Job Description
Dean College's School of Liberal Arts is looking for a dynamic, experienced, student-centered educator to teach during the Fall 2024 semester. The College seeks Adjunct Faculty who focus on experiential learning and active engagement in their classrooms. Adjuncts chosen to teach at Dean create a compelling and professional learning environment for students of diverse learning backgrounds.
We are seeking an adjunct instructor to teach one of our Math courses this fall. The course will either be MTH 130: Introduction to Statistics or MTH 132: Math for Biological Sciences depending on the instructor background and experience. Both classes are 3-credit classes that meets for lecture for 2.5 hours/week. The adjunct pay rate is $3,300/section. Adjunct faculty are expected to hold one office hour each week for each section they teach. The Math program provides a course charter with course objectives as well as sample syllabi. All faculty are expected to make active use of the learning management system (Canvas) at least at a minimum level established by the College.
Course Descriptions:
MTH 130: Introduction to Statistics: Topics include descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability rules and probability distributions, the central limit theorem and simple hypothesis testing. Application to real-world problems is stressed throughout the course. Offered every semester. This course fulfills the Core Mathematics requirement.
MTH 132: Math for the Biological Sciences: The biological sciences rely upon a strong mathematical foundation directed toward field-specific applications of algebraic problem solving and data. This course is designed to provide the mathematical skills needed for success in nursing, the allied health sciences, biological research and the life sciences. Using examples from these fields, students will be given the chance to use a wide range of mathematical skills in the contexts they will see in future classes as well as their careers. An emphasis will be placed on the ability to articulate why a problem was solved in a certain way and the implications in clinical and research situations. This course is open to all majors but will be focused on the applied mathematics required for students in the biological sciences. Offered every Fall semester. This course satisfies the Core Mathematics Elective requirement
The available course (either MTH 130 or MTH 132) is scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:45am.
Position Responsibilities include:
- Deliver and assess course learning objectives and outcomes consistent with the course charter in person for two 75-minute class sessions each week.
- Hold at least one office hour each week for each section.
- Be responsive and supportive of students learning and concerns or questions.
- Use Canvas to post course materials and assignment deadlines, post grades on the gradebook in Canvas and enter attendance on the Canvas attendance log.
- Assess student learning in the classroom.
Requirements:
- Master's degree in Math or a related field is required; PhD in a related discipline is preferred.
- Experience teaching at the college level in person is required; experience teaching first and second year undergraduates is preferred.
- Strong computer skills are required. Experience using technologies and/or strategies to enhance pedagogy is required.
- Ability and willingness to be responsive and supportive to students through college online resources and digital tools is required.
- Experience with or willingness to learn Canvas, our learning management system, and classroom media is required.
- Expertise in learner-centered teaching is required. Experience and ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse student body with a variety of learning styles, required.
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