College: Louisiana Delta Community College

Department: Academic Affairs

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 12 month

Salary: $73,000-$76,000

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Instruction & Student Success
• Teach the equivalent of 24 credit hours/year (12-month) or 21 credit hours/year (9-month), unless otherwise approved.
• Promote high-impact teaching practices in composition, literature, and developmental English courses.
• Support student success initiatives, including co-requisite instruction, tutoring integration, and early alert systems.
• Monitor student performance metrics (retention, completion, pass rates) and implement strategies for improvement.

Curriculum & Academic Quality
• Ensure curriculum alignment with transfer institutions, statewide articulation agreements, and general education requirements.
• Lead development, review, and revision of course curricula, syllabi, and learning outcomes.
• Oversee assessment of student learning outcomes and use results for continuous improvement.
• Maintain academic rigor and consistency across all course sections and modalities (face-to-face, online, hybrid).
• Collaborate with other disciplines to support writing across the curriculum and interdisciplinary initiatives.

Faculty Leadership & Development
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate full-time and adjunct English faculty.
• Recruit and recommend qualified faculty in accordance with institutional policies.
• Promote professional development in composition pedagogy, digital literacy, and inclusive teaching practices.
• Foster a collaborative departmental culture focused on innovation and student-centered instruction.

Scheduling, Operations & Administration
• Develop and manage course schedules to ensure access, efficiency, and alignment with student demand.
• Assign faculty teaching loads and monitor workload compliance.
• Oversee textbook and instructional material selection, ensuring affordability and academic quality.
• Manage departmental budget, including instructional resources and professional development expenditures.
• Maintain accurate and current course information in the college catalog, website, and advising materials.

Assessment, Accreditation & Compliance
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies, accreditation standards (SACSCOC), and state guidelines.
• Collaborate with Institutional Effectiveness in data collection, reporting, and program evaluation.
• Support program review processes and strategic planning initiatives. Student Support & Engagement
• Support advising efforts and collaborate with student services to enhance student pathways and completion.
• Promote literacy initiatives, writing centers, and academic support services.
• Engage in outreach with K-12 partners to support dual enrollment and college readiness in English.

Institutional Leadership & Service
• Serve on college committees, councils, and task forces as assigned.
• Contribute to institutional strategic planning and continuous improvement efforts.
• Represent the English Department in internal and external partnerships, including transfer institutions.
• Promote a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and respect within the department and institution.
• Practices and promotes LDCC institutional and cultural standards of practice.

Other Duties
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Instruction or designee.

Required Education: 

• Master's degree in English, Literature. Rhetoric/Composition, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in English.
• Qualifications must meet Louisiana Delta Community College Faculty Credentialing Pol icy (AA_108) and applicable accreditation standards.
• Minimum of two (2) years of college-level teaching experience; community college experience preferred.
• Prior leadership, coordination, or administrative experience preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in teaching composition. developmental education, and/or literature courses.
• Strong understanding of student learning outcomes assessment, curriculum design, and instructional best practices in English education.
• Experience with co-requisite remediation models, 'writing across the curriculum (WAC), or integrated reading/writing approaches preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use instructional technologies and learning management systems effectively.
• Familiarity with accreditation standards (e.g., SACSCOC) and transfer/articulation expectations for English coursework.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to student success, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Commitment to the mission, values, and goals of Louisiana Delta Community College.

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Louisiana Delta Community College has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. Louisiana Delta Community College is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. Louisiana Delta Community College is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.