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Title: Anatomy & Physiology and/or Microbiology/General Biology Instructor

Salary Range: Salary compensatory upon experience and education.

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Jefferson Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Jefferson Community College

Department: Natural Sciences

Total Rewards

Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Natural Sciences Division of Jefferson Community and Technical College has an anticipated opening for two full-time Biology Instructors. This position will be responsible for full-time instruction in all or two of the following: General Biology & Laboratories, Microbiology & Laboratories, and/or Anatomy & Physiology with Laboratories.

Jefferson Faculty are expected to teach in the format (fully in-person, hybrid, or online) or the location needed. Jefferson has six campus locations: Downtown, Technical, Southwest, Shelby County, Bullitt County, and Carrollton County. (We are very much in need of instructors at our Carrollton, Shelby and Southwest Campuses, if you have a preference for one of these campuses, please mention this in your cover letter.)

Job Duties:

In addition to teaching classes, all full-time instructors are expected to:
• Develop courses using modern pedagogical techniques that include student success, retention, and DEI activities
• Maintain scheduled office hours for mentoring and coaching students
• Use Blackboard Ultra for communication and feedback with students
• Use Starfish in advising and instruction
• Advise students on academic pathways and support registration
• Engage in Internal Service as well as External/Community Service activities
• Engage in Professional Development in discipline, teaching, advising, and all aspects of the faculty position and develop as an academic leader.

The Biology Department at Jefferson Community & Technical College encourages a strong emphasis towards Active Learning Techniques in our classrooms. This approach to instruction results in less traditional lecture and more Inquiry Learning from students even in fully online sections. Instructors will be expected to Plan Active Learning and Inquiry Learning activities to implement during class time.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Biology or a Master’s degree in a related field with 18 graduate hours in the Biology discipline.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

Successful candidates for the Anatomy & Physiology position must demonstrate academic preparation in that specific sub-discipline. Successful candidates for the Microbiology position must have earned graduate level credit in a microbiology course. Preferred candidates will have two years of teaching experience including labs. Experience in, and understanding of the importance of, working with students from diverse backgrounds required. This position requires the ability to work in a culturally diverse environment, which consists of frequent contact with a diverse constituency of students, faculty, staff, and the public.

 

 

About Jefferson Community and Technical College

Jefferson Community and Technical College, based in Louisville, Ky., is the largest of 16 colleges forming the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. It encompasses six campuses in four counties with over 12,000 students enrolled on campus and in on-line programs. It is a comprehensive, public postsecondary institution providing students access to a wide variety of programs of study including allied health, business, engineering technologies, general education transfer studies, information technologies, and trade and industry technologies. It awards associate degrees, diplomas and certificates. At Jefferson, we foster an active and inclusive learning environment and value working with students from diverse backgrounds. We have a strong commitment to community-building and inclusion.

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