Instructor, English

Compensation Type: Salaried

Compensation: $49,560.00

Job Summary

This is a tenure-track, full-time faculty position in the English Department, where the primary responsibilities are teaching 15 contact hours per semester, service, and professional development, with overload and summer contracts available. Faculty move through the ranks of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor; they are also represented by CSEA, the Columbus State faculty Union.

The English Department is a large academic unit that focuses primarily on the teaching of composition, with offerings in creative writing, literature, and developmental reading and writing. Columbus State is an open enrollment, community college located in downtown Columbus. The College serves a wide body of students from different backgrounds and has a large dual enrollment population. Faculty are required to be residents of Ohio and base themselves on campus.

This position will be focused on first-year composition instruction and the successful candidate will be engaged with emerging trends in the field. The Department seeks a leader with an innovative approach to student success in the first-year college classroom.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Instruction & Student Learning

• Teaches courses in line with Department policies
• Creates a positive classroom atmosphere that encourages active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, student and faculty interaction, and support for learners.
• Uses technology to assist in communication with students.
• Maintains posted office hours in accordance with departmental and policies of the college.
• Encourages a sense of community among students for learning both inside and outside the classroom.
• Advises potential or current students within the discipline about the program, career, or transfer options available to assist with degree completion.
• Refers students to appropriate student and academic support services available at the College or in the community.

Student Engagement & Advisement       

• Engages in best practices in the discipline by working with the maintenance of instructional materials and laboratory facilities
• Works with colleagues to develop course syllabi and materials
• Participates in curriculum design and revision, as needed
• Shares best practices with colleagues in formal or informal settings.
• Participates in instructional, departmental, or institutional research to improve educational effectiveness.
• Evaluates teaching and assessment practices to continue improving them.
• Participates in service activities at various levels
• Provides feedback, as appropriate, regarding the general operations of the department, division, and the College.
• Participates, as appropriate, in the interviewing, selection, and orientation process of department faculty and staff.

 

Continuous Improvement

• Engages in best practices in the discipline by working with the maintenance of instructional materials and laboratory facilities
• Works with colleagues to develop course syllabi and materials
• Participates in curriculum design and revision, as needed
• Shares best practices with colleagues in formal or informal settings.
• Participates in instructional, departmental, or institutional research to improve educational effectiveness.
• Evaluates teaching and assessment practices to continue improving them.
• Participates in service activities at various levels
• Provides feedback, as appropriate, regarding the general operations of the department, division, and the College.
• Participates, as appropriate, in the interviewing, selection, and orientation process of department faculty and staff.
• Attends faculty meetings as called by the President, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean or Department Chairperson; and participates, as appropriate, on departmental and divisional committees.

 

Professional Development

• Completes required performance evaluation and required training
• Sets goals in further education opportunities
• Seeks leadership opportunities to share knowledge with colleagues
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