WRITING

LOCATION:

MULTIPLE CAMPUSES

JOB NUMBER:

08019F3

Closing Date:

January 14, 2009 4:45 p.m. MST

CONTACT:

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary duties are to teach courses in Writing (developmental and university transfer level) to a diverse student population. One campus has an additional possibility of teaching sophomore-level literature or creative writing courses. Additional duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: conferencing with students regarding academic success; evaluating student performance; providing academic advising; evaluating and revising course outlines, course materials, and instructional methods; participating in curriculum design; building community relations; developing the program at the campus and the College; maintaining competency and currency in the discipline taught as well as in teaching strategies and assessment methods; mentoring adjunct faculty; serving as a member of the department and on College committees; and performing other professional duties.

Faculty members will be expected to teach a broad range of courses in the discipline or subject area and use a wide range of delivery systems, such as lecture, lecture/lab, self-paced, independent or individualized instruction, internet, flex, open-entry/open-exit, and other alternatives.   The ideal faculty candidate will have knowledge of:

student learning styles

assessment instruments and their interpretation

evaluation of a student’s educational progress

techniques for academic advising

current issues, trends, advances, research, and practices impacting the discipline

SALARY and BENEFITS:  Initial salary is based on education and experience.  The salary range starts from $40,950 for the minimum qualifications stated below up to $57,324 for a Doctorate degree and more than twelve years of experience (based on the faculty salary schedule for fiscal year 2008/2009) for a nine-month academic year contract (169 days of accountability).  Fringe benefits include medical, dental, life and income protection insurance, sick leave, state or optional retirement plan, professional enrichment monies, and flexible medical and dependent care spending accounts.

Minimum Qualifications:  Master’s degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, or related field, or a Master’s degree in another teaching field with 18 graduate level semester hours in composition and/or literature; doctorate preferred. If Master’s degree is not in the discipline, please attach a list of completed graduate courses in the discipline.  Candidates must also be familiar with online education and be willing to be trained to teach online courses. Online courses are conducted using Blackboard Vista.  Applicants currently in progress for a degree or additional semester hours to meet the minimum qualifications must have the degree conferred and/or semester hours completed by January 14, 2009.  Faculty members will be expected to teach a flexible schedule that could include day, evening, and weekend classes.

Screening Criteria:  Please respond to the following criteria in your letter of interest.  These criteria will be used with your other application materials to screen applicants for invitation to the interview stage.  Applicants should submit at least one well-developed paragraph for each of the criteria listed below. Responses to all of the criteria are not to exceed a total of four (4) pages.  Failure to submit a specific answer to each of these criteria will result in an incomplete application packet.

Explain how your educational background and experience prepare you for this teaching position.

In your experience, which methods, strategies, and techniques do you believe are effective in teaching Writing and/or Literature courses to a diverse group of community college students? How do you measure the effectiveness of these methods, strategies, and techniques?

Describe your philosophy on and/or experience in the use of educational technology in teaching Writing and/or Literature courses. What, if any, technology would you use in your classes?

Discuss your ability and experience to work with diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of students, including those with disabilities in and out of the classroom. Please include at least one example of a challenge you have had in a diverse environment including the outcome.

Required Application Materials:  The following materials constitute a complete application. Materials submitted in addition to the required materials will not be considered.

An “Application for Employment – Faculty Personnel” form completed in its entirety.

Complete & comprehensive résumé.

Letter of interest, which includes responses to Screening Criteria listed in this position announcement.

Transcripts for all post-secondary education (official or unofficial) MUST accompany application. Transcript must show the name of the accredited institution and the degree conferred. If degree is not yet conferred, indicate on the application the anticipated date of completion of degree requirements. Applicants with foreign transcripts must provide the evaluation for equivalency. For a Pima Community College approved list of transcript evaluation agencies, please see www.pima.edu/pimajobs.

SELECTION PROCESS: Candidates invited to the next stage of the selection process will be chosen from among those who most closely meet the stated characteristics.  Meeting these qualifications and criteria does not guarantee an interview.  Candidates invited to the final stage of the selection process will participate in a committee interview, a teaching demonstration, and an administrative interview.  Those candidates selected for this process will be asked to provide official transcripts of academic work, and may be asked to provide verification of previous training or experience, and other related appropriate professional papers. Candidate is responsible for all travel arrangements and expenses.  To help offset travel expenses, candidates living outside of Pima County who participate in the on-site interview process will be reimbursed up to $1,175 under the College’s travel policy.

About the College:  Pima Community College (PCC) opens its doors to more than 75,000 credit and non-credit students each year.  Six campuses offer university transfer programs, occupational, developmental and general education and corporate training and community education courses. Classes are offered at six campuses, four community-learning centers, and approximately 180 other off-campus locations.

Tucson is located in a desert valley surrounded by four mountain ranges in Southeastern Arizona at an elevation of 2,400 feet.  A multicultural, southwestern city with more than 1 million people, it is renowned for its rich heritage and superb weather.  PCC is committed to hiring employees who are creative, open to change and new methods or work practices; have a passion for continuous learning and self-improvement and are willing to promote the College’s mission “to develop our community through learning”.  Besides traditional class structuring, the College meets the needs of students by offering evening, weekend, year-round, telecommunication and accelerated courses of instruction.   Since service to our students is our highest priority, employees can expect to participate in innovative methods and flexible scheduling in keeping with the College’s vision “to provide access to learning without the limits of time, place or distance.”

Please visit our web site at www.pima.edu to read more about the College including the catalog and current schedule of classes.

In addition:

Applicants with disabilities may request that special accommodations be made to complete the selection process. To request a reasonable accommodation, a minimum of 5 working days advance notice is requested.  Contact (520) 206-4624.

Applications will not be considered complete until all of the items listed under “Required Application Materials” have been received by District Human Resources office by the closing date.

Incomplete, illegible, or late application materials will not be considered.

The College reserves the right to interview only those applicants deemed most qualified.

Legible photocopies of the application form will be accepted with an original signature and current date.

Credentials for post-secondary education will be checked. The successful candidate will be required to provide official transcripts.

Employment is contingent upon approval by the Board of Governors.

Applications for this position may be used for future position vacancies.

Application and complete job announcement may be downloaded at www.pima.edu/pimajobs.

Pima County Community College District

Human Resources, Employment Office

4905D East Broadway, Suite 102

Tucson, AZ 85709-1180

Toll Free 1-877-PIMAJOB; Phone (520) 206-4624; TTY (520) 206-4852;

FAX (520) 206-4662;

Web Address: http://www.pima.edu

Office hours are Monday through Friday, between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. MST.

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer