* Agriculture
* Business

Faculty Expectations: Successful candidates should demonstrate:

• A student-centered commitment to high academic standards and service to students, including an effective and conscientious commitment to academic advising;
• A commitment to participate in efforts to recruit and retain students;
• A commitment to service on College and University committees and councils;
• A basic understanding of student learning outcomes assessment; 
• Experience in or commitment to the application of technology to the teaching/ learning process, including distance learning;
• A commitment to continued professional development.

Faculty Opportunities:  Faculty will have an opportunity to participate in the cultural and intellectual life of West Virginia University and to benefit from professional development opportunities made available generally to university faculty while pursuing a commitment to undergraduate teaching and service at a small college with proven enrollment growth potential that offers a distinctive identity and academic culture. 

Position Descriptions:

All positions are full--ime, nine month, with benefits, with a starting date of August 16, 2008.

A doctorate in an appropriate field is preferred, and a master's degree in an appropriate field is required.   Previous college teaching experience is highly valued.

Tenure-Track Faculty

Education: Instructor or Assistant Professor.  Teaching responsibilities include Education Colloquium and Professional Inquiry in Education as well as multiple sections of University 101 (Orientation: First Year Experience).  In addition, the candidate must be qualified to teach introductory courses in a liberal arts & science subject other than education.  The Instructor or Assistant Professor in Education will advise students majoring in Birth through Pre-K Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education.  (Job 210)

English:  Instructor or Assistant Professor.  Two positions.  Teaching responsibilities include English composition and rhetoric, developmental English courses, and literature courses. Some off-campus teaching may be required. (Job 215)

Mathematics: Instructor or Assistant Professor.  Teaching responsibilities include College Algebra, Plane Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus Mathematics, and calculus through Elementary Differential Equations.  (Job 220)

Physics: Instructor or Assistant Professor.  Teaching responsibilities include Introductory Physics, Conceptual Physics, and General Physics.  (Job 225)

Visiting Faculty

Agriculture:  Instructor or Assistant Professor.  Teaching responsibilities include agricultural and resource economics and animal and veterinary sciences.  Experience in agricultural production or agribusiness is desirable.  Advising students and student organizations is expected.  (Job 230)

Business:  Instructor or Assistant Professor.  Teaching responsibilities include upper-division courses in Business Administration and Business Technology.  A demonstrated knowledge of computer applications in business is required.  The Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor in Business will advise students in the Bachelor of Applied Science/ Business Management emphasis program.  (Job 235)

The College

Founded in 1901, Potomac State College is a predominantly two-year college offering seven Associate in Arts degrees, eight Associate in Applied Science degrees, and one certificate. A Bachelor of Applied Science degree is also offered, with emphases in Business Management and Criminal Justice.    

The campus includes two classroom buildings, a library, an arts center, five residence halls, two operating farms, and athletic facilities supporting an inter-collegiate athletics program.

The College is presently experiencing a significant increase in enrollment, subsequent to its merger with West Virginia University in 2005.  As a fully integrated division of West Virginia University, Potomac Stage College is committed to advancing the mission of the University and serving the educational needs of residents within its region from the College's campus in Keyser.

About the region: The College is located 150 miles west of Washington, D.C., and 90 miles east of the main campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.  For more information, click here for links to regional newspapers.

To Apply

Applicants should send a letter of interest, resume, college transcript, and names and addresses of three references to:  Harlan Shreve, Business Office, (Job #), Potomac State College, 101 Fort Avenue, Keyser, West Virginia  26726.

Please specify in the address the job for which you are applying. 

Review of applications will begin February 15, 2008.

Potomac State College of West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer