Business Professor -Tenure-Track

Priority Consideration Date: May 5, 2025

Located in the scenic Puget Sound area with Mount Rainier in the distance, Tacoma is the third-largest city in Washington State with a thriving and diverse community of over 200,000 residents. Tacoma Community College (TCC) was built on the ancestral territory of Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Puyallup. The 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty forcibly removed them to the Puyallup Reservation to make way for settlers; we recognize the privilege of utilizing this land has come at great cost. We honor the resilience of the Puyallup people, who still live here, defend their rights, and contribute greatly to the well-being of this community. Our institution aims to increase partnerships and community ties with the local indigenous populations. TCC is committed to increasing Native visibility by developing more culturally responsive curriculum. Moreover, TCC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Black community by further strengthening collaboration with the Black Student Union as well as community entities such as the Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective, the Tacoma Urban League, and local black-owned businesses. We are committed to infusing and incorporating more educational content focused on the lives and experiences of the Black community into our curriculum. We continually strive to become an anti-racist institution.

Tacoma Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 12,000 students. Our students reflect the diversity of our community; we serve 27% students of color, 60% female, and a median age of 26. We embrace our identity as a community college. Our Mission Statement says, "As the community's college, we create meaningful learning, advance equity, and strengthen student and community success." 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. To grow this workforce, we seek to recruit faculty who exemplify similar attributes:

• Commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population,
• Reflects the diversity of our community,
• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching,
• Honors the campus mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities,
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for historically underserved populations,
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others, and
• Engages with the community both within and outside of TCC.

Regional Setting

For information on Tacoma and the surrounding area: https://www.tacomacc.edu/tcc-life/life_in_tacoma

Position Summary

Tacoma Community College seeks a student-centered tenure-track professor to join our business faculty team. This position will include responsibility for the development, preparation, and delivery of courses at the associate and bachelor degree level in the fields of general business, management, global logistics, human resources and project management. Teaching assignments may include daytime, evening or weekend (Saturday) classes using various modalities including face-to-face, hybrid or fully online (synchronous or asynchronous). Teaching locations may include one of our two campuses: main campus in Tacoma and our satellite campus in Gig Harbor. This team member will collaborate with students, faculty, and staff to build strong links within our college and surrounding community. This position reports directly to the Dean of Business, Paralegal & Technology.

• Prepare curriculum and teach courses in the fields of general business, management, global logistics, entrepreneurship, human resources, and project management at the associate and bachelor degree level.
• Develop, implement, and assess curricula at the rigor appropriate for the degree program.
• Develop and maintain a current and relevant curriculum that aligns with program, field, and college goals.
• Employ innovative and inclusive teaching methods designed to engage and retain a diverse student population, particularly historically under-represented groups such as black and brown students.
• Teach in different modalities including but not limited to face-to-face, hybrid, and online.
• Evaluate student learning through a variety of methods, including exams, projects, and assignments.
• Provide timely feedback to students.
• Maintain regular office hours according to the current faculty negotiated agreement (TCCFT) to improve student retention and success.
• Foster a positive and supportive learning environment that encourages student success.
• Commit to remaining current in the field.
• Support division/department goals.
• Actively participate in departmental responsibilities including curriculum review, assessment, program development, and faculty meetings.
• Work with an advisory committee of community partners to keep curriculum relevant to local employer needs.
• Serve on college committees and participate in college governance.
• Participate in the college's professional development
• Use technology tools to enhance student learning in any learning environment.
• Collaborate with other business faculty and staff.
• Adhere to college policies and procedures.
• Commit to Tacoma Community College's mission and embrace the values of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Duties of the position require the following knowledge, skills and abilities or thewillingness to learn them:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse student population.
• Proficiency in using technology for teaching and learning.
• Commitment to student success.
• Experience or demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.
• Prepare and deliver courses at the associate and bachelor degree level in the field of business.
• Work with faculty and staff on curriculum and program development incorporating current educational theories and research and integrating new and innovative approaches to instruction.
• Develop and utilize a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of learners in any modality or classroom environment.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback using program criteria and expectations.
• Advise current and potential business students for multiple career paths and forboth the associate and bachelor degree programs.
• Ethical decision making and sound professional judgement.
• Commitment to the mission of Tacoma Community College.
• Commitment to developing a diverse workforce for Pierce County.
• Commitment to teaching in a community college setting and a strong awareness and appreciation of the benefits of diversity, cultural awareness, and sensitivity in the workplace.
• Commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to work successfully with the varied and diverse students and staff of the college.
• Dynamic, non-traditional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from diverse backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
• Commitment to remain current in the field.

