Instructor of Education/Special Education in EPHRAIM, Utah

Description

The Department of Education and Family Studies invites qualified applicants to apply for an instructor faculty position at Snow College, starting Fall Semester 2024 (August 2024). This is a 1-year faculty teaching appointment at the Snow College Ephraim Campus, with the possibility of conversion to a full-time tenure-track Instructor or Assistant Professor faculty position the following year, pending a successful review or application. 
Snow College was founded in 1888 and now includes two campuses, with its main campus located in Ephraim, Utah — 120 miles south of Salt Lake City, or 75 miles south of Provo in the beautiful mountain-rimmed Sanpete Valley of central Utah. Our valley and mountains are famous for outdoor recreational activities such as snowmobiling and rock climbing, and for being the host of the annual “Scandinavian Days” cultural and historical festival. There are approximately 350 faculty and staff at Snow College, with 5100+ undergraduate students. Our students receive more exceptional personal attention and specialized help from Professors and Advisors than students at larger institutions.
Snow College’s mission — to educate students, inspire them to love learning, and lead them to serve — cannot be accomplished without outstanding faculty members. Snow College Professors are unencumbered by research, unlike our colleagues at 4-year institutions. This reality allows Snow College faculty members to focus on high-impact teaching and ensuring that students acquire the knowledge and skills they’ll need to succeed academically and professionally.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of master’s degree in Education, Special Education, Early Childhood Education or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution
• Minimum of twelve graduate semester hours in courses related to Elementary Education, Special Education, and/or Early Childhood Education
• Teaching experience with various modes of delivery (video conferencing, online, face-to-face)
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Professional public education teaching experience in the classroom

Preferred Qualifications: 
Preference will be given to candidates with:

• A Ph.D. with emphasis in Education, Special Education or related field from a regionally accredited institution         
• Post-secondary teaching experience and curriculum development
• Demonstrated experience with technology-based instruction (i.e., experience with Canvas, online, hybrid, and IVC instruction experience, etc.)
• Recent experience working “in the field” (i.e., professional experience in teaching elementary education, special education, and early childhood education)

Major Responsibilities/Duties

• Provide classroom (face-to-face), hybrid, and online instruction in lower-division Education and Special Education courses, including interactive video conferencing (IVC) courses across multiple campuses
• Teach a minimum load of five courses (15 credits) per semester (Spring and Fall).
• Regularly develop and evaluate teaching and learning curriculum
• Create internship opportunities and supervise internship students
• Actively cultivate relationships with local school districts and community partners
• Be dedicated to program recruitment and retention efforts    
• Advise majors and potential majors
• Some same-day traveling and irregular work hours may be necessary
• Serve actively on campus committees
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Department Chair, Dean, or Provost
• Help Facilitate Transfer pro
  grams and university partnerships
• Teach courses similar to: EDUC 1010, EDUC 2180, EDUC 2030, EDUC 2400, HFST 2600, HFST 2180 and others as assigned.

https://www.snow.edu/academics/social_science/education-family/index.html

Additional In ormation

Applications received by 11:59 PM on July 16, 2024, will be eligible for review by the hiring committee. Applications received after that date may not be reviewed by the hiring committee unless deemed appropriate by college administration. 

Initial screening is based on the responses to the online submitted application, as well as your redacted resume and cover letter. Transcripts or any other submitted material will not be considered during initial screening.  

**This position includes an excellent benefits package and will require commitment to a full-time 9-month faculty schedule from mid-August 2024 to mid-May 2025. Compensation for the position will be paid through June 2025. Conversion to a full-time tenure-track Instructor or Assistant Professor position following the 1-year appointment is possible, pending a successful review and/or application.

Snow College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

With campuses in both Ephraim and Richfield, Snow College offers programs and courses that are highly interactive and are designed to reach a broad spectrum of students: high school students desiring college courses, traditional on-campus students, technical education students, online students, non-traditional students who wish to start or complete a degree. Snow is committed to the success and positive experience of every one of these students. 

Snow College is a two-year public college, and in January 2020, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Snow College #1 in the nation for student success in two-year colleges. Located in the heart of Utah, at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, Snow College is one of the oldest comprehensive two-year college in the Western United States.

The College was established in 1888; excellence continues to be the hallmark of all our work and activities.  We are the preferred choice of approximately 6,000 students, with 600 students attending the Richfield campus, who want a small College experience filled with a variety of many different activities, events, and performances. With campuses located in Ephraim, Richfield, and online, students complete degrees in Associate of Arts, Science, or Applied Science with numerous specialized, short-term technical training certificates and diplomas including a few Bachelor’s degrees. To learn more about Snow College, please visit our *website.*