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The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce · 3 weeks ago

Instructor, Biology

Springfield, IL

Internship

Onsite

Intern, Mid Level

$52K/yr - $93K/yr

The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce is associated with Lincoln Land Community College, which is hiring two full-time Biology Instructors. The role involves teaching biology courses, preparing lessons, and fostering a learning environment that promotes student success.

Non-profit Organization Management

Responsibilities

Deliver instruction and maintain curriculum

Teach/conduct assigned classes, labs, clinicals, studio and internships

Prepare lessons and provide course syllabus for courses taught that accurately reflects course content and evaluation procedures

Create a learning environment that fosters student success

Develop, integrate, evaluate, and assess student learning outcomes in support of the College’s ongoing accreditation

Participate in developing and reviewing curricula and instructional methods and with the articulation of courses as necessary

Consult with advisory committee(s) if appropriate for program/curriculum

Evaluate and assist students

Keep accurate records of student performance including following evaluation procedures as outlined in the relevant course syllabus

Provide students with constructive and timely feedback

Maintain office hours consistent with Section 8.3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Comply with registration/records procedures

Participate in professional development

Remain current in one’s discipline

Participate in professional growth activities

Attend scheduled monthly department meetings and participate in departmental/institutional operations

Contribute to a collegial and collaborative work environment

Participate in program review

Complete academic assessment activities

Conduct current programmatic assessment activity to at least one course assignment, activity, or assessment twice per academic year

Compile and submit resultant assessment data as prescribed by academic services division

Document changes made based on aggregated data in discipline and department meetings

Qualification

Master's degree in biologyTeaching experienceComputer skillsLMSInterpersonal skills

Required

Master's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in biology discipline

Prior teaching experience at the college level

Strong interpersonal skills

Intermediate to advanced computer skills

Preferred

Master's degree or higher in a biology discipline

Experience teaching general education, majors, and/or pre-health biology courses

Experience teaching at a community college

Training (formal or informal) in science pedagogy for higher education

Evidence of participation in shared governance, committee work, college service

Experience using a learning management system (LMS) to support teaching and learning

Experience teaching students across a wide range of ages and diverse cultural and social backgrounds, including concurrent enrollment high school students