Anatomy & Physiology Instructor - Tenure Track

ABOUT THE COLLEGE:
Green River College has four campuses, including the main campus in Auburn, with satellite campuses in Kent, downtown Auburn, and Enumclaw. Green River programs serve high school graduates, Running Start students (dual enrollment in local high schools and the college), those seeking retraining for the workforce, international students, learning English as a second language, and Continuing
Education students. Green River’s service areas are increasingly ethnically diverse, comprising African Americans, African immigrants, Asian Americans, Asians, Latinos/as, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Middle Eastern Americans, among other communities.


COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:
Green River College is committed to enhancing and supporting a diverse campus environment, incorporating principles of equity in order to promote inclusive practices. Diversity is understood in terms of intersectional identities defined by culture, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, social class, disability, religion, veteran status, immigration status, and age. Given the diversity of our student population and service areas, we encourage applications from faculty, staff, and administrators with demonstrated experience and expertise in supporting, sustaining and serving people from a wide range of backgrounds and collaborating effectively with others.


DIVISION/DEPARTMENT STATEMENT:
Green River College encourages applications from individuals committed to building, strengthening, and maintaining academic excellence of Science Education courses in the Science Division. Green River College welcomes individuals with a commitment to teach and the ability to utilize a variety of methods and modes of instruction to ensure student engagement and student success. As our department grows, we will continue to retain and support students pursuing their educational and professional goals by maintaining an inclusive culture of academic excellence. Full-time faculty members are committed to teaching a broad range of science courses using various methods and modes of instruction to support student engagement and promote student success. We encourage applications from individuals who can adapt instructional methods to meet a wide range of student backgrounds and interests. We seek an additional team member who can adapt instructional methods to meet the needs of our diverse students who come to GRC from a wide span of cultural and experiential backgrounds and have a variety of professional and personal interests.

 

• A strong commitment to and enthusiasm for teaching.
• Willingness to teach a wide range of Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology courses.
• Demonstratedabilitytofosteraneffectivelearningenvironmentinacollege classroom.
• Demonstratedabilitytoevaluatestudentseffectivelyinacollegeclassroom.
• Experienceinusingavarietyofinstructionalmethodstofacilitatestudentlearning.
• Demonstrated experience, expertise, cultural competencies, and commitment to equity in working with students, communities, and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and identities.
• Technological skills competent for an educational environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in the classroom and with other professionals.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators as well as the ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively contribute to student advising, curriculum development and revision, collaboration with colleagues, and participation in other college and division professional activities.
• Ethics, integrity, and sound judgment.

MINIMUM Qualifications:

• Master's degree in the biological sciences with demonstrated excellence in teaching majors and non-majors biology.
• One year of experience teaching college level biology courses (lecture and laboratory) as the instructor of record.

PREFERRED Qualifications: 

• Course work in Anatomy & Physiology and/or ability to teach microbiology.
• One year or more additional instructional experience in college settings. 
• Familiarity and willingness to teach with different teaching modalities including online, hybrid, with an emphasis on face-to-face teaching.
• Demonstratedcommitmenttocontinueddevelopmentofsuccessfulteachingstrategies.
• Ability to be flexible to the department’s needs in schedule and location. Classes could include occasional night or branch campus offerings.

At this time, Green River College is not sponsoring for H1-B Visas.
  
All offers of employment are subject to background checks. (Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.  Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.)
 
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law RCW 28B.112.080.
  
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Green River College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sex-based harassment, and sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Green River College’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.
 
Reporting
Any employee, student, applicant, or visitor who believes that he, she or they have been the subject of discrimination or harassment should report the incident or incidents to the College’s appropriate Title IX Coordinator identified below. If the complaint is against that Coordinator, the complainant should report the matter to the President’s office for referral to an alternate designee.
 
For students/employees/public/visitors/applicants:
Korland Simmons, Title IX Coordinator • Equity, Diversity, Inclusion 

• Email: titleixcoordinator@greenriver.edu

Salary : $67,000 - $97,000