[Hiring] Adjunct Faculty: Public Safety @AIMS Communit College

Role Description

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.

The faculty member will conduct their assignments and co-curricular college activities in a manner consistent with the philosophy and purpose of Aims Community College as stated in the school catalog. The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach.

The Aims Community College Public Safety Program is seeking part-time faculty to teach classes that are part of the Public Safety, Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Program. The Public Safety BAS program is a new program and we need individuals that can commit to teaching online public safety classes in a lead instructor role. The Aims CC Public Safety Institute is known for our commitment to high standards and innovative learning.

Job Duties

• Interacts with students to provide opportunities to learn.
• Create conditions that facilitate learning.
• Use techniques and methods that create a high probability that learning will occur.
• Clear communication of information, and promote learning through an effective learning environment.
• Provide effective and high-quality instruction of subject being taught.
• Apply learning-centered educational practices such as creating and communicating clearly-defined outcomes for student learning.
• Provide a diverse array of learning activities that directly tie to those defined outcomes.
• Use assessment data to improve instruction and learning, and participate in an ongoing College-Wide dialogue about teaching and learning.
• Develop and refine department curriculum as necessary to maintain currency in pedagogy and content.
• Use and develop appropriate computer-based technologies, including online instruction to promote student learning.
• Design, develop and implement tools and procedures for assessing student-learning outcomes.
• Adopt new teaching methodologies as appropriate.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of learning for students.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a public safety related field (including, but not limited to: criminal justice, fire science, emergency medical services, organizational management and leadership) plus 8,000 hours of experience in public safety or related field.
• Have completed a course in teaching adults (e.g. Train the Trainer) or have documented experience in teaching adults.

Requirements

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Copy of Transcripts (Officials required upon hire)

Benefits

• Tuition waiver for employee on Aims courses
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Aims Discount program
• Free parking on all campuses
• PERA employer (see www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available