Instructor, Biology

Salary:

$52,000.00 - $58,500.00

Annually Job Number:

2526-999170

Department:

Academic Affairs Opening Date:

05/13/2026 Job Summary Dynamic and Engaging Opportunity Awaits You! Are you ready to bring your expertise to life in the vibrant world of academia? Join our team as a faculty member at Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC), where innovation meets education in an environment pulsating with energy and excitement! LSSC faculty ignite the minds of our diverse student body through dynamic lectures, interactive discussions, and hands-on experiences. Responsible for demonstrating LSSC's core values of Caring, Communicating, Collaborating, and Celebrating when interacting with students, employees, visitors, and community members. The passion for your expertise is the catalyst to a dynamic educational journey for our students and their future success. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Works 35 hours per week, which includes 15 classroom instructional hours, 10 office or student contact hours, and 10 hours of service to the college and community. Design learning activities and materials that foster faculty-student interaction and facilitate student engagement, active learning, critical thinking, and achievement of prescribed course outcomes. Incorporates feedback from students, faculty, and employers of students to maintain the modernization of course content. Employ methods that facilitate active learning and develop students' high-order cognitive skills, such as analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Deliver instruction effectively to foster student success as measured by student course completion rates, performance on learning outcomes and documented learning gains, performance in related subsequent coursework, and external tests or certifications as applicable. Design and conduct timely (including at least one within the first two weeks of class) assessment strategies that effectively measure the student achievement of prescribed course outcomes. Foster communication with students outside of class meeting times. Follow college policies and procedures for administering and encouraging participation in student surveys of instruction in all course sections taught for the purpose of receiving summative and formative feedback to inform revisions to instructional expertise. Analyze student ratings of instruction and other student feedback about instructional expertise, identify areas for improvement, and implement an action plan to accomplish that improvement. Assist with registration and/or recruitment. Engage in retention initiatives that support successful student completion and graduation. Attend all scheduled or called meetings by the President, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Deans, or LSSC supervisor, unless excused by the administrator in charge. Keep accurate and up-to-date records; meet reporting deadlines. Maintain continuity of communication with students, community, faculty, staff, and supervisors through timely replies to meetings, phone calls, mail, and email requests.

Complete professional development focused on:

currency of knowledge in academic discipline, currency in methods of teaching and learning, currency in instructional technology. Complies with appropriate administrative rules/regulations and Board Policy. Participate in an annual evaluation process as specified by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Adhere to all workplace safety rules, safety laws, regulations, standards, and practices. Ability to work various hours, including nights, early mornings, and weekends. Ability to travel amongst various campuses and attend College events, or off campus, as required. Minimum Qualifications & Education Required Master's Degree in the teaching discipline, or Master's with 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline.