Job Description

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chair of the School of Public Safety and Behavioural Science, the Professor is responsible for developing, preparing, and delivering post-secondary courses including applied labs related to technologies and techniques in crime and intelligence analysis. Seneca offers courses in four delivery formats: in-person, online, hybrid, and flexible. Professors may teach in any one or more of the four delivery formats.

The Professor will be responsible for providing academic leadership in the classroom and within the School, ensuring an effective and compelling learning environment for students.

This will be based at the King Campus. Faculty will be required to be on campus and may be required to teach at other campuses as needed.

Program Area/Level

Responsible for teaching courses and applied labs at the Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate, and Degree levels, in the Crime and Intelligence Analysis, Police Foundations Diploma program, and other Public Safety programs. Professor will also be assigned to teach courses in other academic areas.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the senior academic officer of Seneca or designate, the Professor is responsible for:

Teaching:

• Leading labs in the Crime and Intelligence Analysis degree related to the use of Geographical Information Systems, Excel, and other software systems related to the degree program.
• Ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approaches, and evaluation techniques.
• Incorporating active learning strategies in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Implementing appropriate educational technology and tools in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Carrying out regularly scheduled instruction, which may include tutoring and academic counselling of students.
• Providing a learning environment that makes effective use of available resources, work experience, and field trips.
• Evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student\'s work within assigned courses.

Course and Curriculum Development:

• Ensuring an equitable and accessible learning community on online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Designing formative and summative assessments (alternative and authentic) for online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Consulting with program and course directors and other faculty members, advisory committees, accrediting agencies, potential employers, and students.
• Defining course objectives, and evaluating and validating these objectives.
• Specifying or approving learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.
• Developing individualized instruction and multi-media presentations where applicable.
• Selecting or approving textbooks and learning materials.

Academic Leadership:

• Providing guidance to Instructors relative to the Instructors\' teaching assignments.
• Participating in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees as requested.
• Participating in industry, or community-partnered, Applied Research initiatives to enhance student learning with inter-disciplinary and experiential learning opportunities.

Qualifications

Education

• Minimum completed Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Public Policy, National Security & Intelligence, Leadership Studies, or related field. If education is in another field of study, please state how it is related to the programs within the School of Public Safety and Behavioural Science
• Relevant professional certifications such as Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst (CICA) from IALEIA and/or a Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) designation from IACA are preferred.

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of post-secondary or adult-level education teaching or training experience is required.
• Minimum two (2) years relevant industry experience in Crime and Intelligence Analysis, Law Enforcement, Cyber-Investigations, Public Safety, or other directly related fields.
• Minimum two (2) years of relevant industry experience in using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for public safety.

Skills

• Demonstrated competencies to deliver online and hybrid teaching.
• A track record of teaching excellence at the College or University level, and/or delivery of professional training and development.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with curriculum development, student engagement, and other post-secondary practices, including Universal Design for Learning.
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles of Indigenization, diversity, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and human relations skills to interact effectively with the College\xe2\x80\x99s multicultural student and staff population, and understands and commitment to equity in education

Note: A teaching demonstration will be required during the recruitment process.

Consideration will be given to qualified internal full-time academic and partial-load employees first in accordance with the Collective Agreement requirements. New employees will be required to demonstrate the Faculty\xe2\x80\x99s Basic Competencies by the end of their probationary period.

As a top GTA employer, Seneca offers a competitive total compensation package. The salary range for full-time Professors ranges from $67,221 to $116,532. Upon hire, the incumbent will receive a pay calculation to determine their step within the range. To view additional perks and benefits of working at Seneca, please visit: www.senecacollege.ca/careers.

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