Faculty Professional Development and Student Research Coordinator

Otero Junior College

Job Description

 

Full Job Description

 

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 


Position Title: Faculty Professional Development and Student Research Coordinator

Position #: 400030

Position Status: Full-Time

Reports To: AIM Grant Project Director

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1. Guide faculty in development of research projects and/or service or experiential learning activities
for students in the fields of science and humanities.

2. Assist students with the development of research projects, service-learning, or experiential
learning activities.

3. Design professional development opportunities that focus on culturally responsive teaching and
non-cognitive teaching practice for faculty.

4. Identify engaging professional development facilitators; coordinate scheduling of events and
conduct meaningful participant evaluations that measure outcomes for success.

5. Assist AIM Grant staff to coordinate campus events that ensure student success, such as
orientation, open houses, and other welcoming events that are focused on increasing student

retention.

6. Maintain accurate records and documentation that reports on participant attendance, student
progress, performance, increased opportunities based on need, and overall data collection that

ensure delivery of programs that benefit students.

7. Submit monthly time and effort reports.

This position is funded through a Title V, Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program (DHSI), for

five years beginning October 1, 2020. Any grant funded position with future employment will be

contingent upon funding.

 


See Human Resources for a complete job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree
  • Previous teaching experience
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • A demonstrated commitment/evidence of sensitivity in working with Hispanic, low-income, and
first generation students, preferably in a college setting

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous teaching experience at the college level
  • Experience assisting students with undergraduate research and/or service or experiential learning
activities

 

  • Experience developing and leading culturally-relevant trainings
  • A demonstrated commitment to rural community colleges

SALARY:
$42,000 - $47,741 with an excellent and highly competitive benefits package including PERA retirement, health,

vision, dental, life insurance, and sick and annual leave

166-Day Contract – renewable 9-month academic year position

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
For consideration, an applicant file must contain:

1. Cover letter that addresses the minimum and preferred qualifications
2. Resume
3. Copies of transcripts (A.A., B.A., and M.A.)
4. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of 3 professional references

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Open Until Filled

 

POSITION START DATE:

August 15, 2023

 

Submit Application Packet To:
Otero College

Attn: Kelsey Barbee

Director of Human Resources

1802 Colorado Ave

La Junta, CO 81050

FAX: (719) 384-6947

 

Or Email To: kelsey.barbee@otero.edu

 

Inquiries May Be Directed To:

Kelsey Barbee

(719) 384-6824


Applicants must submit to and pass a background check before an offer of employment can be extended.

Notice of Non-Discrimination


Otero College prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment including those that violate federal and state law or the

State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education Board Policies 3-120 and 4-120. The College does not

discriminate on the basis of sex/gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, veteran

status, pregnancy status, religion, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its employment practices or

educational programs and activities. Otero College will take appropriate steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills

will not be a barrier to admission and participation in vocational education programs.

 

The College has designated Kelsey Barbee, Director of Human Resources, as its AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (AA), OFFICER,

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EO), AND TITLE IX COORDINATOR with the responsibility to coordinate its civil rights

compliance activities and grievance procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Barbee, Director of Human

Resources at 719-384-6824, kelsey.barbee@otero.edu , or 1802 Colorado Ave. McDivitt Hall RM# 140, La Junta, CO 81050.

 

You may also contact the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office Building, 1244

North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204, telephone (303) 844-3417.

 


The Federal Cleary Act (The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990) requires all institutions of higher learning to make

available to prospective employees the agency’s Annual Security Report/Campus Crime Statistics. A paper copy of this report can be

obtained at the Student Services Center upon request or at: http://www.ojc.edu/content/marketing/catalog.pdf. This report includes

statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus or on property controlled or owned by Otero College, as

well as public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, our campus.

Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in

lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your application packet

Qualified protected class individuals are encouraged to apply

 

Otero College must comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. If hired you will be required to provide documents to show

your identity and authorization to work. In addition, Colorado fiscal rules require direct deposit for all new employees.

 

ABOUT OTERO COLLEGE:
Founded in 1941, Otero College is an accredited Hispanic Serving Institution and is a state two-year community college with

approximately 1500 students (1250 FTE) made up of traditional, non-traditional and international students. The college is governed

by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Otero is located on an attractive 40-acre campus on

the southern edge of La Junta, Colorado. The college is a full-service campus with dormitory housing, food service, men’s and

women’s varsity intercollegiate athletics, and state-of-the-art educational technology. The city of La Junta has a population of

approximately 8,000 and is located on Highway 50, sixty miles east of Pueblo. The college serves the residents of Otero, Bent,

and Crowley counties. This rural geographic area in southeast Colorado is primarily agriculture based and has a population of

approximately 33,000 people. Students at Otero can earn degrees in Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied

Science, Associate of General Studies or an Associate Degree in Nursing. Students who wish to pursue vocational occupations

will find over a dozen one- and two-year certificate programs available. Career and Technical Education certificate programs at

Otero include:

Advanced Ag/Business Management

ABM Financial Analysis

Ag/Business Marketing and Risk Management

ABM Records and Business Planning

Rural Business Entrepreneurship

Cosmetology

Hair Stylist

Nail Technician

Esthetician

Crop Production

Intro to Horticulture

Horticulture

Emergency Medical Technician

EMT Intermediate

Community Health Worker

Law Enforcement Training Academy

Livestock Production

Agriculture Production Management

Artificial Insemination

Nurse Aide

Practical Nursing

Phlebotomy

Oxyacetylene

Welding Fundamentals I

Welding Fundamentals II

Welding Production

Advanced Welding Pipe

Advanced Welding Railroad

To learn more about Otero College, visit the college’s website at www.otero.edu.

 

OTERO MISSION STATEMENT:

To provide quality higher education that is accessible, transforms lives, expands employment

opportunities, enriches our communities, promotes individual and global cultural diversity, and fosters

economic development.

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