Salary: $57,715.00 – $75,032.00 Annually
Location : West Windsor and Trenton, NJ
Job Type: Faculty
Job Number: 202300307
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Liberal Arts
Opening Date: 06/02/2023
Summary and Duties
If you are considering a new job, work environment or career opportunities you should look at Mercer County Community College. MCCC is a publicly supported college that is open to all and dedicated to student success. In order to support that mission Mercer seeks to attract, retain, and support a skilled diverse workforce which is our most valuable resource. We thrive on and are proud of our diversity and open access. Our students and employees find the College large enough for a multitude of offerings yet small enough to keep the “Community” feel for all. The College consists of two campuses, the James Kerney Campus (JKC) in the capital city of Trenton, NJ and a larger 292 acre suburban campus just six miles north of Trenton.
As part of the comprehensive and valuable benefits package the College offers credit course tuition waivers for employees, spouses and dependents. This allows for employees and their families to take advantage of earning a higher education degree without the high cost. The College offers students 69 Degree Program Options and 35 Credit Certificates from which to choose.
The English/Languages Department, Division of Liberal Arts, is seeking a full-time tenure track instructor of English to start in the fall 2023 semester. Applicants should have an area of academic specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, Literature, or Reading; experience using digital media in the classroom, and a successful record of current best practices teaching English at the post-secondary level.
The position prepares and delivers classroom instruction for selected courses and serves as a valued member of the College. Reporting to the Dean, full-time faculty provide assistance to students in their learning process by utilizing all appropriate college resources, materials, facilities, and educational technologies available to complement the teaching and learning process and provide a direct impact to student success.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Classroom instruction represents the primary responsibility, the bulk of which for English faculty is Composition I and II. The department has taken a number of steps to better facilitate students’ entry to college composition, and the successful candidate will contribute to these efforts to streamline students’ progress from remediation through college level writing.
In addition to teaching, expectations include service to the department and institution through committee work and other activities. Collaboration with colleagues and coordinators from English, Foundations Reading/Writing, and ESL to potentially revise curriculum for the benefit of our student population is also essential. A passion for effective teaching, student advising, collegial involvement and an understanding of the comprehensive community college mission, all demonstrated through experience is a necessity
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in English, or a closely related discipline.
Minimum of three years successful college teaching experience in composition, reading, developmental education, or English.
Evidence of an understanding of best practices in college level writing instruction, and the community college mission.
Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills
Doctoral degree.
Core Competencies
Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.
Customer Focus: Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Full Time Employee Benefits
- Health Care
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Optional Tax Deferral Plans (403b and 457b plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Mercer County Community College Tuition Waiver
- Employee Assistance Program, Recreation Pass to College’s Pool and Fitness Center
- 14 Holidays
- 3 Personal days
- 2 Floating Holidays
- 12 Vacation days in first year
- 15 Vacation days after secnd year
- 12 Sick days per year
- Paid Jury Duty
- Bereavement Leave
- Military Leave
- Various employee discounts include Mercer County Community College Bookstore, Kelsey Theatre, NJM Insurance and Corporate Offers – “Best Pricing” to theme parks, theatre and sporting events.