"Accounting, Business, Management, and Marketing Faculty"

Job Description

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the Colleges Mission, Vision, Values, BaJEDI (Belonging, Justice, Equity, Diversity, inclusion), and Innovation. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.

Full-Time, Faculty, 9-month Academic position – Accounting, Business, Management, and Marketing Faculty. This is a Full-Time, due process, benefited Faculty position beginning Fall, 2025

The faculty member will conduct their assignments and co-curricular college activities in a manner consistent with the philosophy and purpose of Aims Community College as stated in the school catalog. The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach. The faculty member is also responsible for professional development and service to the college.

Combined teaching position to include accounting (Intermediate Accounting, Financial Accounting, Managerial accounting, and Capstone courses. In addition, said faculty member may be called on to teach Payroll, Cost Accounting, Advanced Managerial Accounting, and Tax) and business (Legal Environment of Business, Business Communications, Introduction to Business. Faculty member may also teach general topics in management and marketing.

This role will use and develop appropriate computer-based technologies (including online instruction) to enhance student learning. This role will apply learning-centered practices such as creating and communicating clearly-defined outcomes for student learning; provide a diverse array of learning activities that are directly tied to defined outcomes; use assessment data to improve instruction and learning, participate in College-wide dialogue about teaching and learning. This role is expected to teach at any scheduled time including evenings and weekends and/or any campus/outreach site as assigned by the Accounting/Business Department Chairs and/or Academic Dean.

Teaching & Professional Obligations:

• Interacting with students to provide opportunities to learn, creating conditions that facilitate learning, and using techniques and methods that create a high probability that learning will occur.
• Instructional Delivery: Providing clear communication of information and promoting learning through an effective learning environment.
• Instructional Design: Designing, sequencing, implementing, and presenting experiences which promote student learning (both in-person & online), and designing, developing, and implementing tools, technologies, and procedures for assessing student-learning outcomes.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of learning for students.
• Provide effective and high-quality instruction of subject being taught.
• Apply learning-centered educational practices such as creating and communicating clearly-defined outcomes for student learning.
• Provide a diverse array of learning activities that directly tie to those defined outcomes.
• Use assessment data to improve instruction and learning, and participate in an ongoing College-Wide dialogue about teaching and learning.
• Develop and refine department curriculum as necessary to maintain currency in pedagogy and content
• Adopt new teaching methodologies as appropriate.
• Implement department, division, and/or institutional goals as assigned.
• Maintain office hours, turn in grades on time, meet assigned classes.
• Submits course syllabi and other required documents on time.
• Manages the classroom facility.
• Keeps accurate attendance and grade records.
• Meets other professional obligations as stated in the Faculty.
• Annual Plan and Evaluation.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

Scholarly & Creative Activities (Professional Development) & Service to the College:

• Endeavors related to a faculty members teaching assignment that contribute to the discovery, dissemination, and practical application of knowledge and/or skill.
• Acquire and/or maintain certification.
• Attend conferences, workshops, and/or training appropriate to ones field.
• Complete coursework related to ones teaching assignment.
• Create teaching methodology and instructional design.
• Other activities that contribute to keeping current in the content field.
• Helping the College meet the goals and objectives of its mission and strategic plan.
• Provide competent advising to students seeking AAS, AS, and/or AA Degrees and program certificates.
• Fulfill College service requirements by making meaningful contributions on campus and/or to community service groups.
• Participate in institutional and departmental recruitment and retention activities. Assist in the evaluation and selection of textbooks and other resources and materials in ones assigned area.
• Serve on department, division, and institutional committees.
• Assist in program and curriculum review, revision, and the development and assessment of learning.
• Maintain classrooms and/or labs.
• Demonstrate a willingness to embrace and apply the provisions of the Colleges mission statement, purpose, philosophy and commitment to diversity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Masters in Accounting, or another related field or Bachelors degree in Business or Accounting with at least 4,000 hours of related work experience in the field.
• Shall hold or qualify for a full-time, post-secondary vocational credential in Business Technology issued by Aims Community College CTE Office. Contact Landon Loyd for the application at landon.loyd@aims.edu. This will require at least two (2) years (4,000 hours) of approved experience in business, marketing, management or accounting. The preference is 8,000 – 10,000 hours of work experience or a combination of work and teaching experience.
• Experience teaching business technology courses.
• Ability to teach using methodologies that support a student-centered learning environment.
• Computer literacy and the ability to use computer technology in classroom/lab instruction.
• A willingness to take classes in teaching methods, curriculum development, computer applications or other coursework deemed necessary by the Department Chair, Academic Dean, or Program Director.
• A positive attitude toward teaching courses in varied modalities, including online, synchronous remote and traditional face-to-face.
• Experience working with adult and non-traditional learners.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in Business (MBA), or Accounting
• Experience teaching and supporting traditionally underserved student populations.
• A demonstrated aptitude for developing course content and teaching in varied modalities: online, synchronous remote, traditional face-to-face, and blended (hybrid) versions of each.
• Experience in developing curriculum.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent human relation skills.
• Preference will be given to applicants with strong computer skills and knowledge of emerging business trends.
• Preference will be given to applicants with post-secondary business teaching experience.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Teaching Philosophy
• Copy of Transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon hire)

Salary:

Minimum Hiring Annual Salary: $51,856.00
Maximum Hiring Annual Salary: $72,250.00

To attain the maximum hiring amount employee must have:
* Liberal Arts or Developmental Education Faculty Position: applicable Masters degree plus 36 credits (or an applicable terminal degree), plus 10 years of applicable work experience.
* Career Technical Education (CTE) Faculty Position: applicable Masters degree, plus 10 years of applicable work experience.

Benefits:

• Benefits are effective immediately
• 100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
• 85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Faculty Personal Leave (16 hours per year) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
• 166 days worked with deferred paid (Summer semester off)
• Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance premiums
• Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
• Tuition waiver for dependents
• PERA employer (www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Free parking on all campuses