• Strong critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups from the community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration.
• Demonstrated strength in written and oral communication as well as listening.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Dedication to group problem solving and collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or other related field from an accredited college or university plus 2 years relevant working experience.
• Two years of relevant teaching experience at the college level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a business-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Teaching experience in a community college.
• Professional Certification in project management or human resources management.
• Experience using Canvas at an intermediate/advanced level.
• Experience teaching in multiple modalities.
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs, Canvas learning management system (LMS), and other appropriate instructional technologies.
• Experience with curriculum development and assessment.
• Ability to provide effective instruction in a broad spectrum of courses within the discipline of business specifically including human resources or project management.

• Successful completion of a criminal history background check.
• Ability to be vocationally certified

Work Schedule

• FOR FULL-TIME FACULTY: This is a full-time tenure track faculty position contracted on an annual basis.
• Classes may be scheduled day, evening, online or weekends.

• Complete the Tacoma Community College online application.
• Attach a resume and cover letter describing how your educational background and experience align with the responsibilities and qualifications.
• Attach unofficial copies of transcripts for all colleges and universities attended.
• Tacoma Community College is committed to eliminating barriers and systems of oppression so we may serve all learners and support each other as colleagues. We strive to be an anti-racist institution and value compassion, respect, and continuous improvement. A critical component of this is the understanding that the work of cultivating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) belongs to all employees. Tacoma Community College desires candidates who have two or more of the following characteristics:
  • Knowledge of the challenges faced by minoritized students (historically marginalized or excluded) and a demonstrated commitment to addressing disparities within an institutional setting.
  • Experience in, or demonstrated commitment to, teaching, mentoring, or providing services to support the academic success of minoritized students.
  • Experience in, or demonstrated commitment to incorporating culturally relevant and inclusive classroom practices into teaching and mentorship.
  • Personal connection to the College's strategic goal of advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion as well as the ability to draw on your own positionality to enrich the student experience.

Please provide a statement of no more than two pages that address how you meet two or more of these characteristics. Candidates with less work experience should be specific as to how they demonstrate commitment. Candidates with more work experience should be specific about what they have done as well as what they would like to do.

Terms of Employment:

This is a full-time tenure track faculty position contracted on an annual basis. The salary range is $66,500 to $80,000 per year. Placement on the faculty salary schedule will commensurate with educational background and experience per the 2024 Faculty Negotiated Agreement(Download PDF reader)(Article 4.00 Academic Employee Compensation). Tacoma Community College provides a generous comprehensive benefits package, inclusive of considerate paid time off, competitively affordable medical-dental plans, substantial life insurance options and broad range of retirement plans. A collective bargaining agreement exists with the Tacoma Community College Federation of Teachers (AFT local 2196.) Degrees must be from accredited colleges or universities recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and verified by National Student Clearinghouse. International degrees will be evaluated for US equivalency.

Tacoma Community College values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator. Tacoma Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, or status as a veteran of war. Prohibited sex discrimination includes sexual harassment (unwelcome sexual conduct of various types). Provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Rehabilitation Act. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Stephen Smith, Title VII and Title IX, Building 14, 253-566-5055; Kathryn Held, Section 504 Officer, Student Affairs Administration Office at 253-566-5115. This recruitment announcement does not reflect the entire job description and can be changed and or modified without notice.

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