Appendix A Faculty Rank Descriptions
Last Reviewed
November 16, 2022
Full-Time Faculty - Instructor Rank Description
Rank PHILOSOPHY
Instructors at CWI are expected to focus on mastering disciplinary content, developing and strengthening their ability to prepare and present instructional materials, and assessing student performance. Instructors are focusing on inclusive student-centered pedagogy and familiarizing themselves with the college, its resources, systems, and departmental curriculum in order to facilitate student success and persistence across the student lifecycle. Professional development at the rank of instructor focuses on student achievement. Instructors are engaged in the institution in areas where their participation and skill set has the greatest potential for impact on the success of students.
RANK SUMMARY
- Instruction: Instructors develop and improve excellence in one’s own instructional performance.
- Institutional Engagement: Instructors pursue opportunities for engagement that make significant contributions to the success of students and their courses.
- Professional Development: Instructors pursue professional development that has significant impact on CWI’s success.
SCOPE
Self, students (key roles: build knowledge and skills, familiarize, engage, assist)
RANK RELATED JOB DUTIES
Instruction
- Develop and maintain inclusive, student-centered pedagogy to meet the unique needs of CWI’s diverse community college population.
- Focus on continuous improvement of course curriculum, content delivery, assessment, and responsiveness to students.
- Establish and maintain a record of teaching excellence.
- Assist in the development and/or revision of curriculum at the course level.
Institutional Engagement
- Develop professional relationships to familiarize oneself with the college, its resources, and systems.
- Engage in service activities that support student and personal success.
- Become conversant with department/program-level initiatives.
- Understand and engage with planning and/or assessment at department/program level.
Professional Development
- Work with supervisors to determine how one’s professional expertise and interests contribute to student and personal success.
Full-Time Faculty - Assistant Professor Rank Description
RANK PHILOSOPHY
As they strengthen their abilities in preparing and presenting instructional materials and assessing student performance, Assistant Professors work to master curriculum content and dependably demonstrate instructional excellence. They strengthen their inclusive, student-centered pedagogy and actively participate in departmental initiatives. Involvement in service and professional development broadens, and Assistant Professors are engaged in the institution in areas where their participation and skill set has the greatest potential for impact on the success of students and the department/program, as well as the persistence of students across the student lifecycle.
RANK SUMMARY
- Instruction: Assistant Professors pursue and contribute to excellence in instructional performance.
- Institutional Engagement: Assistant Professors pursue opportunities for engagement that make significant contributions to their department and have a positive impact on the community it serves.
- Professional Development: Assistant Professors pursue professional development that has significant impact on CWI’s success.
SCOPE
Self, students, department (key roles: contribute, collaborate, demonstrate, strengthen)
RANK RELATED JOB DUTIES
Instruction
- Strengthen inclusive, student-centered pedagogy to meet the unique needs of CWI’s diverse community college population.
- Demonstrate continuous and self-reflective improvement of course curriculum, content delivery, assessment, and responsiveness to student needs.
- Establish and maintain teaching excellence.
- Develop, revise, and/or recommend curriculum, courses, and programs at the Department level.
Institutional Engagement
- Pursue professional opportunities and relationships to improve student, personal, and departmental/programmatic success.
- Contribute to department/program-level initiatives.
- Contribute to planning and/or assessment at course and department/program level.
Professional Development
- Collaborate with supervisors to determine how one’s professional expertise and interests contribute to departmental/programmatic success.
Full-Time Faculty - Associate Professor Rank Descriptions
RANK PHILOSOPHY
As they master curriculum content, in order to consistently demonstrate instructional excellence, Associate Professors actively participate in school initiatives. Associate Professors refine their inclusive, student-centered pedagogy. Involvement in service and professional development broadens, and Associate Professors are highly engaged in the institution in areas where their participation and skill set has the greatest potential for impact on the success of students, department/program, and school, as well as the persistence of students across the student lifecycle.
RANK SUMMARY
- Instruction: Associate Professors contribute to excellence in instructional performance.
- Institutional Engagement: Associate Professors pursue opportunities for engagement that make significant contributions to their school and have a positive impact on the community it serves.
- Professional Development: Associate Professors pursue professional development that has significant impact on CWI’s success.
SCOPE
Self, students, department, school (key roles: contribute, collaborate, revise, create, develop)
RANK RELATED JOB DUTIES
Instruction
- Refine inclusive, student-centered pedagogy to meet the unique needs of CWI’s diverse community college population.
- Demonstrate continuous, self-reflective improvement of course curriculum, content delivery, assessment, and responsiveness to student needs.
- Demonstrate a consistent record of teaching excellence.
- Develop, revise, and/or recommend curriculum, courses, and programs of study.
Institutional Engagement
- Pursue professional opportunities and relationships to improve student, personal, and school success.
- Contribute to, collaborate in, and develop school-level initiatives.
- Contribute to planning and/or assessment at department/program and the school’s level.
Professional Development
- Collaborate with supervisors and dean to determine how one’s professional expertise and interests contribute to the school’s success.
Full-time Faculty - Professor Rank Description
RANK PHILOSOPHY
Professors model the highest standards of instructional performance, and contribute to decisions about the college’s curriculum, functions, and systems. Professors mentor and collaborate with other leaders in the institution and in their professional area of expertise. They are highly engaged in the institution in areas where their participation and skill set has the greatest potential for impact on the success of students, department/program, school, and the college, as well as the persistence of students across the student lifecycle.
RANK SUMMARY
- Instruction: Professors at CWI model and lead with excellence in instructional performance.
- Institutional Engagement: Professors pursue opportunities for engagement that make significant contributions to the college and have a positive impact on the community it serves.
- Professional Development: Professors pursue professional development that has significant impact on the CWI’s success.
SCOPE
Self, students, department, school, college, community (key roles: pursue, model, lead, mentor, create, develop, initiate)
RANK RELATED JOB DUTIES
Instruction
- Model inclusive, student-centered pedagogy to meet the unique needs of CWI’s diverse community college population.
- Model continuous, self-reflective, collaborative mastery of course curriculum, content delivery, assessment, and responsiveness to student needs.
- Demonstrate a consistent record of teaching excellence.
- Develop, revise, recommend, and/or lead initiatives concerning curriculum, courses, and programs.
Institutional Engagement
- Pursue professional opportunities and relationships to improve student, personal, school, and college success.
- Develop, pursue, and contribute to college-level initiatives.
- Lead and contribute to planning and/or assessment at the school and college level.
Professional Development
- Collaborate with supervisors, dean, and other college leaders to determine how one’s professional expertise and interests contribute to the college’s success.
