"Part-Time Psychology 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.

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. Occasional travel may be required to Satellite campuses.

Work Hours: Day and/or Evening Classes

Job Duties:

• Provide effective and high quality instruction in psychology courses.
• Evaluate students course work, provide feedback to foster greater student learning, and report grades in a timely manner.
• Revise psychology 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 psychology 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 Colleges 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• College-level teaching experience.
• A Master's degree in Psychology, or a another degree in a related field with 18-graduate credits in Psychology.
• Evidence of teaching excellence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• General Psychology I and Human Growth & Development college teaching experience.

Required Documents:

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

Per Credit Minimum Salary for Academic Year 2024-2025:

• C – Lecture – $1,297.00 per credit
• D – Recitation: Discussion/Seminar – $1,297.00 per credit
• E – Laboratory/Career and Technical – $1,415.00 per credit
• F1 – Laboratory: Academic – $1,562.00 per credit
• F2 – Laboratory: Academic – $1,769.00 per credit
• G – Physical Education/Recreation Courses – $1,562.00 per credit
• H – Studio: Art – $1,562.00 per credit
• J – Studio: Music – $1,661.00 per credit
• L2 – Clinical or Internship Instructor On-Site – $1,562.00 per credit
• L3 – Clinical or Internship Rad Tech – $3,045.00 per credit
• L4 – Clinical or Internship Nursing - $3,182.00 - $3,534.00 per credit based on employees highest applicable degree
• M2 – Clinical or Internship Instructor On-Site - $1,562.00 per credit
• M3 – Clinical or Internship Nursing and/or Nurse Aide (Health/Nurse Aide) - $2,121.00 - $2,356.00 per credit, based on employees highest applicable degree

In certain instances, due to low enrollment, faculty payment will be based on part-time per credit pay and pro-rated on a 10% per student basis.

Part-time employees also receive some benefits depending on the number of hours worked.

• Tuition waiver for employee on Aims courses
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Aims Discount program
• Free parking on all campuses
• PERA employer (www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available