GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Northland Pioneer College invites applications for a 9-month faculty position in Geology. This position consists of teaching 30 credits per academic year: live, hybrid, or online via the institution's learning management system. Responsibilities include supporting NPC's values of integrity, inclusion, adaptability, civility, and access; as well as upholding the mission of providing affordable and accessible educational excellence.

In addition to the essential functions listed below, the Geology faculty must be creative and flexible and have an openness to collaboration in order to succeed in teaching demographically diverse students across a large geographic area at this open enrollment institution. Faculty is expected to develop and maintain good working relationships with discipline-related colleagues as well as within the department and the College community. The faculty will serve as a college and community resource in their area of expertise and continue to be active within their field. They are expected to travel throughout the district to serve students' needs. They are expected to integrate technology into their instruction.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 
1. Research-based Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline 
taught, or research-based Master’s degree in different discipline with minimum of 18 graduate 
semester credit hours in the discipline taught.
2. Valid driver’s license.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 
1. PhD with original research in Geology or related field.
2. Demonstrated proficiency in college-level teaching for at minimum 2 years (or the equivalency 
of 2 years full-time); teaching experience as a teaching assistant or adjunct instructor may count 
toward the requirement.
3. Qualification to teach in a field in addition to geology.

About Northland Pioneer College

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is a two-year commuter community college located in the heart of the Southwest, where the Colorado Plateau meets the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona. NPC offers classes at four campus and five center locations across Navajo and Apache counties. Our service area includes the tribal homelands of the Navajo, Hopi, and Apache peoples. NPC is a two-year, HLC accredited public community college celebrating its 50th year!

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