Geology Part-Time Instructor

h2About the Department/h2pstrong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"uPOSITION:/u/strongbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Temporary, part-time, certificated position./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"strongu**/ustronguOnline/Correspondence Courses Only**/u/strong/strong/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"uNATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:/ubr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"/strongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"The instructor will teach classes within the approved discipline(s). nbsp;In addition, the instructor shall be responsible for maintaining and updating curriculum relevant to the assigned instructional area. This position could involve assignments during day, evening, weekends and correspondence education.nbsp;/span/ph2Position Duties/h2pstrong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"uEXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/u/strongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"u:/u/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"1.Provide instruction in all areas of the approved discipline./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"2.Prepares, evaluates, and revises courses and course materials./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"3.Maintain organized sets of course and student records./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"4.Enforce the rules and regulations of the college./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"5.Utilized approved textbooks and following the course objectives, course content, and evaluation standards as listed in the course outline./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"6.Maintain the scheduled days and class hours as listed in the class schedule./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"7.Maintain accurate grade and census records for each student on the class record sheets provided and submit them to the record office, as an official record, by the deadline established for these records by the Registrar./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"8.Give final exams in each class according to the official schedule of days, times, and locations unless permission has been received from the Vice President of Instructional and Student Services./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"9.Notify the Instructional Services Department promptly whenever regularly assigned duties cannot be performed./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"10.Attend part-time faculty meetings, when requested to do so. nbsp;(Part-Time faculty are welcome to all regular faculty meetings, check contract for compensation requirements.)/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"11.Return all keys at the end of each semester to the Administrative Services Department./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"12.Keep current in one's academic field(s)./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"13.Work collegially with full-time faculty and staff./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"14.Hear and understand speech at normal levels./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"15.Speak so others will be able to clearly understand normal in person conversation./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"16.See for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies, and other printer matter./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"17.Perform other related duties as assigned/spannbsp;/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pstrong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"uMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/u/strongbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"1. The instructor shall meet the minimum qualifications required for the discipline, consisting of: Master’s in geology, geophysics, earth sciences, meteorology, oceanography or paleontology; OR Bachelor's in geology AND Master's in geography, physics, or geochemistry; OR the equivalent.nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"2.nbsp;Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"3.nbsp;Meet criteria of regulatory authorities related to the particular instructional programs, such as, Statewide Board of Nursing, federal and state Vocation and Education Act programs./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"stronguPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/u/strongbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"/strongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"1. Teaching experience, preferably at the community college level./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"2.nbsp;A firm commitment to the needs of students with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and levels of ability with multi-cultural teaching experience./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"3.nbsp;Additional academic preparation enabling instructor to teach in an additional discipline./spannbsp;/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pstrong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"PLEASE NOTE:/strongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"Generally, a master’s degree is a minimum requirement for academic areas of instruction. In areas where a master’s degree is not generally available or expected, the minimum qualifications are any bachelor’s degree and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience./embrbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Applicants who feel they meet the equivalent to the above-stated minimum qualifications must complete the Supplemental Questionnaire for Equivalency in order to be considered. The Supplemental Questionnaire application must be submitted in conjunction with the applicant’s application. When completing the application, be sure to explain in detail how your qualifications are equivalent to the required minimum qualifications. All course work must be from an accredited college or university./spanbrbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"APPLICATION PROCESS:br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"/strongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Our employment online application process is designed to assist the search committee in evaluating whether or not you possess the required knowledge and skills for the position for which you are applying. nbsp;Job-related information from all applicants will be evaluated to identify those best qualified. nbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"Only the best-qualified applicants will be selected for testing and further consideration./emspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp; Therefore, the online application must be completed to allow a comprehensive review and evaluation. nbsp;Failure to complete the online application (and supplemental material, when required) will constitute failure to comply with the selection process and the application will be rejected./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"1. To guarantee consideration, a completed application and any other required materialnbsp;listed,nbsp;must be submitted with the online application by the published closing date./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"2. Applications are only accepted for positions currently open for recruitment./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"3. Meeting minimum requirementsnbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"does not guarantee you an interview/emspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"4. Current employees who are applying for a position should be aware that material from their personnel filesnbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"will not/emspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;be included as part of the application packet, and they should provide information on past and present employment in the same degree of detail as any other candidate./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"5. Applicants wishing to apply for more than one position must submit a separate application and required materials fornbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"each/emspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;position./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"6. Legible photocopies of documents will only be accepted./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"7. Travel costs related to the interview process will be borne solely by the candidate./spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"8. Please read the job announcement/description carefully to ensure your background and education meet the requirements of the position/spanbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"9. The selection process may also include practical exercise (i.e., training demonstration and/or other written, technical manipulative, or simulation exercises), or skilled testing to evaluate candidates' qualifications./spanbrubr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"/up style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 8.0pt;margin-left: 0.0in;"stronguREQUIRED DOCUMENTS/u/strong/pollip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.0in;"Cover Letter/plip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.0in;"Resume/plip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.0in;"Diversity Statement/plip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.0in;"Copies of Official Transcripts (Must show all work completed and the conferral date of the degree. If hired original transcripts must be submitted)/plip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.0in;"Six References (3 Professional and 3 Personal)/plip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.0in;"Professional Licenses (If applicable)/plip style="margin-top: 0.0in;margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"Memorandum Qualification Form strongmust upload:/stronga href="http://www.paloverde.edu/faculty-staff/pdf/MemQualForm.pdf"nbsp;/aa href="http://www.paloverde.edu/faculty-staff/pdf/MemQualForm.pdf"nbsp;http://www.paloverde.edu/faculty-staff/pdf/memorandum-qualification-form.pdf/a/p/olbr/p