POSITION SUMMARY

 The Community College of Aurora is looking for innovative, inclusive, and engaging instructors to teach Humanities classes through dynamic and active learning strategies and private instruction. CCA is committed to quality instruction and maintains high academic standards as well as a strong commitment to the success of our students. The Arts & Communication Department exemplifies the highest commitment to the success and achievement of our students through the Inclusive Excellence framework, and we do this through departmental and college-wide collaborations and professional development.

Overview of CCA   

The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds.

More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented at CCA. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Promote student success through engaging instruction, accessibility, and rigor. 
• Embrace an Inclusive Excellence framework in pedagogy. This includes the ability to meet the needs of individual students, cover inclusive topics, and incorporate diverse sources into the curriculum. 
• Provide differential instruction with high expectations and support for students of varied preparedness levels. 
• Before the first class meeting, according to published deadlines, provide the department with a copy of the course syllabus. 
• At the first class meeting, provide students with a syllabus for the course that includes all required components. 
• Evaluate student performance in accordance with student learning outcomes as stated in the course syllabus. 
• Conduct student evaluations of instruction in accordance with established policies and procedures. 
• Maintain accurate records of attendance and grading of students in the college learning management system—Desire2Learn (D2L)—and submit required records according to published instructions and deadlines. 
• Attend program/departmental/division/instruction-wide meetings as called by the Program Lead, Department Chair, Dean, or Vice President of Academic Affairs. 
• Participate in instructional professional development activities as required; adjunct instructors must complete a departmental orientation during their first year.  
• Complete the DesireToLearn (D2L) training, New Faculty Orientation, and any required CTE (Career & Technical Education) credentialing.
• Participate in all departmental and college-wide assessment practices. 
• Understand and uphold the values of the college while abiding by all relevant college and CCCS and SBCCOE policies and procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Master’s degree in Humanities or a Master’s degree in a related content area and 18 graduate credit hours in Humanities.
• Willingness to learn about and incorporate the Inclusive Excellence framework into pedagogy.
• Ability to teach courses in-person at the CentreTech and Lowry campuses. 
• Available to teach in the fall semester with a flexible schedule.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences/Humanities.
• College level teaching experience with Humanities & Social Sciences. 
• Experience teaching in a community college setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of Inclusive Excellence.

Salary: Instructional hours will be paid at the current Instructor rate, which is $1,149 .00 per credit hour. Instructors are paid on a biweekly schedule.  Site training and coordination will be paid on a contract basis.

Application Process: When submitting your online application, please include a cover letter, current resume, and professional references. Official transcripts showing the highest degree achieved should be submitted to HR@CCAurora.edu upon offer of employment. If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@ccaurora.edu.  

By applying for this announced position, applicants are certifying that all statements, information and documents provided are true, complete and correct to the best of their knowledge and are made in good faith. Further, applicants understand that omissions, misleading, false or untrue information, or any attempt at fraud or deceit in any manner connected with this application and/or subsequent testing may result in them not being considered for jobs with the Community College of Aurora; may constitute grounds for discipline and/or termination after hire; and/or constitute grounds for further actions pursuant to law.

Application Checklist 

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

• Notice to all Applicants:

  • Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be produced within three (3) days of hire.                
  • Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.              
  • Final candidate is subject to a criminal background check prior to final selection process.
  • Final candidate is required to submit official transcripts to Human Resources within fourteen (14) days of hire.       
  • CCA is affiliated with the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and as such, employees contribute to PERA in lieu of Social Security for retirement benefits. For more information, visit the .                
  • Individuals currently or formerly employed by  the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, and/or who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your application material.         
  • For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact our Title IX Compliance/Equal Opportunity Officer, Cindy Erica Hines, Chief Human Resources & Personnel Success Officer at 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, Suite A207H, Aurora, Colorado 80011 or by phone at (303) 340-7231 or e-mail at Erica.Hines@ccaurora.edu.