FT Career Development Faculty - Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship : Job Details

“The opportunity is out there. You just have to find it.” Tom Golisano, Founder

Who We Are Looking For: Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship seeks a full-time faculty member who will be responsible for teaching and supporting courses primarily in our career development sequence of classes, which are a required component of the academic program. These classes consist of Career Design & Professional Readiness, Personal Branding & Networking, and academic internship courses. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of classroom instruction based in applied and active learning strategies, as well as knowledge of both employer expectations, job market demands, and industry trends, as related to workforce readiness.

We seek faculty who actively embrace an open mindset towards thoughtfully integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technology into their teaching, advising, and mentorship. The ideal candidate aims to enhance their own teaching effectiveness and significantly enrich our students' learning experiences and skills. Our faculty will have a strong and consistent commitment to student learning including multi- and interdisciplinary integration between courses, so students understand connections and increase their lateral thinking. Faculty choose to teach at our Institute because:

• They want to teach; student learning and empowerment is their passion and their purpose.
• They want to advise; proactively and consistently mentoring students excites them.
• They want to improve; continuous pedagogical & professional improvement is in their DNA.

Who We Are: The Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship is a non-profit post- secondary education institution dedicated to propelling the next generation of business leaders forward—while ensuring they're not held back by debt. Through hands-on mentorship, connections with real businesses, and a hyper-focused curriculum, students are set up for business success in just 24 months. Our faculty are drawn to the opportunity to create a high- quality alternative to traditional post-secondary education.

Major Responsibilities:

• Serve as co-instructor for career development courses (i.e. Career Design & Professional Readiness, Networking & Personal Brand Management), including those connected to academic internships for credit. These are full-credit courses required as part of the two-year academic program.
• Co-instructors facilitate instruction alongside the lead faculty, delivering course content and engaging with students. They assist in developing course materials and provide additional support to enhance student learning.
• In some quarters, may serve as Lead Faculty, who is the primary instructor for a given course, responsible for conducting each class meeting session, assignment design and grading, and holding weekly Team meetings with co-instructors supporting the class.
• Normal teaching load is 12 courses per 4 Quarters, with each Quarters' load determined in conjunction with Academic Affairs Leadership. Terms serving as Lead Faculty carry a load reduction to 3 courses and usually only 1-2 preps.
• Our courses are integrated within, and between, Quarters, so these detailed course builds will include integrated assignments with other courses running concurrently
• Collaboration with our Director of Teaching and Learning and/or Learning Engineer for support in assuring assignment design is constructed with an assessment lens, and emphasizing and ensuring active learning in each class meeting session
• Collaboration with Director of Educational Technology and/or Learning Engineer in their conversion of these plans into our Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas
• This is accomplished through relevant co-teaching assignments and weekly Team sync meetings
• Teaching / Advising / Community & Professional Development, as explained in the Detailed Faculty Role Overview
• This position reports into the AVP for Career and Personal Development as well as the Chief Academic Officer.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years direct teaching experience in secondary or post-secondary education setting, with preferred disciplines in business, career and technical education or work-based learning.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Career Services within an educational setting (higher education or K-12) is preferred, candidates meeting other qualifications with experience in Corporate Recruiting/Talent Acquisition will be considered
• Understanding industry trends, job market demands, and employer expectations is crucial.
• Experience designing and facilitating student-centered learning environments that emphasize peer-to-peer engagement, autonomy, and reflection
• Demonstrated success in practical and applied teaching with an emphasis on proficiency development and active-learning classroom experiences is vital.
• Experience implementing assessments that support students' self-monitoring and reflection on their development and providing growth-oriented feedback that strengthens students' professional identity.
• Facility with the Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas is highly preferred; experience with other LMS' will be considered, with emphasis on utilizing LMS' as a learning support for students.
• Facility with MS Office 365, and utilizing educational technology is required; this includes experience with leveraging presentation and interactive educational technology as a component of an active learning environment. Experience with T1V/ThinkHub educational collaborative software is a plus.