Professional Faculty - Communication Instructor

Company: Washtenaw Community College
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Outstanding opportunity to be a part of a diverse, engaged and student-centered community. Washtenaw Community College (WCC) strives to make a positive difference in people's lives through accessible and excellent educational programs and services. Washtenaw Community College (WCC) offers excellent compensation including a superior benefit package. Comprehensive Health, Dental, Life and Vision Insurance provided at a low premium cost. Top Tier Retirement Plan with up to a 12% college contribution OR MPSERS. Base salary is paid for service of 1,280 hours/160 reporting days/32 weeks, during the fall and winter semesters. Any instruction/service over base hours is paid at an overload rate of 1.5% per contact hour. Overload is determined based on class need and is not guaranteed semester to semester.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
* Teach first- second-year college level courses in Communication.
* Teach a diverse student body in daytime, evening, and Saturday classes on the main campus, at extension centers, and business and industry sites.
* Participate in department, division, and general faculty meetings, applicable College committee activities, and other forms of College service.
* Prepare and develop appropriate instructional materials for the curriculum.
* Participate actively in professional activities such as, but not limited to, curriculum planning, assessment, syllabus writing, examination development, textbook selection, program evaluation/revision, and other professional planning activities on a year-round basis.
* Maintain an active program of professional development related to institutional objectives.
* Other duties as assigned.

Hours/Schedule: Hours vary based on class schedules.

Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
* Master's degree in communication, or a closely related area with 18 graduate hours in communication or speech.
* Two years of college level teaching experience.
* Knowledge of software related to teaching in communication courses.
* Experience in online teaching.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
* Recent, successful, post-secondary teaching experience in communication courses.
* Remote or virtual teaching experience.
* QM Teaching Online certified.
* Successful community college teaching experience.

Masters Degree

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