Instructor, Anatomy
Orange Coast College
Instructor, Anatomy
Job# 7-O-19
Salary: $50,519.00 - $120,442.00 Annually
Deadline: 02/28/18
Full job description and OFFICIAL application available ONLY at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cccd/jobs/1926120/instructor-anatomy?keywords=Instructor%2C%20Anatomy&pagetype=promotionalJobs
Definition
POSITION BACKGROUND
Orange Coast College (OCC) is seeking a full-time, equity-minded, tenure track faculty Biological Science Instructor specializing in Human Anatomy commencing with the 2018 fall semester. The primary teaching assignment involves general human anatomy lectures and laboratories, but may include other courses in the general biology curriculum. This assignment also includes curriculum and program development, participation in department, division, college committees, and participatory governance activities assuming leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole; collaboration across disciplines and the leveraging of student support resources; and participation in ongoing professional development.
The assignment may be day, evening, weekend, online, hybrid, or off campus and is subject to change as needed. The ideal candidate for this position embraces the overall mission of Orange Coast College and the Coast Community College District, with a clear, focused commitment to supporting individualized student and employee goals through the work of Biological Sciences - Anatomy.
The Biology Department shares OCC's commitment to equitable outcomes; inclusive practices; and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity. Ideal candidates for this position share OCC's devotion to educating and improving the lives of our representative student, employee, and community populations. We currently enroll 22,285 students, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations: 35% of OCC's students are Latinx, 2% are African-American, 21% are Asian, less than 1% Native American, 32% are White, and 6% are multiracial. Faculty have the opportunity to enhance their classroom methods during two professional development days during the academic year, which include learning sessions like "Digital Accessibility", "Basic Skills: Helping students help themselves" and "Taking a skills based approach to teaching college students". Student centered activities that support OCC's mission include campus wide student success projects funded by the Office of Student Equity; partnerships with local Hispanic Serving four year institutions; active programs that work to improve the academic achievement of racially minoritized students, such as PUENTE and UMOJA; Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS).
The Biology Department located in the Mathematics and Sciences Division at Orange Coast College serves students bound for transfer and in service of career and technical programs. The full and part time faculty offer more than 80 lecture and laboratory sessions per semester across the field of biology. Faculty engage students outside the classroom in events such as Science Night, prosection laboratory and the Doctors of Tomorrow club. As a Division, we encourage innovative teaching and as well as student and faculty engagement outside of the classroom. The Division promotes faculty work on student research and projects, in community engagement and in partnerships with local institutions to promote STEM engagement for underserved populations. The ideal candidate for this position embraces the equitable campus climate of student engagement and academic inquiry, as represented by the mission of Orange Coast College and the Coast Community College District.
Examples of Duties: Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Provide instruction in Biological Sciences - Anatomy in accordance with established course outlines.
2. Lecture and lab courses in the Anatomy and in the Physiology Biological Sciences curriculum. Curriculum responsibilities may include any Biological Sciences course taught at the community college level.
3. Provide leadership in the development and revision of Biological Sciences - Anatomy curriculum responsive to the students served.
4. Participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; participate in and develop programs to measure student performance.
5. Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter areas.
6. Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
7. Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a full-time faculty member including, but not limited to the following: teach all scheduled classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy; follow the department course outlines; keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and progress; submit student grades according to established deadlines; post and maintain scheduled office hours; participate in departmental meetings and college and/or district-wide activities and committees as assigned.
8. Assignment may include day, evening, weekend, and online sections.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• Master's in any biological science OR Bachelor's in any biological science AND Master's in biochemistry, biophysics, or marine science OR the equivalent OR meet the equivalent qualifications established by the District OR possession of a California Community Colleges Teaching Credential.
• Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, ethnic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, academic and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.
• Ability to contribute to campus and district-wide professional responsibilities and activities.
• Ability to complement existing staff, student and community demographics in terms of professional and personal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Successful college or high school experience teaching Biological Sciences or teaching assistantship in Biological Sciences at the college level.
• Recent experience and demonstrated ability in teaching college lecture and lab biology courses in human anatomy, and human physiology.
• Experience in the prosection of human cadavers, and in the use of cadavers as teaching specimens.
• Recent experience and demonstrated ability in teaching college lecture and lab courses in at least one additional Biology area currently offered at OCC (i.e., non-majors biology, cell and molecular biology, ecology and evolution, microbiology, botany, zoology, or organismal biology).
• Recent course work, conference attendance, or other activities that maintain and enhance current knowledge in biology.
• Demonstrated experience in biological data collection, analysis, and presentation via published peer-reviewed articles or participation at scientific conferences in fields such as anatomy and physiology, cell and molecular biology, ecology and evolution, microbiology, botany, zoology, or organismal biology.
• Experience in computer based applications and other current technologies designed to support the collection and analysis of physiological or other biological data.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other science faculty and laboratory support staff.
• The ability to communicate clearly and accurately in the English language both verbally and in writing.
• Successful teaching experience working with diverse student populations and variable class sizes (30 to 200 or more students) including the use of various pedagogical techniques and assessment methodologies.
• Experience with development and implementation of investigational/inquiry based laboratory curriculum.
• Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and the field of Biological Sciences - Anatomy shape patterns of participation and outcomes.
• Willingness to examine and re-mediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom.
• Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in Biological Sciences - Anatomy, particularly as it relates to the relevance of Biological Sciences - Anatomy to students' lives, interests, and communities.
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within Biological Sciences - Anatomy courses and classrooms.
• Evidence of an ability to self-reflect and respond to an evidenced-based assessment of student learning.
• Desire and demonstrated ability to participate actively in department, division, and college committees and in the shared governance of Coast Community College District.
• Desire and evidence of an ability to take on leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole.
• Ability to work with computers, and use the Internet and interactive technologies to engage students in on-campus and online courses (where academically appropriate).
• Evidence of an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Conditions of Employment
For a full-time, two-semester position a maximum starting range of $50,519 to $86,130 is offered, based on the 2017-18 salary schedule of $50,519 to $120,442. In addition, an annual stipend of $2,946 is offered for possession of an earned doctorate from an accredited institution. The District provides medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee and eligible dependents and life insurance for the employee.
Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment.
The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Coast Community College District policies, procedures, and Title IX. (Reference: BP/AP 5910 )
The Coast Community College District celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individual's interested in advancing equity and inclusion goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
THE COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: