What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Professor – Anatomy and Physiology position at State of South Carolina?
Job Responsibilities
Promotes student learning by communicating course content through a variety of teaching strategies, facilitating student engagement across all learning environments (on-campus, online or virtual), teaching metacognitive awareness and the skills needed for life-long learning, and using the learning management system (LMS) and other technologies to enhance instruction; aligns activities and assessments with course objectives and student learning outcomes; provides timely feedback that promotes continuous improvement; uses student evaluations for ongoing self-assessment and instructional improvement; and adheres to accepted standards of professional behavior, civility and service excellence.
Designs courses/curricula that align with student learning outcomes; evaluates effectiveness of course materials and teaching strategies for continuous improvement and currency; adheres to department guidelines and college policies outlined in course syllabi; uses approved template to create an individualized syllabus for each course and posts it on the learning management system at the beginning 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; and meets all department and college deadlines.
Posts and maintains regular office hours for mentoring, academic support and other forms of outreach to students; communicates regularly with students through the LMS and responds in a timely and professional manner to student emails and other communications; refers students to academic and non-academic student support services and other resources as appropriate, works with the Academic and Career Advising Center to support student success; and participates in department and college events for students.
Engages in discipline-related professional development to maintain currency in the field; participates in faculty development opportunities that enhance teaching and learning at the two-year college; and completes mandatory college training in a timely manner.
Participates in department and college initiatives, including committee service; engages actively and collegially in decision making and planning that supports department, program, division, and college goals.
This position is located on the various campuses of Midlands Technical College in the Science department.
Minimum And Additional Requirements
Doctorate or master’s degree in Anatomy & Physiology or a master’s degree in a related discipline with concentration (to include a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline). Must have at least two (2) years’ experience teaching college level lectures and laboratory courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology.
Preferred Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy is preferred. Experience teaching courses in multiple delivery methods, such as broadcast, hybrid, and/or online asynchronous, synchronous modalities is highly desirable.
Additional Comments
Midlands Technical College is committed to equal opportunity employment. The College strongly believes that corresponding differences within the faculty and staff, whether based on ethnicity, race, gender, religion, age, or other experiences, are tremendous assets to the role of Midlands Technical College as an educational institution and within the community, region, and state. Moreover, the College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. As a result, it is the policy and commitment of the College that it will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; including but not limited to lactation.
Promotes student learning by communicating course content through a variety of teaching strategies, facilitating student engagement across all learning environments (on-campus, online or virtual), teaching metacognitive awareness and the skills needed for life-long learning, and using the learning management system (LMS) and other technologies to enhance instruction; aligns activities and assessments with course objectives and student learning outcomes; provides timely feedback that promotes continuous improvement; uses student evaluations for ongoing self-assessment and instructional improvement; and adheres to accepted standards of professional behavior, civility and service excellence.
Designs courses/curricula that align with student learning outcomes; evaluates effectiveness of course materials and teaching strategies for continuous improvement and currency; adheres to department guidelines and college policies outlined in course syllabi; uses approved template to create an individualized syllabus for each course and posts it on the learning management system at the beginning 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; and meets all department and college deadlines.
Posts and maintains regular office hours for mentoring, academic support and other forms of outreach to students; communicates regularly with students through the LMS and responds in a timely and professional manner to student emails and other communications; refers students to academic and non-academic student support services and other resources as appropriate, works with the Academic and Career Advising Center to support student success; and participates in department and college events for students.
Engages in discipline-related professional development to maintain currency in the field; participates in faculty development opportunities that enhance teaching and learning at the two-year college; and completes mandatory college training in a timely manner.
Participates in department and college initiatives, including committee service; engages actively and collegially in decision making and planning that supports department, program, division, and college goals.
This position is located on the various campuses of Midlands Technical College in the Science department.
Minimum And Additional Requirements
Doctorate or master’s degree in Anatomy & Physiology or a master’s degree in a related discipline with concentration (to include a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline). Must have at least two (2) years’ experience teaching college level lectures and laboratory courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology.
Preferred Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy is preferred. Experience teaching courses in multiple delivery methods, such as broadcast, hybrid, and/or online asynchronous, synchronous modalities is highly desirable.
Additional Comments
Midlands Technical College is committed to equal opportunity employment. The College strongly believes that corresponding differences within the faculty and staff, whether based on ethnicity, race, gender, religion, age, or other experiences, are tremendous assets to the role of Midlands Technical College as an educational institution and within the community, region, and state. Moreover, the College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. As a result, it is the policy and commitment of the College that it will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; including but not limited to lactation.