Community College Teaching Careers:  Resources for Future Faculty

KEY POINTS:

• Arrange each of your documents to highlight teaching first (cover letter, CV, research statement, diversity statement, teaching philosophy)

• Discuss your research in the context of how you use research in your teaching and involve your students

• Prepare a teaching demo where you might be “teaching” the committee over Skype.

• Use concrete, specific details of actions you have taken in all your statements, and in some cases, discuss actions you would like to take at their school

VIDEOS:

• April 13, 2021 workshop presentation slides

• April 13, 2021 workshop recorded video

• Building a Social Presence in the Online, Synchronous Classroom (Part 1 of 4)

• Assessing Student Learning in the Online, Synchronous Classroom (Part 2 of 4)

• Facilitating and Promoting Student Engagement in the Online, Synchronous Classroom ( Part 3 of 4)

• Teaching Inclusively in the Online, Synchronous Classroom (Part 4 of 4)

• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting (Fall 2020)

• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting (Spring 2020)

• Getting Hired at a Community College: Tips and Strategies from Faculty on Hiring Panels (Spring 2020)

• Getting Hired at a Community College: Tips and Strategies from Faculty on Hiring Panels (Fall 2020)

• Introduction to Teaching at a Community College (Fall 2020)

• Introduction to Teaching at a Community College (Spring 2019)

• Introduction to Teaching at a Community College (Spring 2020)

• Understanding Diversity and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting

ARTICLES:

• 7 Tips on Applying for Faculty Openings at Community Colleges

• Guide for Inclusive Teaching at Columbia

• How Do You Retain Community-College Students? Jill Biden Has a Dissertation for That.

• How to Land a Community College Job

• Model Minority Stereotype

• Qualifications Needed to Teach at a Community College

• The Effective Diversity Statement

• The Importance of Cover Letters in a Community-College Job Search

• What to Expect at a Community-College Interview

• How to stand out in your interview and job talk

• The Chronicle of Higher Education Vitae/Jobs

• Anti-racist Pedagogy Across the Curriculum (ARPAC) 

• Database: State of Iowa Employee Salaries 

• Des Moines Area Community College Factsheet 

• List of visas recently paid for by Community College (and the related disciplines)