Asst Prof & Program Coordinator for Accounting - Baltimore City Community College

Description/Job Summary

Baltimore City Community College's Business & Technology Department is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Accounting. Applicants for this 12-month position must have administrative experience and be qualified to provide instruction in courses such as financial and managerial accounting, auditing, tax, etc. The Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Accounting will teach 9 credit hours per semester to a diverse population of learners and through various teaching modalities, face-to-face, virtual, and/or online (day or evening); maintain scheduled office hours; develop and revise curriculum, manage course and program assessment of student learning outcomes; participate in service to the college and the school (i.e., meetings, committee membership, activities, and events); play a critical role in building the Accounting program; and assist the Associate Dean with other duties as assigned. Candidates with proven leadership ability who can work collaboratively with other faculty and staff are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities/Duties

Teaching and Instruction:

• Contributes to the college's mission and goals through effective teaching and instruction.
  
• Demonstrates knowledge of subject matter through exceptional content delivery, pedagogy, and andragogy through the teaching of Accounting courses.
  
• Provides input for the development of the accounting program instruction, standards, and policies.
• Uploads current syllabi, readings, and homework assignments and submits grades on time in Canvas.
• Maintains attendance records in Banner.
• Provides guidance to students for academic planning.
  
• Incorporates current instructional technologies into the classroom.
  
• Provides students with meaningful written and oral feedback in a timely fashion.
  
• Holds required office hours.

Service and Professional Development:

• Actively participates in college, school, and program coordinators meetings,
• Serve on college and school committees.
• Serves as an active member on the Accounting Program Advisory Committee.
• Contributes to student success by advising students from the point of their initial enrollment through graduation.
• Stays current with, and contributes to, developments in the various fields and disciplines within Accounting.

Coordination:

• Provide input to respective Associate Deans in preparing program course schedules for fall, spring, and summer sessions in lecture, online, and other delivery formats.
• Prepare required reports to ensure compliance with college requirements (including course or program assessment), accrediting agencies and/or to maintain state, federal, and accrediting standards.
• Perform annual review and revise the program, course descriptions, course syllabi and course outlines to ensure that the information is up-to-date and accurate.
• Perform or coordinate adjunct faculty performance evaluations, observe classroom instruction, meet with individual instructors to review, and assess observations, develop strategies for instructional improvement and growth, and ensure that instructional quality is being maintained and that program standards are followed by adjuncts.
• Review enrollment data regularly to plan strategies for retention and recruitment of students in the program. At least one recruitment activity must be planned each semester in collaboration with the Dean of Enrollment Management.
• Conduct at least one program meeting per semester with the faculty teaching in the program.   
• Ensure quality and relevance in program curriculum and seek assistance from the Office of Academic Operations with new partnerships regarding transfer/senior institutions through articulation agreements.
• Facilitate workshops, in consultation with the appropriate student affairs office, each year with students and colleagues on transfer and scholarship opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Associate Dean on teaching assignments for full-time and adjunct faculty; assist with the recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring of full-time and adjunct faculty.
• Develop a functional advisory board. Committee should meet at least once a year.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting or related field with at least 18 graduate credits hours Accounting course work from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Five years or more of experience as a full-time instructor in a college or university, preferably with community college experience.
• Experience teaching face-to-face, online, hybrid and /or blended learning.
  
• Experience with Canvas or another learning management system (LMS).

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Accounting or related field with at least 18 graduate credit hours of Accounting course work from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Five years administrative experience.
• Experience with dual enrollment programs and teaching advanced adolescent students.
• Commitment to working with underrepresented populations.
• Community College teaching experience.