Full-Time, Faculty, 9-month Academic position – Political Science Faculty. This is a Full-Time, tenure-track, benefited Faculty position beginning Fall Semester, 2023.

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. The faculty member is also responsible for scholarly and creative activities (professional development), and service to the college. The following list provides detailed expectations for this full-time faculty position:

1. Provide effective and high-quality instruction and assessment.
2. Continually refine and modernize curriculum so that it remains educationally sound and meets the high standards of Aims Community College; develop curriculum as assigned.
3. Teach courses in Political Science. Additionally, full-time faculty are expected to:

• Collaborate on the creation and oversight of curriculum
• Support part-time faculty through meetings and answering questions
• Keep the department chair informed of issues, concerns, and highlights from the classroom

4. Maintain currency in your field of expertise.
5. Use computer technology to enhance student learning.
6. Ensure availability to students by providing opportunities for answering questions and providing support outside of the classroom. This can take the form of formal office hours, phone call availability, synchronous chat, or other such options as long as you make availability clear to students and responsive to their needs.
7. Be available to teach on any campus/outreach site at any scheduled time as assigned. Efforts are made to accommodate faculty preferences, but all faculty must provide flexibility to accommodate students’ scheduling needs as our top priority.
8. Demonstrate an attitude and aptitude that is supportive of the College’s efforts to provide students with a range of course modality options. Teaching assignment may include online, synchronous remote, traditional face-to-face or blended (hybrid) versions of these as determined by student, department and college needs.
9. Provide meaningful participation on college committees or organizations by seeking out areas of interest and being supportive of department and college needs.
10. Actively participate in college efforts to enhance student persistence and retention.
11. Assist in the implementation of institutional, divisional, or department goals as assigned.
12. Initiate and maintain professional relationships with external agencies, business and other educational institutions as assigned.
13. Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy that each individual should be allowed an opportunity to succeed regardless of past experience.
14. Demonstrate a knowledge of developmental education theory and student development theory, and develop strategies to meet students wherever they are in their knowledge and ability level to help them successfully reach the course outcomes.
15. Demonstrate a willingness to embrace and apply the provisions of Aims Community College’s Mission Statement, Purposes, Philosophy and commitment to Affirmative Action.
16. Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Department Chair or Academic Dean.

• Instructional Delivery: those human interactive skills and characteristics that make for clear communication of information, and promote learning through an effective learning environment.
• Provide effective and high-quality instruction of subject being taught.
• Apply learning-centered educational practices such as creating and communicating clearly-defined outcomes for student learning.
• Provide a diverse array of learning activities that directly tie to those defined outcomes.
• Use assessment data to improve instruction and learning, and participate in an ongoing College-Wide dialogue about teaching and learning.
• Develop and refine department curriculum as necessary to maintain currency in pedagogy and content

• Includes technical skills in designing, sequencing, and presenting experiences which promote student learning, and designing, developing, and implementing tools and procedures and procedures for assessing student-learning.
• Use and develop appropriate computer-based technologies, including online instruction to promote student learning.
• Design, develop and implement tools and procedures for assessing student-learning outcomes.
• Adopt new teaching methodologies as appropriate.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of learning for students.

• Implement department, division, and/or institutional goals as assigned.
• Submits course syllabi and other required documents on time.
• Manages the classroom facility.
• Keeps accurate attendance and grade records.
• Meets other professional obligations as stated in the Faculty Annual Plan and Evaluation.

• Attend conferences, workshops, and/or training appropriate to one’s field.
• Complete coursework related to one’s teaching assignment.
• Create teaching methodology and instructional design.
• Other activities that contribute to keeping current in the content field.

• Fulfill College service requirements by making meaningful contributions on campus and/or to community service groups.
• Participate in institutional and departmental recruitment and retention activities. Assist in the evaluation and selection of textbooks and other resources and materials in one’s assigned area.
• Serve on department, division, and institutional committees.
• Assist in program and curriculum review, revision, and the development and assessment of learning.
• Maintain classrooms and/or labs.
• Demonstrate a willingness to embrace and apply the provisions of the College’s mission statement, purpose, philosophy and commitment to diversity.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a part/full-time basis.

• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in Political Science, or a closely related field.
• Ability to teach using methodologies that support a student-centered learning environment.
• Computer literacy and the ability to use computer technology in classroom/lab instruction.
• A willingness to take classes in teaching methods, curriculum development, computer applications or other coursework deemed necessary by the department chair or Academic Dean.
• A positive attitude toward teaching courses in varied modalities, including online, synchronous remote and traditional face-to-face.

• Terminal degree in Political Science
• Experience teaching in Political Science at the college level.
• Experience teaching and supporting traditionally under-served student populations.
• A demonstrated aptitude for developing course content and teaching in varied modalities: online, synchronous remote, traditional face-to-face, and blended (hybrid) versions of each.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Diversity Statement
• Teaching Philosophy
• Transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon hire)

$47,736.00 Salary

• Cover Letter addressing qualifications relative to position requirements
• Resume
• Diversity Statement; see below
• Teaching Philosophy (for faculty positions only)
• Copy of Transcripts for all positions. Official transcripts will be required if hired for all Full Time positions

• In your diversity statement, please provide your interpretation of what it means to serve a diverse community and work in an inclusive environment.
• Please include specific examples for how your background, education, and/or professional experience have prepared you to fulfill those responsibilities in this position.
• As you consider what to put in your statement, please note Aims Community College is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, or any other protected class.