Instructor Pool - Eugene, United States - Lane Community College

Description

AA/EEO Statement:

Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.

Veterans Statement

Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call

• Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, Jill Deneault, ,
• Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.

Position Information

Posting Number: Job Title: Instructor Pool - American Sign Language (ASL) Applicant Notification:

Department Information

The Humanities Division is seeking to hire faculty to teach American Sign Language courses; various levels of the courses may be assigned depending on candidate experience.

• Beyond the required education and experience, instructors must have a passion for what they teach and have teaching styles that support student success. Instructors are responsible for following Division and College procedures in support of teaching and learning.
• This is an application pool posting for Spring 2024. The assigned location for this position is at the Lane Community College's main campus located in Eugene, Oregon.

Search Information

• First review date of applications may be as early as 10 business days after posting. Subsequent review dates will be based upon department needs. Lane Community College reserves the right to modify this information.
• Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy. In order to remain in the pool, year to year, you must reapply after July 1 each year.

Application Information

• Provide all documents as requested.
• A resume may not take the place of any section of the application.
• Unofficial Transcripts are required for this position at the time of application. See instructions below.

Location: Main Campus Classification: Faculty Position Type: Contracted Part-Time Faculty Anticipated Start Date: Quarterly based on Academic Term dates Salary/Wage: Hourly Salary/Wage Range: Salary/Compensation Statement:

• Our application is used to determine the initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
• Starting range for part-time faculty is Step 1 - Step 10, see our Part-time Faculty Salary Schedule in our Part-time Faculty Payroll Information section.
• The Part-time Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, and paid sick leave. Part-time faculty may be eligible for full contracted benefits after meeting certain criteria.

Grant Statement: Working Schedule:

Classes as assigned by the Division Dean based on need, enrollment, and availability of contracted and/or more senior part-time faculty.

FLSA: Exempt Position Status: Temporary Full/Part: Part-Time Annual Schedule: Other Annual Schedule Details: As determined by division Quicklink for Posting:

POSTING TEXT

Posting Date: 02/21/2024 Closing Date: 06/30/2024 Applicant Pool: Academic Year Open Until Filled: No

Required QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education

Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in Sign Language Education, Sign Language Teaching, Applied Linguistics, or related with thirty (30) quarter / twenty (20) semester graduate credits in sign language, applied linguistics, or related coursework.

Required Experience

• ACTFL Superior proficiency in ASL
• Recent college teaching experience (within the past 5 years).

Licensure or Certification Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
• Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education

Possess certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) - Certified Level

Preferred Experience

• Experience teaching American Sign Language
• Experience teaching at a community college.
• Experience in teaching and/or developing Hybrid, Hyflex, and/or Online courses.

Language Statement

We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.

Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:

Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane's commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.

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 encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.

Position Purpose

Faculty are professional educators with the primary responsibility of providing a quality learning experience for all Lane Community College students. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of the teacher of record and facilitator of learning.

Essential Functions

Instruction

• Provide instruction in the varied learning environments, such as in-person, online, and hybrid formats.
• Incorporate current technology, appropriate software applications, appropriate pedagogies, and best practices in instructional delivery.
• Maintain currency in discipline, innovation in teaching pedagogies, and instructional technologies.
• Provide students with continuous, timely, and relevant feedback regarding their performance in coursework; including prompt grading of all coursework and assessments.
• Confer with students on course materials, coursework, and assessments.
• Evaluate student achievement of clearly identified learning outcomes, consistent with core ability outcomes.
• Engage students and encourage retention and persistence.

Student Support Services

• Exhibit compliance with College policies and procedures, accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering and related functions.
• 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 daily needs of students, departments, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Curriculum Delivery

• 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, and use assessment results to inform improvements at a program and course level.
• Incorporate college values into the curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment including facilitating awareness of multicultural and diversity issues in curricula.
• Teach and develop all class syllabi and course materials, in a form that can be directly delivered to, and used by, students.
• Confer with students on course materials.
• Deliver curriculum to students in traditional and online formats.

