Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrate knowledge of instructional strategies and techniques appropriate to teaching adult students; instruct, manage, motivate, mentor, evaluate and advise them;
• Interact with students in an appropriate, professional manner;
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course;
• Help students reach their academic, personal, and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects diversity, modeling respect and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn;
• Comply with departmental curriculum, grading standards, student performance data, attendance policies, textbook choices, and assessments;
• Attend classes regularly, maintain active syllabi, and return reports, credentials, and other requested documents promptly;
• Maintain effective written and communication with chair or designee;
• Comply with all legal and ethical obligations, including FERPA, ADA, and other regulatory legislation;
• Participate in training/workshops that are mandated for instructors.
• Commit to furthering the mission, goals, and values of the Department of Biological Sciences and Alcorn State University.
• Active participation in student recruitment and retention.

Qualifications

• The applicant must have an M. S. in Biology or a closely related area, or a higher degree in the area.
• Experience teaching at the college level .
• Working knowledge of standard learning management systems such as BANNER and CANVAS.
• Be proficient with standard office applications on personal computers.

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