Adjunct Faculty: Economics (Early College Academy)

Job Description

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. 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.

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.

Job Duties

• Provide effective and high-quality instruction in economics courses.
• Evaluate students' course work, provide feedback to foster greater student learning, and report grades in a timely manner.
• Revise economics courses to maintain current in pedagogy, content, and the high standards of the College.
• Design educational methodologies and adopt learning-centered teaching practices to enhance student learning.
• Communicate clearly defined student learning outcomes, provide an array of learning activities that are tied to and assess those outcomes, and participate in formative and summative assessments of student learning in economics courses.
• Analyze and utilize assessment data to improve instruction and learning.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and participate in professional development activities to further develop and maintain instructional excellence in your field of expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work as a team member toward the fulfillment of the College's Mission Statement, Purpose, Vision and commitment to Diversity.
• Maintain positive, cooperative, and professional interpersonal relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration.
• Perform other department, division, and/or institutional duties as assigned by the Department Chair and/or Program Director.