SOWELA Technical Community College Looking for Instructor – Information Systems Technology Full Time

Work Type: Faculty Full-Time

Locations: Lake Charles, LA

Categories:
Business and Administrative Affairs, Information Technology

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic
Affairs

Sub department: School of Business & Applied Technology

Type of
Appointment: Unclassified – Faculty 9 month

Duties and Responsibilities: – Conduct on-campus, online,
and/or hybrid classes, planning and delivering lectures and activities that promote student engagement and learning

• Utilize the
  approved curriculum; develop clearly stated course objectives and learning outcomes; ensure the objectives and content of the courses taught
  are current
• Organize instruction in classrooms and online as evidenced by course outlines, lesson plans, competency tests, and
  instructional materials such as textbooks, e-books, handouts, and audiovisuals
• Assess student learning, demonstrate, and teach
  subject matter with confidence, and maintain accurate grade and attendance records
• Maintain student progress data, ensuring it is
  a part of the student’s permanent record, and adhering to all laws pertaining to disclosure of student records
• Earn additional
  industry-based certifications applicable to the discipline and encourage students to earn industry-based certifications
• Maintain
  office hours on campus to facilitate interaction with students, other faculty, staff administrators and the public; be available to students
  via email, phone, web conferencing, and/or in person conferences; may mentor other staff or students
• Participate in local
  business and industry activities
• Participate in an advisory committee to ensure that desirable, relevant, and current practices
  of industry are being taught
• Assist with student completion, placement, and retention rates ensuring that they meet accrediting
  agencies standards
• Providing training in the competencies essential to success in the occupation including attitudes, job
  knowledge, and skills
• Provide advisement services to assigned advisees
• Oversee IT student internships, if necessary
• Evaluate follow-up data from completers and employers to obtain information concerning program effectiveness and relevance to
  improve the quality of the program where needed
• Attend faculty and departmental meetings and prepares reports as necessary
• Attend all commencement ceremonies
• Attend convocation
• Participate in campus committees
• Other duties as
  required or assigned

Required Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information
Systems, or IT-related field
Must meet SACSCOC credentialing requirements

Preferred
Education: Industry-based certifications in the discipline

Preferred
Experience: Experience with Canvas learning management system
Work experience in the discipline
Face-to-face
and/or online teaching experience in the discipline

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a
condition of employment.