Instructor, Physics

Piedmont Community College•Person County Campus, NC

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to teach Physics courses. Additional duties include holding student office hours, committee assignments, and other institutional service.

Requirements

Completion of a master’s degree in Physics or master’s degree plus 18 graduate hours in Physics.
Valid state driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Two years teaching experience preferred.
Knowledge of organization or department operations, services, and policies.
Knowledge of general office procedures and protocols.
Knowledge of the College’s Learning Management System.
Skilled in classroom management
Skilled in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Skilled in oral and written communication
Skilled in planning semester course schedules and lesson plans.
Ability to deliver instruction in a way that stimulates intellectual curiosity and encourages independent and creative thinking.
Ability to maintain a clean, orderly, and safe teaching environment.
Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to the diversity of student backgrounds, skills, and learning styles.
Ability to maintain a thorough and current understanding of instructional areas and disciplines.

Responsibilities

Develop and teach each 18-21 contact hours of Physics courses per week.
Teach courses in a variety of modalities (i.e. traditional, hybrid, and online) on either the Person or Caswell campus.
Keep up-to-date course syllabi and assist with new course development as needed.
Ensure clearly defined student learning outcomes are present for all courses; develop courses and facilitate learning activities around those learning outcomes.
Facilitate the learning process by designing and implementing instructional activities that are appropriate, meaningful, and maximize learning.
Assess student learning using methods that are appropriate for the course, and grade work submitted by students (assignments, papers, discussion forums, tests, quizzes, projects etc.) in a timely manner, providing substantive feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Submit required college records (i.e. attendance, midterm grades, final grades, etc.).
Maintain weekly office hours for students and for planning purposes.
Assist with program updates and revisions as needed.
Maintain a clean, safe, and supportive classroom, one strongly conducive to student learning.
Participate in assigned institutional committees, ad-hoc committees, advisory boards, taskforces, and/or institutional initiatives.
Provide quality service to students and colleagues.
Responsible for communicating availability with students in-person, via email, via telephone, etc.
Collaborate with colleagues and participate in professional development activities.
Other duties as assigned.