Job Description

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions:

The successful candidate must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion .

Are you interested in positively impacting students' lives? We are seeking candidates for a collaborative, energetic, and innovative Geography Instructor position. Instructors are responsible for establishing and promoting an inclusive and effective learning environment to maximize student learning. Instructors may be assigned to teach geography courses in a traditional classroom and/or blended/hybrid settings as needed in the Social Sciences Division at Delta College.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Delta College.
• Demonstrate a philosophy of teaching that provides learning opportunities that meet the needs of all students.
• Teach at least 30 equated credit hours annually in a variety of settings including the main campus, Saginaw Center, Midland Center, or online. Online modalities include hybrid, asynchronous, and synchronous.
• Focus on supporting and assessing student learning and academic achievement to promote student success.
• Develop innovative, dynamic, and engaging learning environments that support student learning and success.
• Subject to ongoing agreements with the Saginaw Public School District, the person in this position is expected to participate in instruction for the Saginaw Academy of Excellence program. This will include 1-2 morning sections of Physical Geography in the fall semester at the Downtown Saginaw campus, with an online lab component. These sections will count toward the required teaching load.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Geography from regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Demonstrated currency in the field of Physical Geography
• Must have a minimum of 18 graduate credits in Geography, with the ability to teach Physical Geography with an online lab component.
• College Teaching Experience within a Higher Education Setting.

Additional Experiences Considered:

• Demonstrated currency in Geographic Information Systems
• Experience using a variety of teaching technologies and methodologies
• Demonstrated current and ongoing professional growth
• Substantive multicultural experience (for example: urban community service, academic course work in minority or foreign language studies, or teaching experience with minority students)
• Experience working with non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds and with varying academic skills
• Experience using course management systems
• College teaching experience, especially in a community college setting
• Teaching experience in cultural geography and/or geology
• Online teaching experience
• Experience teaching diverse student populations
• Experience with teaching courses for dual enrollment initiatives
• Experience teaching dual-enrollment students in mission-essential regional programs.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Complete an on-line application and attach a cover letter with position title, resume, and copies of transcripts (optional) and/or certifications and licenses.

Application Deadline:

The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.

Status:

Starting Salary $57,815 – $74,300: Commensurate with Education, Qualifications and Experience

This is a one year appointment.

Open Until Filled: No

About Delta College

Successful candidates must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of diversity in student, faculty and staff.Delta College, established in 1961, offers 150 transfer and career certificate and associate degree programs, and enrolls nearly 11,000 students each semester at its main campus and three learning centers.Delta College enjoys a reputation as one of the nation’s leading community colleges. Contributing factors to this achievement are its enduring commitment to excellence, passion for innovation and focus on people. Those values can be seen in its AQIP Higher Learning Commission accreditation, charter membership in the National League for Innovation, Achieving the Dream participation, environmental stewardship and unique shared governance system.The College’s service area is comprised of Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties, each with its own appealing personality and features, located adjacent to Lake Huron in mid-Michigan. Delta College - one of America's leading community colleges!

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