Job Summary

Regular full-time faculty members teach assigned classes in accordance with established guidelines and policies. Faculty participate in advising, committee assignments, and other academic and institutional support activities. SLTECH utilizes a faculty model that includes tracking and reporting student progress and employment outcomes; student and community access; and employer engagement. All full-time faculty teach assigned classes established by SLCC guidelines and policies. Salt Lake Technical College Full-time faculty with continuous appointments, participate in college teaching, professional activities, and service while maintaining a substantial physical presence on campus during the academic year. Faculty track and report student progress and employer engagement (such as through Education and Career Pathway Advisory Committees (ECPAC)). SLTech faculty strive to ensure that their programs meet program standards in completion, placement, and licensure. All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for on-line only courses. Faculty are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Provide effective student-centered instruction and assessment.
2. Alongside department colleagues, build a process of continuous quality improvement for relevant programs.
3. Comply with all college employee policies and procedures.
4. Comply with the Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility, and Tenure policy.
5. Comply with FERPA policy and other pertinent local, state, and federal regulations.
6. Maintain professional communication etiquette with students.
7. Become a contributing member of the academic unit by engaging in collegial communications and working closely with colleagues and academic supervisors to enhance student success.
8. Maintain a meaningful on-campus presence to enhance community, serve students on campus, and collaborate with colleagues. Campus presence can reflect teaching, professional activities, and/or service as established with your academic supervisor.
9. Work to address student issues as outlined in the Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities.
10. Engage in shared governance.
11. Engage in and contribute to curriculum development and/or process.
12. Establish and maintain teaching and assessment resources to support performance-based hands-on assignments that mimic industry.
13. Support students in the completion of the program, passing licensure/certification exams, and job placement.
14. Engage in course and program assessment, including a comparison of program costs, completion rates, job placement, and licensure data with other USHE institutions, with the aim of enhancing student success, employment outcomes, and maintaining accreditation standards.
15. In collaboration with administration, assist with collecting data metrics such as completion, placement, and licensure information.
16. Engage in the faculty evaluation process annually.
17. Attend, and participate in, required meetings and events, including Convocation, Commencement, SLCC 360, and department meetings.
18. Promote the mission, vision, values, and goals of the College through inclusive teaching, professional activity, and service.