What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Faculty - Mathematics position at Terra State Community College?
Position Summary:
Engages students in the teaching/learning process; works assigned schedule; represents the College in the community; and performs other related duties as required. Proficient in content ranging from arithmetic to Calculus, including Introductory Statistics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans and teaches courses that fulfill the current curriculum goals and objectives.
- Remains current with subject matter and instructional methodology.
- Maintains posted office hours in accordance with departmental and College policies.
- Employs appropriate assessment techniques to measure student performance in achieving course goals and objectives.
- Communicates progress in the course to students in a timely manner.
- Determines and submits students' grades and attendance in accordance with established College policies and procedures.
- Supports the mission of the program, division, and College.
- Performs duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
There are no supervisory responsibilities associated with this position.
Education and/or Experience:
- Master's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics or related field, with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in mathematics or statistics.
- Minimum of two years teaching experience required, preferably at the college level.
Other Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to effectively communicate one-on-one, in small groups, and in classroom situations.
- Proficient in word-processing and presentation software, internet, and e-mail.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse group of students.
- Capability to teach in more than one discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to advise students.
- Effective verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work a combination of days/evening/weekend schedules.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear.
- Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.
STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT
As part of Terra State Community College’s ongoing commitment in providing the highest quality education and training to our students, faculty, staff and community, the College will:
- Educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
- Equip students with an opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
- Not require, favor, disfavor, or prohibit speech or lawful assembly.
- Create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
- Treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, will hold them to equal standards, and provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
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