SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

History faculty teach a wide range of freshman and sophomore level undergraduate classes. The successful faculty member will teach 15 credit hours per semester and 30 credit hours per academic year of day, evening, or weekend classes. Flexibility is required to work in this position as teaching assignments may vary from semester to semester. There may be an opportunity to teach classes in the summer also. Faculty may be assigned to teach on the La Plata campus or any campus or center where CSM offers classes. The faculty member hired in this position is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities to promote student-centered learning and success. At a minimum, the related activities include instruction, holding office hours, serving on various committees, and demonstrating a commitment to professional development thorough participating in local, state, regional, and national professional activities and organizations.

DUTIES AND STANDARDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

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  Teach 30 credits of courses per contract year in History.
• Teach a range of courses that may include morning, day, evening, weekend or online, in an accelerated format. Opportunities may exist to teach in summer
• Engage students in their learning through active and collaborative learning approaches
• Design assignments that incorporate students’ programs of study and connect to the History discipline.
• Meet with students outside of class to assist them with being successful college students
• Incorporate culturally relevant pedagogies into the teaching and learning process
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret information
• Demonstrated ability to deliver instruction to diverse student populations, with varied levels of learning and preparation
• Knowledge and use of student engagement strategies that support completion and student success goals
• Demonstrated experience providing feedback students can use to improve their performance
• Experience developing or using Open Education Resource (OER) materials as an instructional tool
• Maintain an ongoing program of professional development and participate in professional organizations, workshops, seminars, conferences and activities
• Mastery of appropriate computer operation skills

• Master’s degree in History or closely related field, Required.
• Earned Doctorate in History or closely related field. Preferred.
• One year of college-level teaching experience, preferably at the community college level, Preferred.
• Ability to use word processing, basic internet applications, and basic database navigation
• Ability to use an educational enterprise, learning management system such as MyLearning to support and facilitate instructional delivery. Preferred.

Additional Information:
Your cover letter, resume, and transcripts are required as part of the application process. Please attach those documents to your application.
When applying for this position, please be prepared to answer the following statements during the application submission process:

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  Please describe your efforts to establish equity and diversity in the study of History.
• Please describe your activities that demonstrate a commitment to student success for a diverse population.
• Please submit a statement of your teaching philosophy.
• Please submit a statement on your view of the role of History both as a major field of study and as part of students’ General Education distribution.

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