Online Teaching and Student Support

• Expect to make use of the Learning Management System (LMS) to publish and update content, post grades and promote student engagement among students with course content.
• Use multiple modes of communication tools including online publishing, audio, and video tools.
• Be present within the online course to interact with students, help guide asynchronous discussions and provide opportunities for students' voices to be heard within the online course.
• Monitor student progress and provide reasonable coaching and assistance to struggling students towards success.
• Review and grade all work submitted by students and provide timely and substantive feedback
• Respond to student inquiries within 48 hours.
• Ensure that all materials created are accessible and meet the guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Post student attendance, grades, and course syllabus to the college LMS in accordance with college timelines.
• Use current best practices and pedagogies for teaching online including the application of online course quality frameworks for clearly providing course learning objectives to students, while consistently setting clear weekly and term-long expectations for work and assessment.

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.

Supervision Statement

Faculty report to a Department or division dean, and perform instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of the college.

Work may be overseen by a lead faculty member.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

This position works indoors and is exposed to usual office working conditions that include office noises and interruptions, such as printers, telephones, and visitors. This position requires that an employee is able to sit or stand for extended periods of time; perform cognitive and psychometric work for more than six (6) hours a day. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Work safely.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• The ability to engage students in learning through a range of approaches and methods, understanding that community college students have diverse backgrounds, diverse literate orientations and academic preparation, and varying language skills and life experiences.
• Knowledge of differences among learning styles and ability to adapt instruction and curriculum to address such differences.
• An understanding of, and ability to asses,s proficiency at all levels, from entry to exit.
• Ability to develop and work with assessment goals at the student, course, and program levels.
• 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 including College Learning Outcomes, cultural competency, and diversity.

Expected Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Building Relationships
• Change Advocate
• Teamwork
• Service Mindset
• Process Improvement
• Innovation
• Supervision and Leadership
• Strategic Project Management
• Knowledge of instructional design, delivery, and learning theory.

Applicant Instructions

Applicant Instructions

• Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties.
• The CV/Resume may not take the place of any one section in the application.

To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:

Required Documents

• Online Application - Complete and submit online via the applicant portal.
• Curriculum Vitae - Submit a copy listing all relevant educational and professional experience and activities, including a list of courses taught within the last five years, if applicable.
• Cover Letter - Clearly detailing how you meet the qualifications for the position.
• Transcripts/Certifications - Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application, see instructions below.

If applicable: DD214 - Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Jill Deneault in Human Resources: ; fax

Questions?

• For assistance with the online application call Human Resources at
• For position questions contact Dr. Russ Pierson at

How to monitor your application

• Enter into your Safe Senders list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process.
• Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.

All positions close at 9:00 p.m. on the closing date.

Transcript Instructions

Transcripts are required.

Certifications are required if applicable.

In order to be considered for the position unofficial transcripts must be provided.

Attach under "Transcript(s)" and/or " Optional Document", fax, email, deliver or mail to:

Humanities

Lane Community College

Attn: Tammy Cook

Center Building/457

4000 E 30th Ave

Eugene OR 97405

fax

Official transcripts are required within thirty (30) days from hire if you are the selected candidate for the position.

College and Division Information

College Information

The goal of Lane Community College is to help students achieve their dreams and transform lives through learning. The faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students succeed. Lane partners with businesses in the community to help shape the current and future workforce.

Lane is a learning-centered community college that provides affordable, quality, lifelong educational opportunities.

History

Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

One of the advantages of working Lane is living in the area. Lane's main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon. Eugene is home to more than 177,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 62,000 residents. The greater Eugene MSA population is more than 383,000, the third largest in Oregon, after Portland and Salem. comprise the second largest population center in the state. Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. The LCC Cottage Grove Center serves South Lane County, and the LCC Florence Center on the Central Oregon Coast serves Western Lane County. The area's scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view. See what's new at Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast (link is external).

Union Association: LCC Education Association (Faculty)