If you are a TRS or ORP retiree please contact Employment at employment@alamo.edu for clarification on eligibility of this position.
All applicants external and internal must upload Resume/CV and transcript(s) (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) to be considered for this position.
Posting closes on: 6/8/2024 at 6:00pm CST
The Alamo Colleges District is an award-winning collective of five colleges in the Greater San Antonio area whose mission is to empower our diverse communities for success. As a district of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the nation’s only HSI and Historically Black College and University (HBCU), our colleges serve more than 70,000+ students annually with a focus on economic and social mobility.
Our Northwest Vista College learner community, of 18,728 students, includes 40.9% who rely on financial aid, 34.7% who are first-generation in college; 3.4% who are veterans, and 19.2% who are over age 25.
The Alamo Colleges has a proven track record of success in training workers that local employers need to stay competitive and carries the designation as the #1 provider of workforce education in the region.
Employment type: FA
Hours per Week: Varies
Hourly or Salaried: Salary
Entry Pay: Depends on education level. Full Time Faculty Pay
Funding source: Hard Money
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Location: English
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, Texas, 78251
United States
Requisition #: req11132
Outside working hours if other than M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Availability to teach throughout the day which could include early morning, evening and/or weekend classes. Occasional Fridays and Saturdays are required for professional development.
Job Summary and Description
Full-time members of the faculty are professional educators who have the primary responsibility of fulfilling the institution’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, Board of Trustees’ charges and
educational philosophy, and primary goal of providing a quality education for all students attending the colleges. Faculty members are classified according to the ranks of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. Faculty members are subject to Board policies, including academic freedom, and are also bound by its accompanying responsibilities. They are directly responsible to a discipline coordinator and/or department chair and have responsibilities through the administrative structure at their respective college and to the district. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of leader, teacher, adviser, mentor, and facilitator of learning. Faculty job descriptions are defined for Full-Time Teaching Faculty, Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Librarian Faculty, and Counselor Faculty. Faculty Chairpersons have a separate job description.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience:
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Master's degree in the teaching discipline or a Master's degree in another field with at least 18 hours post-graduate studies in the teaching discipline.
Preferred Education and Experience:
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Experience working at an HSI, MSI, or HBCU; working with minoritized and racialized populations.
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Experience integrating culturally diverse curriculum that centers an HSI population.
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Experience developing and implementing approaches to multiple literacies, especially into Integrated Reading and Writing courses.
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Experience with and desire to teach co-requisite and developmental education English courses.
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A desire to work with First-Time in College student population.
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Availability to teach throughout the day which could include early morning, evening and/or weekend classes.