Instructor Pool

Job Title:

Instructor Pool - Psychology

Job Summary:

Lane Community College is seeking a part-time faculty member to teach Psychology courses at the Florence Campus. The successful candidate will have a Master's degree in Psychology and experience teaching Psychology courses at the college level. The position is a temporary, part-time faculty position with a variable schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Teach general Psychology courses in-person at the Florence Campus
• Participate in discipline/college and other professional activities
• Teach in a learning environment that puts students first
• Exhibit compliance with College policies and procedures
• Sustain currency in discipline and innovation in teaching
• Collegial participation in faculty performance evaluation process
• Maintain and post teaching schedule, regular meetings and office hours
• Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and needs of students, departments, and college
• Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, and/or other documentation
• Ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory
• Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards
• Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students
• Provide high-quality classroom instruction
• Create course content, develop and revise course content and materials
• Establish learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes
• Assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools
• Use assessment results to inform improvements at a program and course level
• Incorporate college values into the curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment
• Teach and develop all class syllabi and course materials
• Confer with students on course materials
• Deliver curriculum to students in traditional and online formats

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Psychology
• Experience teaching Psychology courses at the college level
• Ability to understand and carry out Lane Community College's commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and the needs of students, staff and the public
• Ability to understand and carry out Lane Community College's mission and strategic agendas
• Ability to work with students with various learning styles, as well as with students with disabilities
• Ability to evaluate and modify courses
• Analytical Thinking
• Building Relationships
• Change Advocate
• Teamwork
• Service Mindset
• Process Improvement
• Supervision and Leadership
• Strategic Project Management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching online courses
• Ability to use multiple modes of communication tools
• Ability to work with students with various learning styles

Language Statement:

Lane Community College welcomes multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students. Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane's commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement.

Equivalency Statement:

We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought.

Position Purpose:

To teach general Psychology courses in-person as assigned at the Florence campus. Participate in discipline/college and other professional activities. Teach in a learning environment that puts students first.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Demonstrate Lane Community College's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities.

Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.

Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and Disability Resource departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.

Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public.

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