Overview:
Murray State College is a small, open-door community college that provides personal growth and professional success opportunities to students of all educational backgrounds. Employees at MSC will flourish in a family-like environment that offers collegiate support and opportunities for advancement.
Located in the heart of the Chickasaw Nation, MSC’s service area comprises small towns with a low cost of living and numerous natural attractions which offer fishing, hiking, and camping. Conveniently located within a two-hour drive of Dallas and Oklahoma City, MSC offers the best of both worlds: small-town life with access to big-city offerings.
Description General Description/Primary PurposeThe Online Science Adjunct teaches assigned science courses in a fully online environment. Contribute to campus-wide activities by performing other essential functions as listed below.
Classification: Adjunct
Salary: $600 per credit hour
Appointment: Renewed by semester
Description of Duties:
- Provide direction and involvement in aspects of class implementation, including curriculum design, refinement and sequencing, class design, hardware/software selection, and other necessary activities.
- Use appropriate evaluation instruments to measure student progress while maintaining the process of data-based decision making for curriculum improvement.
- Maintain professionalism as described in the MSC Faculty handbook.
- Demonstrate scholarly standards of academic excellence and rigor, and exhibit the traits befitting that of a distinguished faculty member.
- Demonstrate experience and/or willingness to learn and use state-of-the-art technology in the delivery of instruction and other office duties.
- Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to cultural diversity as it impacts curricula and instructional practices and show a willingness to work effectively in a culturally diverse workplace and not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran.
- Support the mission of the college.
- Maintain a positive attitude of service toward students, coworkers and others.
- Promote and support service learning activities.
- Develop and use assessment of student learning methods at least every two weeks and contribute to campus-wide assessment projects.
- Use appropriate evaluation instruments to measure student progress at specified intervals.
- Maintain in coordination with other department faculty (adjunct and full time) an up-to-date, complete, and well-organized syllabus for each course taught as set forth by the VPAA and Dean of Instruction.
- Develop and maintain curricula that appropriately reflect current knowledge in the discipline.
- Cooperate with departmental faculty in the selection of textbooks and teaching materials.
- Provide flexible appointments to students’ when necessary.
- Incorporate the use of the MSC library in all courses and make recommendations for library purchases.
- Actively support clubs and extracurricular activities.
- Support the President’s Scholars Program.
- Participate in applicable professional development activities.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by supervisors.
- Attain ability to commute to distance learning sites.
- Participate in strategic planning initiatives (including TaskStream) and align instructional, program, and departmental goals with the MSC Strategic Plan.
- Contribute to the overall institutional focus to perpetuate student success.
- Support the institutional General Education program.
- To meet objectives of virtual work-related situations and/or extended periods when working from home, all faculty and staff must have access to 24/7 reliable off-campus Internet.
- Complete all training assigned by the Human Resources Department.
Qualification Standards:
- Minimum Education Required: Master’s degree in Science; or related degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in Science
- Experience: Two years of successfully teaching Science or related topics preferred. Experience teaching distance education classes and students with a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds is desired.
- Professionalism: Faculty at MSC are expected to demonstrate dedication to teaching and to showing professional competence, integrity, and enthusiasm in the performance of all responsibilities.
- Image: Murray State College employees are expected to maintain a neat, well-groomed, and professional image at all times while performing their responsibilities.
- Background Check: The successful candidate must give permission to have a formal background check conducted, and employment is contingent upon the results of the national criminal and sex offender background check.
- Adjunct Training: Adjunct Faculty are required to participate in professional development before classes begin. Online faculty will require additional professional development.
Benefits
This position is not eligible for benefits.