Instructor, CC

Description

Title: Instructor, CC (Physics)

Position Number: 0084977

Hiring Unit: Academic Affairs

Location: Windward Community College

Date Posted: March 7, 2025

Closing Date: March 24, 2025

Salary Information: C2C09, $5,154 minimum/monthly. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: To begin Fall 2025, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. Position may be converted from 9-to 11-month, and vice versa, based on operational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, teach college-level courses in Physics and Physical Sciences and perform related work including, but not limited to, development of teaching strategies, instructional materials and methods which: 1) use current technology in instruction where appropriate; 2) integrate instruction of appropriate quantitative/logical thinking skills into course contents; 3) develop, update and assess the competencies and skills for course Student Learning Outcomes; 4) address the learning needs of community college students; and 5) develop and teach courses using a variety of delivery systems (e.g., face-to-face, online, hybrid and/or other distance delivery formats including field trips to neighbor islands) as needed and appropriate.
• Coordinate Physics and Physical Science course offerings, including Early College, and curriculum with other University of Hawaii Community Colleges in order to promote collaboration, optimize enrollment, and meet students’ academic needs in Physics and Physical Sciences across the UHCC campuses.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate Physics curriculum and pathway from within the College’s Early College program for efficient transfer through Windward CC to UH baccalaureate institutions.
• Develop a curriculum that provides practical applications of physics such as aerospace science, architecture, biomechanics, communication systems, construction, geophysics, energy production, engineering, environmental remediation, imaging, optics, rocketry, sailing, etc.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive plan to maximize enrollment in Physics and Physical Sciences classes at Windward Community College.
• Provide mentorship to students in internships and research projects.
• Teaching assignments may include distance education, contract teaching, evenings, weekends, early college classes at local high schools, including Hawaiian immersion schools, and/or off-campus assignments.
• Prepare and revise course outlines, perform course, and program-level assessments, including program self-studies and annual reports.
• Participate in departmental, faculty and administrative committees, community service, in-service training, and assessment activities.
• Independently plan, organize and carry out instructional and non-instructional assignments, including, but not limited to, preparing program budget requests, managing program/project budgets, managing supplies and equipment inventories, collecting data, preparing reports, and providing oversight of chemical waste management (disposal and storage).
• Maintain a minimum of one office hour per week for each course taught.
• Develop and maintain an approved program of professional self-development
• Participate in student recruitment, orientation, retention, and graduation activities.
• Conduct community outreach and on/off campus program promotion of Physics, teach community service courses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Physics.
• All minimum qualifications must be from a regionally accredited institution and met by the effective date of appointment. If qualified applicants are not available, others will be considered on an Acting Instructor basis.

Desirable Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics or equivalent.
• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Engineering or significant advanced coursework in engineering.
• Research experience, and/or peer-reviewed publications in Physics or Engineering.
• Knowledge of current Physical Science research.
• Demonstrated ability to relate aspects of physics and engineering to Polynesian Voyaging and other aspects of place-based culture and history.
• Experience with rocketry and/or aerospace engineering.
• Knowledge of and/or ability to incorporate Hawaiian language and/or Hawaiian traditional knowledge, values and practices as they relate to the physical sciences into the curriculum.
• Successful teaching experience at the university or community college level, as substantiated by both student and peer evaluations, in conducting lecturer and laboratory courses in Physics and Physical Science.
• Experience and/or demonstrated ability to serve as a mentor to students engaged in project-based research and/or internships.
• Demonstrated ability in curriculum development, including online and/or hybrid instruction.
• Demonstrated ability in conducting course-level assessment of student learning outcomes, analyzing relevant data, and utilizing the results to improve instruction.
• Successful experience and/or ability to collaborate with community organizations and/or relevant industry to promote student learning outside of the classroom.
• Knowledge and understanding of student-centered learning and the community college philosophy.
• Knowledge and understanding of Windward Community College’s mission.

To Apply: Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents:

• Resume;
• Cover letter indicating how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position; and
• Graduate and/or undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position. (Copies of transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted. Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted). Documents issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

Please REDACT references to birth date and Social Security number on submitted documents. Letters of recommendation attesting to job performance and personal character are optional. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications are deemed incomplete if materials are unreadable. Materials submitted become property of the College and will not be returned. All minimum qualifications must be met by effective date of hire.

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Inquiries: Windward Community College Human Resources Office, 808-235-7404.

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