Speech Communication Instructor - Military Veterans

Normandale Community College will be hosting a virtual open house on Thursday December 18 at 11:00am CST and Monday January 6 at 11:00am CST for applicants to learn more about the college and culture. Register in advance for this webinar-style open house. After registering, you will receive an email with information for how to join.
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Classification: Unlimited, Full-time faculty

Salary Range: $51,303 to $71,893 (placement is dependent upon education and experience)

Position Start Date: Fall Semester: August 21, 2025

Hiring for 2 open positions

This vacancy is posted online from December 9, 2024 ? January 6, 2025

We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

ABOUT THE POSITION AND THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT AT NORMANDALE

The members of the Communication Department are committed to providing a solid foundation in communication coursework to students of all backgrounds. We believe in supporting a quality education experience that provides learning opportunities for our diverse student body. Our curriculum offers courses that prepare students for completion of the Communication Studies Transfer Pathway degree, other degree programs, and for transfer. We value a diversity of approaches and backgrounds in our faculty members. The Communication Department encourages a participatory and democratic faculty culture and affirms the engaged role our faculty have played in service to the college.

Normandale Community College is striving to achieve racial equity in educational outcomes. Those hired into these positions will be expected to advance this goal through culturally responsive teaching, identifying barriers to success for students of color, and proposing effective solutions to eliminate those barriers.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teach in an inclusive, student-ready, and culturally responsive manner to meet the needs of our diverse student body.
• Teach a broad spectrum of Communication courses including day and evening classes, and utilizing different instructional modalities, including online, face to face, and hybrid delivery formats.
• Work as a team member in maintaining a student-ready learning environment that meets the educational needs of a diverse student body.
• Contribute to department, division, and college goals, which provide the basis for program planning, implementation, evaluation and support
• Engage in scholarly activities consistent with the college?s goals
• Be committed to the success and retention of underrepresented students
• Demonstrate knowledge of and experience in assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Participate in the development and improvement of curricula and courses.
• Participate in faculty and department meetings and College-wide committees.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement

• Master's degree with a major in speech, speech communication, or communication, or communication studies or Master's degree in any discipline/field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credits (27 graduate quarter credits) in speech, speech communication, or communication, or communication studies.

Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement

• Course construction (credit course)
• Teaching/instructional methods (credit course) *
• Student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course) *
• Philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course) *
• Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.

* These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full-time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.2)

** This course shall be waived for individuals who, at the time of hire, have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.3)

To be qualified for this position, you must meet all of the minimum qualifications. We encourage applicants to address their experience working with individuals or groups from diverse backgrounds as part of their cover letter.

Official academic transcripts may be requested from those invited for an interview. Those who are invited to interview will be required to provide a teaching demonstration as part of the interview.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework beyond the Master?s degree
• Post-secondary teaching experience
• An understanding of the community college mission and its unique population
• Experience serving diverse and underserved populations
• Experience in online learning and/or course delivery using web-based course management systems such as D2L
• Experience teaching public speaking in an online environment
• Experience teaching or graduate coursework in Intercultural Communication
• Experience using innovative teaching and learning approaches
• Experience providing specific strategies to create a sense of belonging within the classroom
• A commitment to support the success and retention of underrepresented students, including students of color, first-generation students, and Pell eligible students
• Evidence of professional development related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Evidence of professional development related to the discipline and/or instruction
• Demonstrated commitment to collegial activities - service on committees, developing assessment, and guiding students.

WHY NORMANDALE

Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, serving almost 15,000 learners from diverse backgrounds, 42% of whom are persons of color and nearly 25% of whom are first-generation college students. We offer opportunities for individuals to grow and learn and advance all the while working for an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable space for learners to learn.

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE

As an agency of the State of Minnesota, Normandale offers a comprehensive benefits package including low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; generous vacation and sick leave as well as 11 paid holidays each year; employer-paid life insurance; pre-tax flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; and tax-deferred compensation. Additional benefits include tuition waivers available for employees and certain dependents, once qualifying criteria are met.

For information on benefits, visit SEGIP?s website SEGIP . This position is also part of Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF). The collective bargaining agreement outlines many additional benefits provided.

For more information on retirement benefits, please view the retirement brochure through MMB.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The college is committed to honoring human differences. We expect and foster tolerance of different values and ideas. We are committed to the principle that all individuals are to be treated with equality and dignity.

We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance, please contact Human Resources at 952-358-8269 or jobs@normandale.edu. Please indicate what assistance is needed.

Note: If selected for hire, official academic transcripts will be required.

The College regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.