Youngstown State University Looking for College Credit Plus Instructor, Communication Foundations Full Time

Location: Youngstown, OH

Job Type: College Credit Plus

Job Number: 202200025

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: Communication

Opening Date: 10/13/2023

Closing Date:
10/31/2023 12:00 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit Status: Excluded from Any Bargaining Unit

Salary Grade: NA

Summary of Position

• Only candidates that are currently employed with a secondary school in partnership with YSU College Credit Plus will be considered for this position. 

Instruct courses under the College Credit Plus Program (CCP) at the applicant’s school district of employment. 

Ensure the academic quality and content of the YSU courses by communicating with your YSU mentor. 

Attend three hours of CCP professional development activities each year (aka roundtable meetings) 

Submit a copy of your syllabus to your mentor for approval prior to the start of the term. 

Administer assessments. 

Verify course roster. 

Enter grades and submit change of grade forms. 

Host site visits from the department and CCP staff. 

Complete and return paperwork as required in a timely manner (contracts, personnel forms, etc.).

Position Information

Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to promote and direct student success. Responds to students in a timely manner. Communicates with students, departments, and university officials via university-provided tools and resources. 

Ability to contribute to the diversity, cultural sensitivity, and excellence of the University community through teaching. 

An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives. 

As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University’s mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for lifelong learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU’s culture of enrichment flourishes in our diverse, accessible, and quality education.

Qualifications and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in the content area, or master’s degree with 18 hours of graduate credit embedded in or on top of master’s 

Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience and/or professional experience related to communication studies, telecommunication studies, and/or journalism.

Supplemental Information

Please upload all transcripts as one PDF file.
At the time of hire, all candidates must provide official transcripts. Official transcripts must be provided in an unopened, sealed envelope and must bear the embossed or raised college seal, date, and Registrar’s signature. 

Letters of reference – three letters are required. One of the three letters must be from you principal. Each will be uploaded individually.

Visit the College Credit Plus website for more information: https://ysu.edu/ocat/college-credit-plus/ccp-instructors.