional committees, ad-hoc committees, advisory boards, taskforces, and/or institutional activities.
• Provide quality service to students and colleagues.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Responsible for communicating availability with students in-person, via email, via telephone, etc.
• Collaborate with colleagues and participate in professional development activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education and Experience: Completion of a master’s degree in biology or a related field; or master’s degree plus 18 graduate hours in Biology or a related field. Minimum of two years of teaching experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of organization or department operations, services, and policies.
• Knowledge of general office procedures and protocols.
• Knowledge of the College’s Learning Management System.
• Skilled in classroom management.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Skilled in planning semester course schedule and lesson plans.
• Ability to deliver instruction in a way that stimulates intellectual curiosity and encourages independent and creative thinking.
• Ability to maintain a clean, orderly, and safe teaching environment.
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to the diversity of student backgrounds, skills, and learning styles.
• Ability to maintain a thorough and current understanding of instructional areas and disciplines.