Faculty - Horticulture

Title: Faculty - Horticulture

Employee Classification: Faculty F/T

Department: Horticulture

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and education

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri's four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

We value Diversity, equity & inclusion: STLCC is committed to fostering an atmosphere of appreciation for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or class.

What you get:

Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, ST LT disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

Teach a wide range of horticulture courses to a diverse group of students utilizing face-to-face teaching modalities including lecture, laboratory, and hands-on instruction in the outdoor Garden Classroom. Teaching horticulture core courses that include, but are not limited to, Introductory Horticulture, Soils, Integrated Pest Management, Plant Identification, and Landscape Management.

What you'll do:

• * Teaching horticulture core courses that include, but are not limited to, Introductory Horticulture, Soils, Integrated Pest Management, Plant Identification, and Landscape Management.
  
  * Teaching horticulture elective courses that include, but are not limited to, Landscape Design, Topics in Horticulture, Turfgrass Management, Nursery and Garden Center Practices, Greenhouse Management, and Native Landscaping Practices.
  
  * Must be available to teach up to 3 evenings per week.
  
  * Preparing and correcting examinations and other student work assignments.
  
  * Participation in departmental development, evaluation and revision of course objectives and outlines, instructional strategies, and systems of evaluation of student learning.
  
  * Participation on other departmental, divisional, campus, and college-wide committees.
  
  * Attendance at faculty meetings, institutional ceremonies, program meetings or events, and advisory committee meetings.
  
  * Participation in community or green industry activities.
  
  * The College reserves the right to assign other normal professional responsibilities as may be appropriate.

Education, experience, and other requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in horticulture, botany, ecology, or another related field.
Three years of horticulture field experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in horticulture, botany, ecology, or another related field.
Three years of relevant teaching experience at the college level.