Adjunct Faculty- Microbiology - Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing - Provo, Utah

Success Education Colleges • Provo, UT

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About The Position

Success Education Colleges (SEC) is a family of institutions comprised of North-West College, Glendale Career College, Nevada Career Institute and Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing. SEC is a leader in allied health education, and has been offering quality and affordable health care training programs for over 58 years. Our everyday mission is to educate students in short-term and professional programs for gainful employment and career advancement. The Faculty of the Science Department provides vision, leadership, and direction for the instruction of Sciences as well as the guiding of faculty and students within the Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree Program of North-West College. This position shares development and strategic direction for a wide-range of matters with the Chair of the Science Department and the Dean and Assistant of the Nursing Program. The Instructor of Microbiology also serves as part of the School of Nursing (SON) Administrative Team, through active participation in various school and institutional planning, course implementation and course evaluating activities.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Microbiology and/or Biochemistry preferred, Masters or Medical Doctoral degree acceptable.
• Have completed at least 9 units of college credit in Chemistry and Physiology.
• Have equivalent practical experience in related college level laboratory.
• Read and understand technical manuals and protocols.
• Listen actively and effectively, identify and solve problems and facilitate problem solving.
• Operate office equipment including computers and supportive word processing.
• Perform routine record keeping and report writing duties.
• Work independently and collaboratively.
• Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

• Willingness to provide a professional role model for students.
• Ability to work effectively and responsibly with others.
• Demonstrates pleasant and effective verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrates integrity and progressive self-improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assumes teaching responsibilities and participates in the development and delivery of instructional activities of the science faculty within the nursing program for the topic of Microbiology Laboratory.
• In consultation with the other Science faculty, is involved in the recruitment, and formulating recommendations to the Chair of the Science Department and SON Director of new faculty members for appointment to the department.
• Mentors associate faculty, such as laboratory instructors, and promotes faculty development.
• Conducts course and semester performance evaluations of the students enrolled within the Microbiology Laboratory course.
• Assists the Instructor of the Microbiology Lecture course in making evaluations and grade determinations pertaining to student course performance and adherence to course grading guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Master's degree