This Non-Classified advertisement is open to current employees of the
Colorado Community College System only.
GJD- 300020 6/21; Center for Business, Industry, Technology & Public Service (BITPS)
Our campus is located in downtown Denver, adjacent to two light rail stations, and just minutes away from shopping, restaurants, and event venues. When you visit our campus, it will be immediately evident that our faculty, staff, and instructors are passionate about serving our diverse student population. At CCD our passion is to help others, and we offer career pathways that will make a difference in the lives of our students.
If you are interested in sharing our passion for student success, CCD offers generous medical, dental, vision, life, and retirement options. We also offer the opportunity to expand your education, and those of your dependents, through our tuition reimbursement program.
For a complete review of the benefits we offer, please click on the following link: https://www.cccs.edu/employee-resources/employee-benefits/.
Description of Job
GENERAL SUMMARY
Community College of Denver is seeking individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and work environment. CCD values the ability to work effectively with students, families, faculty, instructors and staff of diverse backgrounds. Enrolling over 6,000 students each year, the Community College of Denver (CCD) is a public, open access institution that promotes excellence in teaching, learning, and service to its diverse community. Deeply committed to achieving excellence through diversity and designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the Community College of Denver’s educational programs are designed to enrich the social, civic, and economic fabric of the local community and state.
Responsibilities for this position include teaching effectively basic-skills and college-level economics courses, including Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and related courses. Full-time faculty are also responsible for assessment of student learning, implementing retention strategies and contributing service to the Community College environment.
The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about culturally-responsive pedagogical techniques and effective practices for engaging African American, Latinx, and Native American students, who are historically underrepresented and underserved in traditional economics classrooms.
PRIMARY DUTIES
Primary teaching duties will be in Economics. A full course load is defined as 15 credit hours per semester, with alternative assignments for administrative and related duties possible. Faculty must command strong teaching skills and be able to engage students using traditional, nontraditional, and innovative methods of instruction, including the use of technology. Faculty must maintain accurate student records and post office hours. A commitment to student academic success that goes beyond the classroom is essential, as are effective interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills. Faculty should remain current on discipline content, technology, and teaching/learning strategies. This position develops and utilizes a retention strategy to maximize student success and retention in their area of study. Faculty will be responsible for developing and conducting assessment strategy to ensure institutional and learning outcomes.
In addition to teaching, this position works collaboratively with the chair and other faculty to develop and modify curriculum and engage in other departmental initiatives and responsibilities. This includes efforts to maintain departmental coherence across CCD’s many instructional venues; contributing to textbook selection; attending departmental, center, and college meetings; and mentoring and collaborating with Economics adjuncts. Other duties may include advising students on programs and
degree planning. All full-time faculty are also expected to serve on college committees and participate in activities that promote the college, vision, mission, goals, and assessment.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Education:
Master’s degree in economics or business administration with 18 graduate credits in economic; or a master’s in related field with 18 graduate credits in economics from an accredited academic program.
Experience:
Experience teaching in a higher education setting, particularly at the community college level.
Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and the field of economics shape patterns of participation and outcomes.
Willingness to examine and re-mediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.
Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom.
Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in economics, particularly as it relates to the relevance of economics to students’ lives, interests, and communities.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge and/or experience with curriculum and teaching strategies to meet the needs of diverse populations.
Knowledge and/or experience with the use of instructional technology including classroom application distance learning.
Instructional innovation experience.
Evidence of incorporating technology into instruction.
Experience/familiarity with assessment of student learning, instructional effectiveness, and adult learning.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Education:
Master’s degree in economics or a master’s in business administration with 18 graduate credits in current economic topics like data analytics, business analytics and corporate finance
Experience:
Two (2) years of teaching economics at a community college.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within economics courses and classrooms.
Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices.
Supplemental Information
SELECTION PROCESS
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application packet submitted by candidate. Completed application packet includes: a letter of interest of no more than five pages, addressing in general the items under “Primary Duties” and specifically each item under “Minimum Qualifications”; an online application; resume; and transcripts. All candidates, including current Community College of Denver employees must submit a complete application packet which includes all material listed above.
Only completed application packets will move forward for screening. Please review the job duties and minimum requirements carefully. It is your responsibility to demonstrate on your application that you meet all of the minimum requirements listed below to be considered. Failure to do so will result in your application being rejected. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a particular position does not assure the applicant an interview. Selected applicants will be invited by the screening committee for interviews. All application materials become the property of Community College of Denver and cannot be copied.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Interested applicants must submit a complete application packet at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ccd which includes:
Electronic Application, Click ‘New Resume’ at the bottom of this page
Cover Letter
Resume
References – Names, phone numbers, addresses, & email addresses of three professional references
Copies of transcripts, unofficial preferred
Copies of appropriate credentials, if applicable
**All included attachments should be saved with the following nomenclature: Last name, First name Document; for example Doe, John Resume; Doe, Jane Transcripts
***Your resume should clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications. Those applicants that do not meet the minimum qualifications will not be considered.
CCD is a Learning College where policies, programs and practices support learning as the major priority. The Community College of Denver is an Equal Employment Opportunity Educational Employer.
Background checks will be conducted on all finalists for employment consideration.
CCD recognizes that administration, faculty, instructors, and staff reflect the diversity of its students and community and prohibits employment and student discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
For information regarding Community College of Denver Security, including crime statistics for the campus and surrounding area, please see the CCD Campus Security website under “student’s right to know”: CCD.edu/Safety. For a hard copy report please contact 303-352-3042.
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