ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION OPENING

Date of Notice for Tompkins Cortland Faculty Association Members:  March 4, 2024

Date of Notice for All Other Applicants:  March 18, 2024

POSITION OFFERED: Sociology & Anthropology Faculty

EMPLOYMENT DATE: August 2024 TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Renewable, Full-Time, 10-months

JOB DESCRIPTION: Tompkins Cortland Community College seeks a dynamic and engaging full-time tenure track faculty member with a focus on student success and retention. Position includes 15 credits per semester in Sociology and Anthropology courses. These credits may involve teaching face-to-face, remote, day, evening, online, hybrid, and HyFlex courses. Courses will include introductory sociology and cultural anthropology and the opportunity to teach and develop additional courses that address stratification and inequality and/or a global perspective. The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues to maintain, develop, and update course curricula and work on and possibly lead initiatives for future development. Other activities will include student advising, serving on college committees, holding office hours, and outcomes assessment. This position is within the Faculty Association Union. Candidates must currently reside or be willing to relocate to New York State at time of employment. Additionally, maintaining New York State residency will be required for the duration of employment.

Tompkins Cortland Community College’s Strategic Equity, Diversity, Justice, and Inclusion Plan works to increase the representation of historically underrepresented faculty across our campus. This work aligns with the College’s mission of serving our community by meeting educational needs and creating an environment for student success. In addition, it prepares our students and ourselves for citizenship in a global society. We value diversity in all of its contexts, including strengths, perspectives, and people.  Our commitment to our Strategic  Equity, Diversity, Justice, and Inclusion plan helps us work to ensure that our faculty are representative of our student body.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in Sociology, Anthropology, or other related field with at least 18 graduate credits in Sociology and/or Anthropology. 
• Teaching experience in a postsecondary accredited institution required, and community college experience is preferred.
• Experience teaching either introductory sociology or cultural anthropology at the college level with a preference for experience teaching both.
• Experience creating a student-centered, active learning environment in the classroom and/or in the online environment. 
• Demonstrated ability to use modern instructional technology.
• Experience advising college-level students preferred.
• This position requires the ability to work supportively in a culturally diverse environment of students, faculty, staff, and the community. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with multi-lingual learners and historically under-served students and/or communities through teaching, mentoring, or administration are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates with a demonstrated ability to incorporate an intersectional framework into teaching and student engagement are encouraged to identify those experiences in the application materials.

EXPECTED HIRING SALARY RANGE:  $51,233-$76,853  Salary subject to change pending outcome of Faculty Association negotiations. Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. As a College employee, this appointment includes NYS retirement benefit options with a choice of a pension or generous matches to 414H, attractive Health Care options with 80% of premiums covered by the College, post-retirement health insurance and supportive work-life balance with holidays and sick days along with tuition assistance and ability of application to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) in addition to other benefits offered by the College. Inquire for additional details.

Review of applicants to begin April 4, 2024 and continue until position is filled.

To view the full position description and apply, visit www.tompkinscortland.edu/college-info/employment. 

Note: Additional application materials/essays will be requested.

Tompkins Cortland Community College is a culturally diverse campus with over two decades of strong partnerships with international colleges and universities and a commitment to preparing our students for citizenship in a global society. Tompkins Cortland Community College is accredited by the Board of Regents of the State of New York and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and awards associate degrees in career-oriented and liberal arts/sciences programs of study. Enrollment is approximately 3,500 students. To learn more about the College, visit our website at www.tompkinscortland.edu. Visa sponsorship not available. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. AA/EOE

Location:Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in the naturally beautiful and culturally rich Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, near Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca, and Binghamton. The area is host to many colleges, including Cornell University, as well as excellent healthcare, museums, festivals, and business enterprises.

Human Resources Department | P.O. Box 139, 170 North Street | Dryden, NY 13053-0139 

Phone: 607.844.8211 | Fax: 607.844.6551 | tompkinscortland.edu

The State University of New York | Tompkins Cortland Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer