City : Toronto

Category : Sch of Eng&Lib Studies - NH

Industry : Education

Employer : Seneca

Position Summary (2 Positions)

Reporting to the Chair, School of English and Liberal Studies, the Professor is responsible for developing, preparing, and delivering post-secondary courses. Seneca offers courses in four delivery formats: in-person, online, hybrid and flexible. Professors may teach in any one or more of the four delivery formats.

The Professor will be responsible for providing academic leadership in the classroom and within the School, ensuring an effective and compelling learning environment for students.

Program Area/Level:

Responsible for teaching courses at Business Communication and Corporate Communication courses at the Degree level. 

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Chair, School of English and Liberal Studies, the Professor is responsible for:

Teaching:

• Ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approach and evaluation techniques.
• Incorporating active learning strategies in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Implementing appropriate educational technology and tools in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Carrying out regularly scheduled instruction, which may include tutoring and academic counselling of students.
• Providing a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources, work experience and field trips.
• Evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student's work within assigned courses.

Course and Curriculum Development:

• Ensuring an equitable and accessible learning community on online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Designing formative and summative assessments (alternative and authentic) for online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Consulting with program and course directors and other faculty members, advisory committees, accrediting agencies, potential employers and students.
• Defining course objective and evaluating and validating these objectives.
• Specifying or approving learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.
• Developing individualized instruction and multi-media presentations where applicable.
• Selecting or approving textbooks and learning materials.

Academic Leadership:

• Providing guidance to Instructors relative to the Instructor’s teaching assignments.
• Participating in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees as requested.
• Participating in industry, or community partnered, Applied Research initiatives to enhance student learning with inter-disciplinary and experiential learning opportunities.

Qualifications

Education

• Minimum of a completed Ph.D. in Communications, Business, English or a closely related field.

Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years’ teaching experience at the post-secondary level.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in Corporate Communications or Business Communications is required.
• Experience teaching business and/or technical communication courses, with concepts such as informational and analytical reports, usability and AODA document design principals, transactional communication such as user guides, manuals and request for proposals at the post -secondary level is required.

Skills

• Demonstrated competencies to deliver in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person.
• A track record of teaching excellence at the College or University level, and/or delivery of professional training and development.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with curriculum development, student engagement and other post- secondary practices, including Universal Design for Learning.
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles of Indigenization, diversity, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and human relation skills to interact effectively with the College’s multicultural student and staff population, and understands and commitment to equity in education.

Note: A teaching demonstration will be required during the recruitment process. Faculty will be required to be on campus and may be required to teach at other campuses as needed

Consideration will be given to qualified internal full-time academic and partial-load employees first in accordance with the Collective Agreement requirements.  New employees will be required to demonstrate the Faculty Basic Competencies by the end of their probationary period.

As a top GTA employer, Seneca offers a competitive total compensation package.  The salary range for full-time Professors ranges from $67,221 to $116,532.  Upon hire, the incumbent will receive a pay calculation to determine their step within the range.  To view additional perks and benefits of working at Seneca, please visit: www.senecacollege.ca/careers .