Assistant Professor Business (Tenure Track) at Prairie State College in CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois

Job Description:

Posting Number:

Fac0402P

Classification:

Faculty

Position Title:

Assistant Professor Business (Tenure Track)

Position Type:

Faculty

Status of Position:

Tenure Track Faculty

Union:

Faculty

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Dean, Career and Technical Education, the Business Professor, is responsible for teaching the Business courses; promoting Business as a career; assisting with third party implementation testing, recruiting students, and tracking data as detailed in the requirements of Carl D. Perkins and other grants related directly to the students enrolled in this area of the division.

Reporting Relationship:

Reporting to the Dean, Career and Technical Education

Essential Responsibilities:

• Instructs courses in the Business department, including entry level and more advanced topics.

• As an instructor you may be asked to support the promotion, organization, coordination, and evaluation of the courses and curricula of the program; assists in course and curriculum development; Coordinates the selection of textbooks.

• Collaborates with faculty to evaluate current program curriculum and recommends changes to improve course offerings; is responsible for the control, maintenance, and inventory of equipment of the program

• Assists the division dean in the recruitment and selection of personnel for part time instructional positions within the program, interviews prospects and makes recommendations to the Dean regarding part time instructors; supplies part time instructors with course materials, objectives, and textbooks needed for their classes; Recommends to the Dean of Instruction a program schedule of classes and instructor assignments.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

Employee is subject to indoor work, protected from weather conditions. Work is sedentary in nature and involves exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently/constantly in order to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing or management; or a Master's degree in marketing or management.

• At least two years of recent experience teaching business courses face-to-face and online at the college level.

• Demonstrated knowledge with a content management system and/or other technology used to enhance instruction.

• At least three years of working experience in a business environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.


• Experience teaching a variety of business courses at the community college level.


• Demonstrated ability to work with culturally diverse students.


• Certified in online teaching.


• Interest in higher education pedagogy and familiarity with outcomes assessment.

Salary:

Commensurate with education and experience in accordance with the Union-Board Agreement.

Posting Date:

09/18/2024

Open Until Filled:

Yes

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