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Located 45 minutes from the Nations Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has been twice named in the top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among Americas top 100 producers of Minority associate degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education.  CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits; State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break.  We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.

The faculty member is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities to promote student-centered learning.  The faculty member is responsible for performing assigned duties during the day, evening, or weekend on the campus(es) or center to which the faculty member is assigned. At a minimum, the related activities include instruction, holding office hours, serving on various committees, and participating in local, state, regional, and national professional activities and organizations.  A faculty member performs all other duties as directed by the Department Chair, Dean, Provost and Vice President for Division of Learning, or the President or designee.

The faculty member will teach _15__ credits per semester; _30__ credits per _10__ month contract period. The faculty member will schedule, publish, and hold _5__ office hours per week during the academic year, including fall and spring semesters. The faculty member will participate in professional development opportunities and perform professional service hours based on faculty placement in rank, as set forth in the Faculty Handbook.  

Primary areas of teaching responsibility include:  Biology

The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students.  The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks:  Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.
 
This position is open until filled.  The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

At a minimum, the must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations:

• to coordinate, plan, organize, and instruct courses in the day, evening, or on weekends on the College of Southern Maryland campus or center to which assigned;
• to keep active at a high level of expertise in the subjects taught and stimulate enthusiasm for those subjects;
• to ensure that each program/class contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy, and maintains currency;
• to recommend textbooks and other instructional materials including classroom and laboratory equipment to Department Chair or designee;
• to assist in the college's library collection development by selecting, evaluating, and weeding library resources in each appropriate discipline;
• to teach all classes according to an approved course syllabus and for the required duration;
• to keep students informed and updated concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;
• to keep students informed about their progress throughout the semester or term through the prompt grading of papers and other work;
• to maintain accurate and complete scholastic records, including attendance records;
• to submit academic reports and other documentation in a timely manner and when appropriate;
• to file an appropriate course syllabus for each course taught with the appropriate department  chair;
• to conduct class evaluations and complete other college evaluations in accordance with college policy;
• to ensure that assigned classes are held as scheduled;
• to make suggestions to the Department Chair, Dean, Provost and Vice President for Division of Learning concerning the improvement of the curriculum in keeping with the objectives of the college;
• to participate in program and curriculum review and development and student learning outcomes assessment initiatives;
• to make use of available college online resources (home page, office hour posting, syllabi posting, grade book, E-mail, etc.);
• to ensure that each course section is web-enhanced;
• to plan each unit or lesson, both as to content and method, to make each class meaningful;
• to study and utilize students' learning styles in each class in order to facilitate the best teaching and learning situations;
• to incorporate instructional technologies in instructional delivery as appropriate;
• to maximize the learning opportunities for each student;
• to keep informed of current trends and new approaches to instruction via professional development activities;
• to demonstrate a genuine concern for each student through personal conferences and the full use of faculty office hours;
• to post and maintain office hours for student consultations;
• to strive for the qualities delineated in the criteria for faculty evaluation used by the college;
• to submit required reports in a timely fashion to the appropriate college personnel;
• to attend all faculty meetings, college assemblies, professional development and orientation activities, and other meetings as called by the President, Provost and Vice President for Learning, Dean, Associate Dean, or Department Chair;
• to become thoroughly familiar with all college policies and procedures and comply with all college policies and procedures;
• to become familiar with the Faculty Handbook;
• to serve on and provide information to college committees as needed;
• to be actively involved in the co-curricular activities of the college; and
• to convey college-related information to students in a timely manner as requested by college officials.

Degree(s) required: Masters degree in Biology or closely related field or professional degree in a medical field, with 18 graduate credit hours in Biology 

Degree(s) preferred: Masters degree in Biology with 18 graduate credit hours in Biology

Experience preferred: One year of instructional experience at the post-secondary level, that includes teaching courses, conducting and managing learning experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation of program effectiveness at the community college level, preferred.
Two years of professional experience in biology or a closely related field, preferred.

• Ability to use word processing, basic Internet applications, and basic database navigation 
• Ability to use an educational enterprise, learning management system such as Brightspace Desire to Learn (D2L) to support and facilitate instructional delivery
• Ability to teach in face-to-face, virtual, web and web-hybrid formats