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Political Science Visiting Faculty
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Sinclair Community College is a comprehensive community college with an enrollment of over 25,000 students that offers career and transfer programs leading to an associate degree, certificate programs, and continuing education opportunities. The Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences Division at Sinclair is currently seeking candidates for a tenure track opening in the Humanities, Goverment and Modern Languages department that will begin August 16, 2024. Resume review will begin May 16, 2024
Why work for Sinclair College? The following are some of the benefits that full-time faculty with Sinclair College receive:
- Tuition waiver for employee and dependents for all Sinclair courses and programs
- Structured opportunity for advancement and promotion
- Support for continued professional development and education
- STRS pension participation, with 14% employer contribution
- High quality programs and events for work-life balance
The Visiting Faculty position is a non-tenure track position. This is a maximum 3 year academic assignment, and is not renewable.
Principal Accountabilities
The following are six critical performance areas that define a tenure-track faculty position:
Scholarship and Professional Growth: Maintain and seek to improve current and competence in the discipline and as a teacher.
Teaching and Learning Facilitation: Participate in the continuing development and implementation of the department’s curriculum through teaching that reflects a strong commitment to fostering student success.
Assessment and Evaluation: Implement evaluations according to established standards and use assessment data to continuously improve teaching and learning.
Student Development: Through in-class and out-of-class initiatives, actively seek to advance the development of individual students and their capacity to meet their educational goals.
Curriculum Design: In collaboration with colleagues, actively contribute to the continuous review and revision of the department’s curriculum.
Workplace and Community Service: Contribute to the operation and advancement of the college through committee service and other activities. Extend professional expertise to the community served by the college.
Other duties as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A master’s degree Political Science, JD or master’s in Public Administration required
- A doctoral degree in Political Science or Public Administration is preferred
- Ability to teach a variety of political science courses; curriculum development experience in political science required
- Experience with Model United Nations conference is preferred
- College level teaching experience preferred
- Evidence of successful prior teaching experience, and ability to teach classroom and online courses required
- A demonstrated commitment to improving student learning through innovative strategies shown to help students succeed at the course and program level, including ability to teach in a student-centered active learning model required
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to work successfully in a culturally diverse college community
All candidates must complete a pre-employment background check. Official transcripts are required for hire.
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