Job description

Status: Starting Salary: Please see DCFA Reference Collective Bargaining Agreement – Commensurate with Education, Qualifications and Experience 2 position openings. These positions will start in Fall 2027.

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions:

Delta College is seeking faculty members committed to the college’s philosophy that education serves the greater good by providing students access to a better life. The candidates for faculty positions understand that community colleges are positioned to fundamentally change people’s lives, and as a result, society itself. Required qualities include a belief that continuous improvement in pedagogy and relationships with students, other faculty, and staff are hallmarks of an educator who has been called to the profession. We are seeking colleagues who embrace the idea of helping students achieve their goals, and approach academic excellence as evidenced in equity as a moral imperative.

Delta believes that faculty are the heart of the institution. We are seeking faculty members who are energized by the community college pathways and inclusivity/equity initiatives, and see it as their job to support a diverse set of learners inside and outside the classroom. Delta embraces the notion of life-long learning and continuous improvement, and so is looking for those with a sincere desire to self-reflect on personal instructional practices and work collaboratively with colleagues to improve teaching and learning for all students. The faculty members that Delta seeks to hire live a daily work-commitment to the democratic ideal espoused in Delta’s mission.

The Mathematics Discipline at Delta College is seeking a full-time tenure track faculty member committed to equity, retention, and completion for student success. The instructor will be responsible for effective teaching in the face-to-face, blended, and online classroom. Potential candidates will have the ability to teach online as well as face-to-face and blended/hybrid courses during the evening, at multiple locations (Downtown Centers), and nontraditional times as needed. In addition, we seek candidates whose pedagogy, research, and continuous professional development have prepared them to engage with the college’s commitment to belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI).

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Delta College.
• Demonstrate an inclusive and culturally relevant philosophy of teaching that provides learning opportunities that meet the needs of all students.
• Commitment to providing a learning environment that addresses the historical and contemporary sociocultural frameworks that provide a more holistic representation of the field of mathematics.
• Teach at least 30 equated credit hours annually of various college level mathematics courses.
• Focus on supporting and assessing student learning and academic achievement to ensure student success.
• Continually develop appropriate innovation in learning and teaching to meet diverse learning styles and student needs.
• Collaborate voluntarily and energetically with colleagues in the academic discipline and with other faculty colleagues to develop effective learning experiences for a diverse student body.
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of diversity based on the college statement on diversity.
• Serve the community through outreach activities.
• Make effective and innovative use of appropriate technology in the performance of the responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Commit to ongoing educational and professional growth.
• Engage fully in course, discipline, program development, curriculum development and assessment.
• Committee participation at the college and related professional organizations.
• Attend and participate in discipline, division and college meetings.
• Possess minimum technology skills and understanding of a course management system.
• Demonstrate teaching effectiveness which supports student learning and encompasses pedagogies for student success to meet course and/or program requirements.
• Work in a variety of settings which promote quality learning.
• Maintain professional development to assure currency within field of practice.
• Possess effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and willingness to teach dual enrolled students.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Science degree in mathematics or a related discipline with a minimum of 18 credit hours in graduate level mathematics content.
• Commitment to creating an inclusive classroom climate and designing curricula that foster greater sense of community.
• Recent experience in teaching mathematics in an active learning environment.
• Experience using a variety of teaching modalities, educational technology, and delivery methods including online.
• Ability to teach on multiple Delta campuses and online (asynchronous and synchronous).

Additional Experiences Considered:

• Teaching experience at the community college level.
• Relevant teaching experience in the content area and at the community college level.
• Post-doctoral work in a related field.
• Demonstrated current and ongoing professional growth
• Experience working with non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds and with varying academic skills.
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a committee, learning community, grant project, or other related education-based group that requires collegiality and teamwork.
• Pedagogy is informed by belonging, equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Bilingual

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NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Delta College embraces equal opportunity as a core value: we actively promote, advocate, respect and value differences, and we foster a welcoming environment of openness and appreciation for all. Delta prohibits discrimination in employment, education, public accommodation, or public service on the basis of age, arrest record, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status and weight. Direct inquiries to the Equity/Compliance Officer, Delta College, Office A093, 1961 Delta Road, University Center, MI 48710, telephone (989) 686-9547 or email [email protected].