REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in education or early childhood education or related field with 18 graduate credits in education from a regionally accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience (or equivalent part-time teaching experience) in formal classroom environments.
• Must have 2000 hours of work-related experience and be willing to maintain CTE credentials in Early Childhood Education (relevant to qualifications)
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make public presentations.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong technological skills and experience using MS Office suite.
• Must be willing and able to travel as required by position needs.
• Must be willing and able to work evenings and weekends as necessitated by course schedules.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate degree in education or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Prior community college experience preferred.
• Experience with distance education.
• Full-time teaching experience in higher education.
• Demonstrated success in working with students from diverse backgrounds.

ABOUT MORGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC):

MCC is one of 13 colleges comprising the Colorado Community College System (CCCS). The college has consistently been named a Great College to Work for by the Chronicle of Higher Education in the past decade.
MCC is located on I-76, 80 miles northeast of Denver and approximately 100 miles east of Rocky Mountain National Park. MCC provides high quality lower division transferable courses and occupational education culminating in a variety of certificate, associate, and baccalaureate degree programs through traditional, innovative, and non-traditional delivery methods to an 11,500 square mile service area in eastern Colorado.
The College serves this vast, rural, agricultural area from its main campus in Fort Morgan and through four regional locations in Bennett, Limon, Burlington and Wray. These locations are 75 to 150 miles from the campus in Fort Morgan.
The College is seeking dynamic, creative individuals who are committed to the community college philosophy, student success, and public service. MCC seeks individuals looking for a rural or small community lifestyle, with excellent conditions for families; close proximity to a major metropolitan area; year-round recreation and natural beauty; and a dynamic, forward-looking workplace.

The Education Faculty develops, implements, and manages the plan for offering education courses at Morgan Community College (MCC). The position will develop, implement, and evaluate curriculum appropriate to MCC’s BAS degree(s) in Education and transfer preparedness and matriculation into a baccalaureate level teacher preparation program that meet the needs of primary and secondary education partners across the region the college serves. This position shall provide vision and leadership to MCC for immediate and future offerings of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Education and the pending BAS in Elementary Education.
The Education Faculty will teach EDU or ECE courses (relevant to qualifications), with a three-credit release time in fall and spring semesters (6 credit annual release) for program development and administrative duties. A variety of instructional delivery modalities (synchronous, online, remote) will be utilized via WebEx/Zoom and a Learning Management System. The faculty member will also work with part-time instructors to provide mentoring and help with the implementation of assessment strategies. The faculty member may be asked to teach in the summer semester for additional remuneration. Teaching assignments may be scheduled at various times including evening and weekend offerings.
The Education Faculty shall embrace the college’s guiding principles of integrity, respect, open and honest communication, and collaboration. The individual will be dynamic, creative, committed to teaching excellence, and have a passion for continuous improvement.