The instructor is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities. The instructor is responsible for performing assigned duties during the day, evening, or weekend on any Bishop State Community College campus as assigned. At a minimum, the related activities include instruction, instructional counseling, academic advising, serving on various committees, participating in local, state, regional, and national professional activities and organizations. An instructor performs all other duties as directed by the Division Chair, Dean of Instruction, or the President or designee.

The essential job functions listed are not comprehensive and duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

• Demonstrated expertise in the subject area;
• Experience in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation and outcome assessment;
• To coordinate, plan, organize, and instruct courses online and in the day, evening, or on weekends on any Bishop State Community College campus as assigned;
• To keep active at a high level of expertise in the subjects taught and stimulate enthusiasm for those subjects;
• To ensure that each program/class contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy;
• To recommend textbooks and other instructional materials including classroom and laboratory equipment to Division Chairs;
• To assist in the college's library collection development by selecting, evaluating, and weedi.ng library resources in each appropriate discipline;
• To teach all classes according to an approved course syllabus;
• To keep students informed and updated concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;
• To keep students informed about their progress through the prompt grading of papers and other work;
• To provide students with a mid-term progress report;
• To maintain accurate and complete scholastic records, including attendance records;
• To submit Failure to Report, Early Warning, Notification of Unofficial Withdrawal, and other documentation when appropriate;
• To file an appropriate course syllabus for each course taught with the appropriate division chair and the Dean of Instruction's office;
• To conduct class evaluations and complete other college evaluations in accordance with college policy;
• To ensure that assigned classes are held as scheduled;
• To hold the final exam at the time scheduled in the college's semester schedule, wellness permission to deviate has been approved by the Dean of Instruction;
• To make suggestions to the Division Chair or the Dean of lnstruction concerning the improvement of the curriculum in keeping with the objectives of the college;
• To participate in program and curriculum review and development and student learning outcomes initiatives;
• To make use of available college online resources, office hour posting, syllabi posting, grade book, etc.);
• To plan each unit or lesson, both as to content and method) to make each class minute meaningful;
• To organize each course taught into an effective instrument of learning;
• To study and utilize students' leaning styles in each class in order to facilitate the best teaching and learning situations;
• To incorporate instructional technologies in instructional delivery;
• To maximize the learning opportunities for each student;
• To keep informed of current trends and new approaches to instruction via professional development activities;
• To assist with pre-registration and registration;
• To demonstrate a genuine concern for each student through personal conferences and the full use of the faculty advisement system;
• To assist in recruitment and retention of students;
• To serve as an academic advisor to assigned students;
• To post and maintain office hours for student consultations;
• To strive for the qualities delineated in the criteria for faculty evaluation used by the college;
• To refer students to counselors as needed;
• To submit required reports to the appropriate college personnel;
• To attend all faculty meetings, college assemblies, professional development and orientation activities, and other meetings as called by the President, Dean of Instruction, or Division Chair;
• To become thoroughly familiar with all college policies and procedures and comply with all college policies and procedures;
• To serve on and provide information to college communities as needed;
• To be actively involved in the activities of the college;
• To convey college-related information to students in a timely manner as requested by college officials.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Instruction, Departmental Chair, and/or President.
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Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution.
• Eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline from an accredited institution.
• Teaching experience in field.
• Documented expertise in the use of current educational technologies in the classroom including word processing, spreadsheet, database, and/or presentation software.

Preferred Requirements:

Application Procedure: 

Position announcements and employment applications are available at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/accs/bishopstate? Applications currently on file must be resubmitted for this position. Delinquent and/or unsigned application packets and/or documents will not be accepted. 

Only complete application packets will be given consideration for employment. 

A completed application packet consists of: 

• Completed Bishop State Community College employment application. 
• Current resume
• Applicable Transcript with conferred date (While an unofficial transcript may be submitted as part of the application packet, an official transcript must be received before the date of hire.)

Application Deadline: 

More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form and to submit a nonrefundable fee of $17.40 (additional charges may apply) for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Bishop State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security. 

Other Information: 

The Selection Committee will screen all applicants for the position. The Committee will select applicants for in-person interviews which may consist of question/answer session and /or skills assessments. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right not to fill the positions in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Bishop State Community College is a multi-campus organization and employees of the College are required to travel among various work sites for both day and evening responsibilities and must provide their own mode of transportation. Bishop State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Systems Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Bishop State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Bishop State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.