Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor, Biology
Department: Biology
Campus Location: Arnold/Main Campus
Salary Range: $56,364-$70,794
Work Mode: This position requires regular in-person presence on campus and at alternative locations, depending on class schedule and other assigned duties.
Hours Per Week: 40
Work Schedule:
Position Type: Full-Time Faculty, Exempt
Position Summary
Are you an educator who believes that education serves the greater good by providing all students access to a better life? Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) may be the place for you.
The ideal candidate for a faculty position at AACC understands that community colleges are positioned to fundamentally transform people’s lives and, as a result, society itself. We’re looking for those with a demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement in disciplinary knowledge, pedagogy and successful collaboration with colleagues in efforts aligned with student success and completion. The successful candidate also embraces the idea of helping students achieve their goals and approaches academic and inclusive excellence as moral imperatives, as evidenced by a strong commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion.
AACC is a tenure-granting institution. Any candidate hired as a full-time faculty member may be eligible to apply for tenure in the future based on institutional eligibility requirements. This position requires regular in-person presence on campus or at alternative locations, depending on class schedule and other assigned duties. Flexible teaching schedules may be available based on student needs. AACC offers daytime, evening, weekend, hybrid and online classes. Full-time faculty contracts begin on August 16 and end on June 15. This 10 month contract provides benefits over 12 months and the option of 12 month pay.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
A strong candidate should have a background in Plant Science and Horticulture. Candidates should be committed to student-centered, outcomes-based education with experience incorporating multiple instructional strategies and the use of technology in teaching and learning. Strong candidates will demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based teaching practices and how they can be applied in a college classroom to help students succeed. Teaching assignments are 15 faculty load hours per semester. Courses to be instructed include lecture and lab courses in horticulture, plant propagation, and ecology. Full-time faculty are expected to participate on committees in the department and the college. Candidates should have evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development as well as the ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Additionally, excellence in oral, written and interpersonal communication skills is expected.
Primary Responsibilities:
- 30 faculty load hours annual contract taught during Fall and Spring Terms – may include face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction and instruction at off-site locations depending on student need
- 6 office hours per week during the fall and spring semesters which may include student advising and mentoring
- Teaching and assessing student learning
- Professional development
- Department, school, and college/community service
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s in Plant Science, Horticulture, Ecology or other plant related disciplines.
- Strong Collaboration Skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Greenhouse Management
- Experience with mentoring research projects
- Experience with K-12 partnerships or outreach
- Bilingual or other language proficiency
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