Geography Instructor - Military Veterans

Classification: Unlimited (tenure track), 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

ABOUT THE POSITION AND THE GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT NORMANDALE

The Geography/Geology Department at Normandale Community College is seeking a broadly trained, student-focused geographer who is interested in contributing to our academic community and to teaching students from diverse backgrounds. The Geography Program at Normandale offers an AA with emphasis in Geography, provides coursework for other academic programs and prepares students for transfer. We encourage faculty to participate in shared governance of the college and to engage in service to the community.

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. 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 Geography courses, including laboratory, daytime, evening, and alternate schedule formats utilizing online, face-to-face, and hybrid delivery formats.
• Contribute to department, division, and college goals, which provide the basis for program planning, implementation, evaluation, and support.
• Be committed to the success and retention of 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.

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.

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

HOW TO APPLY

• Please submit your online application and supporting information to: JR0000001209
• Upload (attach) a cover letter that addresses how your qualifications align with the requirements of this position
• Upload (attach) current resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
• Upload(attach) unofficial/official college transcripts (copies are acceptable for initial application screening)

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree with a major in Geography; or
• Master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credits (27 graduate quarter credits) in Geography.

To be qualified for this position, you must meet minimum qualifications. We encourage applicants to address their experience and/or approach to 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.

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)

Preferred Qualifications:

• D. in Geography
• Experience serving diverse populations
• Experience teaching in a community college setting
• Experience as a primary instructor teaching college Geography, including laboratory
• Graduate coursework and teaching experience in Geology
• Experience in online learning and in course delivery using web-based course management systems such as D2L
• Experience in innovative teaching and learning approaches
• Experience teaching laboratory courses
• Experience in assessment of student learning
• Experience providing specific strategies to create a sense of belonging within the classroom
• Experience using innovative classroom techniques to support the success and retention of underrepresented students including students of color, first-generation students, and Pell eligible students
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Commitment to professional development in the discipline of Geography
• Demonstrated pursuit of professional growth in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Demonstrated commitment to participating in campus activities and professional development