Job Description

Position Summary
Instructional faculty has the important responsibility of creating an innovative learning environment both inside and outside the classroom to inspire success and excellence in student learning. Instructional faculty members are also expected to adhere to professional standards and ethics.

Examples of Duties
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Teach various Mathematics and related courses, programs, labs, etc.
Provide an outcomes-based and interdisciplinary-focused curriculum.
Instructional competency including knowledge of Mathematics and Statistics well as an ability to evaluate student progress.
Be student-focused.
Works with CWC’s Admissions Department to recruit students.
Participate in community outreach efforts as needed or desired, e.g., Math Contest.
Use innovative pedagogies and emerging technology to enhance learning.
Promote a collaborative learning environment that extends beyond the traditional classroom.
Assist students with degree planning and conduct regularly scheduled advisement sessions to discuss progress toward achieving learning outcomes.
Assist in department and program budget development and compliance.
Actively participate in annual and four-year academic program review(s) including assessment of student learning at the course, program and institution levels.
Revise curriculum offerings as needed.
Works with CWC BOCHES and high school Mathematics and Statistics teachers to offer concurrent and/or dual credit courses within the CWC service area.
Participates in college and university articulation conferences as required.
Attends department, division, and committee meetings.
Participation in semiannual CWC in-service.
Share student information with other faculty and counselors when deemed appropriate, including progress reports, attendance records, etc.
Provide a workload schedule showing instructional and office hours.
Represents division on college committees as required.
Interact and exchange information within and beyond the department.
Performs other reasonable or related duties as directed.
Typical Qualifications
Position Specifications Minimum Qualifications
Education

Master’s degree in Mathematics from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the US Department of Education. Candidates with a Master's degree in Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics Education with significant coursework in Mathematics would also be considered.
Experience
Two years of directly related experience, preferably in a higher education setting.
Licenses/Certifications
None required.
Equivalency Statement
Equivalent combinations of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Desired Qualifications
Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field.
Two years teaching mathematics or a closely related field at the community college level.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of discipline taught.
Knowledge and understanding of curriculum development and assessment.
Knowledge of various instructional pedagogies and technologies that enhance the attainment of student learning outcomes.
Commitment to exploring nontraditional approaches to education in a comprehensive community college atmosphere.
Obtain knowledge of CWC policies, procedures, and practices.
Proficiency in utilizing personal computer software, particularly Microsoft and Google applications, with a strong grasp of their functionalities and demonstrated skills.
Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to relate to a broad range of students.
Ability to promote a positive atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation both with the college and the community.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion within established deadlines.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and to effectively identify and resolve problems
Ability to teach using technology in the classroom.
Ability to maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues, and supervisors.
Ability to relate with a diverse population in a professional, helpful manner and be a team player.
Ability to perform administrative/clerical duties such as: technical telephone usage, copying documents, learning new software programs, integrating the Learning Management System into on-site and online classes, entering data—ex. grades, retention.
Utilize communication skills across composing, editing, listening, and presentations.
Level of Supervision
Plans own time to meet predetermined schedules; work is subject to general supervision and review. Follows general instructions and directions and makes recommendations for your own work and department area. Has some freedom of choice in approach to problems, methods of operations, and the setting of goals and objectives.
Working Environment
Reasonable accommodation will be extended to otherwise qualified individuals with a legally recognized disability.
Equipment Used
Performance of work requires operating a PC Computer, laptop, and other related instructional technology.
Physical Requirements
Sedentary work, up to ten pounds of force to exert, pulling, climbing, kneeling, lifting, grasping, standing particularly for sustained periods of time and/or sitting particularly for sustained periods of time (on-line instructing); extensive keyboarding and computer work; walking or moving about to accomplish tasks; talking including expressing or exchanging ideas; and hearing includes the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and seeing, the ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.
Environmental Conditions
Work is generally performed in a classroom or office setting.