Economics - Part-Time

Tacoma Community College (TCC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 14,000 students. We embrace our identity as a community college and strongly encourage applications from candidates who recognize and honor the important role that equity, diversity, and inclusion brings to an educational community. Our stated mission is to create meaningful and relevant learning, inspire greater equity, and celebrate success in our lives and in our communities. We are recognized nationally as an, Achieving the Dream "leader college" and our faculty are engaged in innovative work to improve student retention and program completion. According to the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, TCC ranks high on measures of active learning and academic challenge, thanks to our creative and scholarly faculty. We seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community.
• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
• Is attracted by the campus mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities.
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
• Engages effectively with the community both within and outside of TCC.

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Part time faculty positions at the college are open continuous and reviewed on a quarter by quarter basis. Individuals who apply to the applicant pool are considered active for a period of 12 months from the application date and may be contacted when vacancies occur. Submitting an application does not guarantee that a position will be available or offered.

• Prepare and teach economics courses in the Business Transfer program

• Masters degree in economics
• -or- a Bachelors degree in Economics AND Masters degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Business Education, Finance, or Political Science OR the equivalent from an accredited college or university.

• Masters degree in economics.
• Experience teaching at a community college.
• Experience in using online classroom platforms (Angel, Blackboard, etc.) as a classroom support and learning tool.

• Successful completion of a criminal history background check prior to employment.

• Professional and courteous interactions with students, faculty, and staff.
• Flexible in the ability to achieve the instructional and general responsibilities of the position.
• Dynamic, non-traditional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and form diverse backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
• Experience using computers as an instructional aid in and out of the classroom to enhance learning.
• An appreciation of diversity and the benefits of a commitment to cultural awareness and sensitivity in the workplace.
• Excellent customer service skills; including establishing, building, and maintaining internal/external customer satisfaction.
• Ethics, integrity and sound professional judgment.