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SUMMARY
Position conducts college courses for undergraduate students by performing duties listed below. Position duties are primarily located at Levelland Campus, but could require potential assigned duties at other South Plains College campuses/Centers.
Position duties primarily consist of credit courses, but could require potential assigned duties of Workforce Development/Continuing Education courses.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned and/or included in the Faculty Handbook.
Instruction:
Instruct CIS credit and/or Workforce Development/Continuing Education Unit courses as outlined in prescribed curriculum including academic lecture, hands-on lab skills, and online supplementation.
Remain concerned with any/all matters involving teaching.
Demonstrate and practice proficient knowledge and skills concerning professional tactics, strategies, and techniques.
Prepare lecture, lesson plans and syllabi for assigned classes, meet and conduct assigned instruction in classes and labs as specified in the class schedule, maintain official class, grade rolls and grade reports, report drops to registrar, and personally prepare and proctor tests that adequately measure student learning outcomes.
Prepare and deliver effective lecture presentations to students in CIS academic exercises.
Prepare and deliver effective lab presentations in CIS skill exercises.
Assist Program Coordinator with annual program budget, and class schedules
Stimulate and motivate class discussions encouraging positive student goal achievement.
Counsel and advise students requiring assistance outside scheduled classes, communicate to students at beginning of semester grading procedures and overall coursework expectations, grade performance consistently and equitably for all students.
Develop and implement effective strategies to retain students through academic and professional advising, engagement with community businesses and business leaders, and emphasis of soft skills for professional success.
Keep students informed of academic performance, progress and potential academic issues effecting student's success, tutor students who require special attention, work with student services when needed concerning student welfare.
Serve on faculty committees, organizations, and activities as assigned.
Be familiar with administrative policies, philosophies, objectives, and goals involving program, and institution.
Recruit new students by presenting at high schools and/or alternative programs.
Participate in college functions, activities, and committees.
Function as a program advisor and represent a positive role model by participating in student activities.
Post and observe a minimum 35 hour work week, on-site work schedule.
Maintain updated professional teaching methods and technology mastery in assigned disciplines.
Assist in recruiting qualified advisory committee members from industry and business organizations as needed
Remain a professional representative of South Plains College Technical Education Division and Business Administration/ CIS department internally and externally of classroom.
Additional duties as assigned by college president and/or administration.
ESPRIT DE CORPS
Commitment to and positive actions for fostering good relationships and esprit de corps among students, coworkers, departments, other units in the college, and those faculty associates with outside the college.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory duties are required of this position unless program requires adjunct instructor, lab assistant, or non-work study to assist with lab activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree in Computer Information Systems required with demonstrated competencies.
Skills and experience with the following fields/technologies is preferred:
Programming

Cyber Security/Security Management

Network administration

System administration

Networking hardware

PC/Server hardware

PC Operating Systems including Windows 10/11

Windows Server/Azure

Cisco IOS

Industry certifications listed below are a plus:

A+

Network+

Security+

CCNA

Any other recognized industry certification pertaining to programming, security, networking or system administration.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Position requires efficient writing, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and effective presentation of information and response to questions from students, industry representatives, and general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Position requires ability to calculate figures and amounts consistent with program budget, classroom lecture preparation and instruction.
REASONING ABILITY
Position requires ability to solve practical problems consisting of multiple variables and interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
In order to increase student's "employability" after graduation, South Plains College Career and Technical Education programs provide student industry certifications related to program disciplines. Therefore, it is a requirement for faculty to become certified in industry certification(s) provided by program.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must periodically lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is relative to a business environment.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree in Computer Information Systems required with demonstrated competencies.
Skills and experience with the following fields/technologies is preferred:
Programming

Cyber Security/Security Management

Network administration

System administration

Networking hardware

PC/Server hardware

PC Operating Systems including Windows 10/11

Windows Server/Azure

Cisco IOS

Industry certifications listed below are a plus:

A+

Network+

Security+

CCNA

Any other recognized industry certification pertaining to programming, security, networking or system administration.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Position requires efficient writing, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and effective presentation of information and response to questions from students, industry representatives, and general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Position requires ability to calculate figures and amounts consistent with program budget, classroom lecture preparation and instruction.
REASONING ABILITY
Position requires ability to solve practical problems consisting of multiple variables and interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
In order to increase student's "employability" after graduation, South Plains College Career and Technical Education programs provide student industry certifications related to program disciplines. Therefore, it is a requirement for faculty to become certified in industry certification(s) provided by program.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must periodically lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is relative to a business environment.

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