"Reading Instructor/Assistant Professor"

Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Full-time Reading Instructor/Assistant Professor position. The Reading Instructor/Assistant Professor assigns courses in a manner that facilitates student learning and mastery of course material. Faculty also participate in course and curriculum development, program and course assessment, student advisement, college service and professional development.

This position requires the candidate to obtain the PA Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting clearances prior to their start date.

This position will have college-wide teaching responsibilities that include being assigned to instruct at our Blue Bell, Pottstown, Lansdale, Conshohocken, virtual campus and/or offsite locations. The primary office location will be the Blue Bell campus.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Reading, Reading Education, Literacy, English, Education, or closely related field with appropriate college-level teaching experience from an accredited institution required. Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduates of all abilities. Community College teaching experience preferred. Ability to accommodate students with various skill levels and learning needs in order to address specific reading challenges. Ability to provide constructive and actionable feedback on student reading comprehension, critical thinking, and written responses to texts. Demonstrated expertise in reading pedagogy, including diagnostic assessment, reading strategies for comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and critical thinking. Demonstrated commitment to student engagement in reading courses to enhance retention and timely progress to degree completion. Evidence of continued professional growth and development. Demonstrated commitment to the use of innovative instructional techniques and technologies and use of course management systems Demonstrated commitment to the use of a variety of teaching activities to address diverse learning styles. Demonstrated commitment to the incorporation of information literacy resources, technology, research, writing and culturally diverse perspectives into the curriculum. Knowledge of competency-based education preferred. Demonstrated commitment to continual assessment of the teaching-learning process. Demonstrated commitment to work with diverse populations, such as under-resourced groups and first-generation students. Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to a comprehensive community college philosophy.

  Montgomery County Community College offers a comprehensive curriculum of more than 100 degree and certificate programs, a Virtual Campus, a Culinary Arts Institute, a Municipal Police Academy, and specialized workforce development programs, all of which leverage the College’s nationally ranked use of innovative technology. An Achieving the Dream (AtD) Leader College, the institution is positioned at the vanguard of national efforts to increase completion, improve learning outcomes, and remove barriers to access for more than 24,000 students annually. The College is also recognized regionally and nationally for its sustainability leadership, work with military veterans, and community service and service-learning opportunities. Montgomery County Community College was recognized by NISOD and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of sixteen “2021 Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges.” Visit mc3.edu or join us on Twitter @mccc.

  Apply online: For the complete job description and to apply for this position, please visit https://www.mc3.edu/employment-opportunities. This position will be open until filled.

  Montgomery County Community College is committed to assuring equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, ancestry, national origin, age, affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender presentation, veteran’s status, marital status or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable statutes. Inquiries concerning Title IX relating to equal opportunity on the basis of sex should be referred to: Title IX Coordinator, Mikiba W. Morehead, Ed.D., TNG, LLC, at titleixcoordinator@mc3.edu. All other equal opportunity inquiries, including those based upon disability, should be referred to: The Director of Equity, Diversity & Belonging, at 504@mc3.edu or 215-619-7383.