General Statement of Duties:

Mount Wachusett Community College seeks a faculty member to teach a variety of courses within the English department. The primary teaching responsibilities will be first-year composition and other English courses in literature and writing as needed. The candidate should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: African American literature; multiethnic American literature; Latinx literature of the Americas; advanced writing and research; and courses in support of the department's degree track in Professional Writing through a CRT and/or social justice lens. The department is looking for an educator who believes that engagement and authentic teaching matters in the pursuit of student success and achievement. The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all of our students in an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates diversity and differences. To this end, the successful candidate will work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings.

Responsibilities:

• Teach a range of courses in the English Department, as assigned by the Dean.
• Develop curricula and prepare and deliver instruction as needed.
• Assess and grade student work.
• Provide timely feedback to students on their learning
• Participate in academic advisement.
• Maintain required instructional records.
• Maintain office hours.
• Collaborate through committee participation, college service activities, and department, division, and college meetings.
• Work on contractually agreed-upon activities listed within the MCCC College Agreement.
• Provide timely feedback to students on their learning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• MA, MFA, or PhD degree in English, or a related discipline area;
• Experience teaching composition and literature at the college level, preferably with a minimum of three years.

REQUIRED SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDES:

• The ability to modify teaching strategies to meet the needs of underprepared students who have diverse learning styles and challenges;
• Knowledge of co-requisite approaches to developmental writing;
• Experience with advising and placement strategies to assist community-college, first-semester writing students in finding success in the composition classroom;
• Expertise in creating a learner-centered classroom environment.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A commitment to teaching writing as a process;
• Strong computer skills with the ability and willingness to be responsive and supportive to students through college online resources, digital tools, and/or technologies;
• Experience with or willingness to learn our learning management system and classroom media;
• Commitment to the community college mission;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Equivalency Statement
Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Salary: $47,931.00-$81,488.00

**Actual Salary will be determined in accordance with the classification system of MCCC/MTA commensurate with Education & Experience.

Employee Status: Full Time Faculty
Benefits: Yes

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.