SUNY Empire State College seeks to appoint faculty who will join the School of Nursing and Allied Health. The role of the faculty member is to provide high-quality services to students and to enhance the college's reputation within the community. Faculty will collaboratively design online courses; teach online core and elective courses; work closely with instructional designers; assess student learning and program outcomes and participate in community college partnerships. Central to the faculty role is helping adults from diverse cultural backgrounds design and complete degrees that meet their personal and professional goals.
A highly distributed organization, SUNY Empire State College makes extensive use of technological applications for communication, teaching and learning, and administrative purposes. SUNY Empire State College is committed to attracting and retaining an educated workforce from diverse backgrounds and who are motivated to create growth and transform the lives of our students. The successful candidate will work collegially with local and statewide faculty and staff, to provide high-quality educational services to students, engage in an active scholarly agenda, participate in college governance, and enhance the college's reputation within the community.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree in a health science or related field along with an associate degree/equivalent or higher in respiratory care
College-level teaching experience
Excellent and effective communication, computational, and organizational skills
Ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience teaching and/or advising non-traditional students
ABD or Doctorate
Experience advising and/or mentoring health professions students at the college level
Online college-level teaching experience
Knowledge of adult learning, learning technologies and online pedagogies
Experience contributing to academic programing (e.g., program/course development, assessment of student learning outcomes)
Experience mentoring and teaching non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds, and commitment to diversity issues in higher education and/or through community-based work
Special Information:
Occasional travel will be required to fulfill regional and college-wide commitments
Office hours will vary to accommodate student needs
Some evening and/or weekend engagement with students is required
SUNY Empire provides faculty with a flexible work environment to meet the needs of our mostly distance learners. The successful candidate can be located at one of our sites throughout the state, including Selden, New York City, Saratoga Springs, or Rochester, with robust telecommuting available
Additional Information:
Rank/Salary: Tenure-track, Assistant Professor, 12-month appointment, salary commensurate with experience.
Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.
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We are pleased to offer our employees a generous compensation and benefits package. We also offer professional-development activities for professionals and support staff, as well as faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development. Faculty-development opportunities include our annual Fall Academic Conference and the annual Institute on Mentoring, Teaching and Learning.
SUNY Empire State proudly serves 16,000 students through online, hybrid, and in-person instruction across New York state, the region, and the world. Established in 1971 as the innovative branch of the State University of New York, SUNY Empire is a recognized national leader in serving working adults - including parents, veterans, and military-affiliates - through flexible programs that meet workforce needs and provide support through mentoring and prior learning assessment. The institution offers a broad range of associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. SUNY Empire's 94,000 alumni are entrepreneurs, nurses, teachers, businesspeople, and leaders in their communities and their fields. Visit www.esc.edu and follow us on social media @SUNYEmpire.
SUNY Empire is committed to creating a multicultural, inclusive academic and work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that having diverse faculty and staff is critical to academic excellence and prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global world.
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