Job Title
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Program Coordinator of Online and Distance Learning
Job Description
Title: Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Program Coordinator of Online and Distance Learning
Department: Teacher Education
Category: Full time faculty position based on Surry Community College Campus; 12-month contract
Lees-McRae is a small, private, liberal arts college, located in the Appalachian region of the Southeastern United States. The college is at an exciting time of growth in its online presence and online learning has been identified as a priority initiative in our 2030 INEXPRO Strategic Plan. Currently, the college offers 7 undergraduate programs and 3 graduate programs online. Online courses are offered during 16-week and 8-week terms, depending on the program, and are asynchronous. Lees-McRae prides itself on small class sizes, highly qualified faculty with real-world experience, and an emphasis on experiential learning. Our motto for online programs is to be “in, of, and for your community.” As such, we prepare our graduates for successful and rewarding careers in which they can serve and elevate their own communities.
Please visit our website at www.lmc.edu.
Summary/Objective
Lees-McRae College, in Banner Elk, NC invites applications for the position of Program Coordinator for Online and Distance Learning and Assistant Professor of Teacher Education within the School of Education and Social Sciences. The Teacher Education program at Lees-McRae is recognized for its outstanding programs in Elementary Education, Special Education, and our MAT in Secondary Education. Our programs have received many state and national accolades, including being rated as one of the top 40 online education programs in North Carolina. Our graduates are accepted in many upper tier graduate schools and are eagerly employed in public, private, and charter schools in North Carolina and surrounding states.
Lees-McRae College is seeking an individual of distinguished achievement and accomplishment to expand the outstanding programs currently in place. Ideally, this individual will have the expertise in the areas of K-6 literacy curriculum or mathematics and science curriculum and standards. The person selected for this position will have taught in public schools and will have current teaching certification in North Carolina or be eligible for teaching certification in Elementary Education.
The Assistant Professor of Teacher Education will share LMC’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, experiential learning, and community engagement.
This is a 12 -month position and has a 1-course per semester reassignment from teaching for administrative duties.
Essential Functions as Program Coordinator
Advising duties:
Compliance and placement support duties:
Administrative duties: Answer inquiries, check campus mail, directs any visitors, keep files up to date in filing room and in our online databases, monitor and assist with budgets, order, update, and receive supplies. Provide administrative support to Academic Affairs – especially to the Director of Online and Distance Learning and the Dean of Education and Social Sciences – to ensure program process and outcomes. Provide assistance as needed to faculty, students and staff.
Recruitment duties: Continues to work with SCC personnel during college fairs as well as direct contact with professors and classes, as appropriate; maintains network of contacts with nearby schools (K-12, colleges, universities) and assists Enrollment Management as needed. Establishes recruiting activities with local K-12 school systems and community colleges.
Essential Functions as Assistant Professor
Competencies
Supervisory Responsibility
Mentor and Assist with supervision of adjunct instructors
Work Environment
Normal office environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise and the like.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
Local travel will be expected for recruitment activities.
Required Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Posting Number: F012P
EEO statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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