Adjunct Instructor Pool for Spanish Job Opening

Adjunct Instructor Pool for Spanish

University of Alaska

• Palmer, Alaska
— Full-time, Part-time
Category: Instructor

Mat-Su College is recruiting qualified applicants for its pool of part-time adjunct instructors in Spanish. We are seeking applicants who possess a desire to help students succeed in reaching their goals. Mat-Su College is a community campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. The campus is located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the fastest growing region of Alaska. Applicants should reside in the State of Alaska as all courses will be taught face-to-face on the campus of Mat-Su College. No relocation expenses will be paid for adjunct instruction. Join us and help turn student aspirations into reality!

Duties:

Prepare syllabus consistent with approved UAA course content guide; Prepare instruction appropriate to student learning outcomes and class delivery mode, e.g. face-to-face, blended, on-line; Evaluate student learning; Provide timely feedback to students on their learning; Respond to student questions about the class in a timely manner; Submit final grades on-time.Essential

"Opportunities start here" is more than a slogan at Matanuska-Susitna College (Mat-Su College); it is our mission. Our aim is to transform student aspirations into realities. Matanuska-Susitna College seeks applicants who possess a desire to help students succeed in reaching their goals.

Mat-Su College is recruiting qualified applicants for its pool of part-time adjunct instructors in Spanish. Adjunct instructors are hired on a semester-by-semester appointment. Qualified applicants for this position will be placed into a hiring pool for the academic years of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 from which instructors will be hired. Acceptance into the hiring pool does not constitute an offer of an appointment, nor does having worked one semester guarantee that a position will be available the following semester; hiring decisions are made on a semester-by-semester basis (including summer sessions), according to the needs of that semester's schedule.

Mat-Su College is a community campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. The campus is located on 951 acres in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the fastest growing region of Alaska. We serve as a major higher education hub for the communities of Wasilla and Palmer. Our student-friendly campus offers small class sizes and state-of-the-art facilities, including paramedic classrooms with a fully equipped ambulance bay, updated science labs, and a new 520-seat performing arts theater, the first in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. The campus has an annual operating budget of nearly $11,000,000 and employs nearly one hundred full-time faculty and staff and more than one hundred adjunct instructors to serve approximately 2,000 students each semester.

Join us and help turn student aspirations into reality!

Applicants should reside in the State of Alaska as all courses will be taught face-to-face on the campus of Mat-Su College. No relocation expenses will be paid for adjunct instruction.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Demonstrable skills in teaching the target language at the lower-division level; sensitivity to a diverse student population; ability to provide a strong pedagogical foundation to classes of 20-30 students; familiarity with the integration of technology into the classroom. Knowledge of second-language acquisition and teaching methodologies is highly desirable.

Candidates will be evaluated on suitability of their graduate-level academic coursework and preparation, past teaching experiences, expertise and experience relevant to the effective teaching of their specific field, and potential for providing high-quality instruction to undergraduate students in assigned courses at Mat-Su College.

Required Experience:

College-level teaching experience preferred.

Typical Education or Training:

Knowledge of second-language acquisition and teaching methodologies.


Advertised: 30 May 2019 Alaskan Daylight Time
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