Writing Instructor
Montana State University Billings is a preferred employer in the region-WE WANT YOU!
The following are reasons why you should join our team:
The following are reasons why you should join our team:
- Sick Leave – Earned per Contract Rate
- Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver
- Opportunities to engage in professional development opportunities
- Committed to employee wellness and access to a robust Employee Assistance Program
- Medical Benefits that are robust and affordable
- Visit MUS Benefits to learn more about our benefit package including
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability are incorporated into our benefits
- Learn more about our retirement benefits at MUS Retirement
- Campus vibrancy- coffee shops, FREE attendance to MSUB concerts, athletic events, and lectures, access to recreation center, library, etc.
- Beautiful campus environment that features our MSUB Mile walking pat
General
• Vigorously upholds a culture of academic integrity.
• Committed to continuous quality improvement.
Teaching
• Prepare and teach assigned courses in curriculum.
• Facilitate the learning process that creates a safe non-threatening climate which supports learning across the curriculum.
• Participate in assessment of student learning activities to maximize the potential for students to learn what is necessary to meet program outcomes.
• Teach up to 30 credit hours per year online and onsite in classroom and laboratory settings.
• Teach various writing courses, including, but not limited to, WRIT101: College Writing I, WRIT121: Intro to Technical Writing and WRIT122: Intro to Business Writing
• Teach corequisite or “enhanced” courses
• Collaborate with related programs regarding their needs for writing curriculum
• Support student success including office hours and advising.
• Improve and refine curriculum and course content to meet the needs of changing student populations.
• Assess student learning at the course, program, and institutional level.
Service
• Includes University service by participating in committees and activities as appropriate to position.
• Serve on committees, task force(s), and special projects contributing to the growth of the Program, City College, and Montana State University Billings. Scholarly Activities
• Maintain appropriate certifications and licenses.
• Maintain proficiency in teaching and specialty expertise.
• Maintain expertise in discipline.
• Attend selected professional development activities.
• Maintain currency in writing education through the review of relevant journals, abstracts, and scientific literature to include existing and emerging technologies, including underlying educational principles.
QUALITIES:
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting under-prepared students
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Effective time management skills.
• Commitment to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse populations of students, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to represent the college and the university as a professional.
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures.
• A passion for education that supports individual, economic, and social change.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in all facets of the student-teacher relationship and to teach a diverse group of students.
• Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Education Required:
• Master’s degree with 9 graduate credits in English or a related field from a regionally accredited University.
Experience Required:
• Experience teaching at the secondary or post-secondary level.
• Experience using a variety of teaching and assessment techniques to enhance student success.
• Experience with teaching traditional and non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds.
Education Preferred:
• Master’s Degree in English or Writing
Experience Preferred:
• Educational background in instructional methodology.
• Experience teaching underprepared/developmental learners.
• Demonstrated experience teaching with a Learning Management System (i.e. Desire2Learn, Canvas, etc).
Special Requirements:
Applicants will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis after the screening date. The screening date begins 10 calendar days after a position is posted on the employment website.
This position is not eligible for NEW sponsorship.
Physical Demands:
Requires sufficient mobility to work in a college with hands-on programs and operations,
operate office equipment, able to lift, push or pull at least 25 lbs. Additional physical demands may include: stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching overhead and horizontally, repetitive hand movements, sitting for extended periods of time, and 4–6 hours of screen time per day.
