English - Tenure Track Faculty

Sinclair College Childhood Education Centers - Dayton, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Dayton, OH

10,001+ employees

Social Assistance

About the position

Sinclair Community College is seeking a full-time tenure track faculty member for the English Department, effective January 2, 2025. This position involves teaching, curriculum development, and contributing to student success in a supportive and inclusive environment. The faculty member will engage in professional growth, assessment, and community service while adhering to the college's core values.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and seek to improve currency and competence in the discipline and as a teacher.
• Participate in the continuing development and implementation of the department's curriculum through teaching that reflects a strong commitment to fostering student success.
• Implement evaluations according to established standards and use assessment data to continuously improve teaching and learning.
• Actively seek to advance the development of individual students and their capacity to meet their educational goals through in-class and out-of-class initiatives.
• Contribute to the continuous review and revision of the department's curriculum in collaboration with colleagues, demonstrating advanced computer proficiency and effective time-management skills for online course development.
• Contribute to the operation and advancement of the college through committee service and other activities, extending professional expertise to the community served by the college.
• Teach a minimum of 30 semester hours annually during the academic year.

Requirements

• Minimum of a master's degree in a discipline of English required.
• Experience in teaching composition and business/professional writing required.
• Experience in using creative approaches to writing instruction, including using technology in the classroom required.
• Experience teaching in a community college writing program, including web-based course delivery required.
• Demonstrated capacity to interact harmoniously with a diverse student body and faculty colleagues required.
• Knowledge of key trends in college-writing instruction required.

Nice-to-haves

• Industry experience in a writing-related field preferred.
• Experience in professional/business writing program and curriculum development preferred.

Benefits

• Tuition waiver for employee and dependents for all Sinclair courses and programs
• Structured opportunity for advancement and promotion
• Support for continued professional development and education
• STRS pension participation, with 14% employer contribution
• High quality programs and events for work-life balance