Professor, Government

San Jacinto•Pasadena, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Professor of Government position involves comprehensive responsibilities across teaching, professional development, and service. Key teaching duties include staying current in the field, maintaining high academic standards, providing constructive and timely feedback to students, and adapting teaching methods to meet diverse student needs and schedules, including dual credit classes and potentially early morning, evening, or weekend sessions. Professional development is crucial, requiring the professor to maintain competence in their discipline and teaching methodologies, plan effective learning experiences, and continuously review and revise curricula. Service responsibilities encompass active participation in college meetings, committees, and activities such as registration, student recruitment, and retention. The role also involves engaging with the business and wider community to promote the college's mission, ensuring program and college accreditation standards are met, and contributing to departmental goal setting and budget planning. The position requires strong communication skills and knowledge relevant to the teaching area.

Requirements

Strong communication skills, knowledge, and abilities relative to teaching area.
Master's degree with eighteen (18) graduate hours in History.
At least one full year teaching experience.

Nice To Haves

Community college teaching experience.
Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Keeps up with developments in the field of study.
Demonstrates high standards—academic and professional.
Evaluates student work constructively and provides timely feedback.
Teaches at times and locations that meet student needs.
Provides access to students through posted conference hours, electronic communications, and other appropriate methods and responds to inquiries in a timely manner.
Reviews, evaluates, and recommends student learning materials.
Develops and uses a syllabus and course information materials for each course, laboratory, or clinical setting within state, college, and departmental guidelines.
Teaching to include dual credit classes.
Maintains high standards of competence in the discipline(s) and teaching methodologies through professional development activities.
Plans, develops, and uses effective teaching methods and materials which assist students in meeting course objectives, are appropriate for students with varied educational and experiential backgrounds and learning styles, and engage the students in learning.
Reviews, evaluates, reflects, and revises program curricula and teaching methods through a self-evaluation process of self- reflection.
Meets or exceeds professional standards, state-mandated guidelines, requirements of business/industry, and higher education, as appropriate to the discipline.
Actively participates in college meetings and/or committees, task forces, and councils.
Participates in college-related activities such as registration, community education, recruitment of students, student retention, and faculty selection.
Participates in college activities for students/student organizations to aid in retention.
Participates in business and community activities that foster goodwill and promote the mission and values of the college.
Participates in activities required to maintain program and college accreditation standards.
Participates in setting departmental goals, in developing college budgets that support the goals, and in planning for achieving those goals.
Promotes and maintains departmental affiliation agreements and other partnerships with other institutions.