Sheridan College, Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor, Creativity and Creative Thinking
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Ontario, Canada |
Position: | Full Professor |
Professor, Creativity and Creative Thinking
Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences
Employee Group: Academic
Campus: May be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus
Application Deadline: November 11, 2016
Start Date: January 2017
Reference Number: 16/F/06.1
Salary Range: $61,638 - $106,853 (based on relevant educational qualifications and experience)
Sheridan faculty provide academic leadership to programs and courses within their areas of expertise and contribute to a learning-centred environment, where students can develop to their full potential. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is seeking a professor who will be responsible for curriculum leadership in the area of Creativity and Creative Thinking. Sheridan is looking for a candidate who has expertise in a disciplinary area within the Humanities or Social Sciences with a focus on studies in creativity, creative thinking, and creative problem solving. The incumbent will be responsible for teaching and developing curriculum in these areas. A strong interdisciplinary bent in the candidate’s field of study would be an asset. The candidate should be committed to working in a team environment that supports distinctive programming.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that program and course curricula are current, relevant and reflective of best practices within the relevant professional/program disciplines;
- Defining, evaluating and validating learning outcomes for courses and programs in accordance with the provincial and college guidelines;
- Creating an effective environment for applied learning which accommodates students’ diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences and learning styles;
- Designing and revising courses and programs in consultation with the program coordinator, other faculty members, government departments, and potential employers and students;
- Designing appropriate strategies and tools for facilitating and assessing student learning that are invitational and reflective of best practices in teaching and learning, consistent with the learning outcomes of the course, and address multiple learning styles;
- Contributing to program development and research that serves the needs of the students across the College with involvement in consultative committees;
- Ensuring that students are aware of course and program learning outcomes, learning strategies and evaluation techniques; carrying out regularly scheduled instruction; providing individual and academic tutoring and counselling; and evaluating student progress/achievement within assigned courses;
- Developing multi-media materials and alternative delivery strategies, and incorporating appropriate educational technologies into the applied learning process.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in a related discipline in the Humanities or Social Sciences required;
- Demonstrated expertise in studies in creativity and creative thinking required;
- Three to five years of experience teaching and curriculum development at the post-secondary level;
- Demonstrated ability to conduct applied research;
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to convey the conceptual and applied aspects of knowledge to a broad range of students;
- Committed to excellence in teaching and learning and to working within a team environment.
Please apply online: https://careers-sheridancollege.icims.com
Contact: |
Please apply online: https://careers-sheridancollege.icims.com |
Website: | https://careers-sheridancollege.icims.com |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 09/29/2016 |
Closing Date | 11/11/2016 |