Job Posting

Instructor, Biology

College of Western Idaho

Contract Length: 9 month

Position Status: Full-Time

Posted Pay Range: $50,000-$58,815

Faculty members teach assigned classes in accordance with the College’s established policies and guidelines, assist in student advising, fulfill committee assignments, perform various institutional and community support activities, and perform responsibilities as assigned. Full-time faculty may be assigned to teach at any time on any of our campuses. Teaching assignments will include lecture and lab sections taught in various modalities, including in-person. Teaching will be primarily in the area of human anatomy and physiology, with potential needs in other areas of biological sciences.

Instructors at CWI are expected to focus on mastering disciplinary content, developing and strengthening their ability to prepare and present instructional materials, and assessing student performance. Instructors are focusing on inclusive student-centered pedagogy and familiarizing themselves with the college, its resources, systems, and departmental curriculum in order to facilitate student success and persistence across the student lifecycle. Professional development at the rank of instructor focuses on student achievement. Instructors are engaged in the institution in areas where their participation and skill-set have the greatest potential to impact the success of students.

Essential Functions:

Instruction

• Strengthen inclusive, student-centered pedagogy to meet the unique needs of CWI’s diverse community college population.
• Demonstrate continuous and self-reflective improvement of course curriculum, content delivery, assessment, and responsiveness to student needs.
• Establish and maintain teaching excellence.
• Develop, revise, and/or recommend curriculum, courses, and programs at the Department level.

Institutional Engagement

• Pursue professional opportunities and relationships to improve student, personal, and departmental/programmatic success.
• Contribute to department/program-level initiatives.
• Contribute to planning and/or assessment at course and department/program level.

Professional Development

• Collaborate with supervisors to determine how one’s professional expertise and interests
  contribute to departmental/programmatic success.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution. Preferred areas of study include Biology, Human Biology, or related disciplines.
• Experience teaching classes at the post-secondary level in the field of study. Three years of experience is preferred.
• Willingness to work cooperatively, communicate clearly, and be a team player.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of teaching methodologies including lectures, group activities, individual instruction, distance learning, and teaching with technology.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.
• Ability to advise students.
• Proficiency in usage of internet, email, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software applications.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching at a community college or with adult learners preferred.
• Demonstrated service to an institution of higher learning preferred.
• Experience using instructional technology to deliver courses online preferred. 

Additional Instructions for Applicants:

To apply, applicants should complete the online application and submit a CV or resume and a 1-2 page cover letter that includes a summary of your teaching experience and philosophy. Preference will be given to applicants with teaching experience in the area of Human Anatomy and Physiology.

Review of applications to begin on 10/18/2023