Los Rios Community College District - Sacramento, CA
posted 16 days ago
The faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of a full-time faculty member. The Department's primary focus is helping students develop good logical and critical reasoning skills to be able to participate in independent thought and open debate, and to learn valuable insights that can be applied to contemporary life. The Department focuses on a methodological grounding in core Analytic Philosophy, applied to a broad range of philosophical questions, issues, perspectives, and arguments found both within and outside of Western Philosophy's mainstream traditional approach.