Employment Opportunities
This list was updated on May 1, 2008 .
Jefferson Community College, Located in Northern New York State near the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, currently serves 3,600 students pursuing credit courses in Liberal Arts, Science, and Business Divisions for transfer or career programs.
Jefferson Community College offers the following employment opportunities
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Personnel Office
Jefferson Community College
1220 Coffeen Street
Watertown, NY 13601
fax: (315) 786-0158
email: gmiller@sunyjefferson.edu
Webmaster
Jefferson Community College, located in northern New York State near the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, currently serves 3,600 full- and part-time students pursuing credit courses in Liberal Arts, Science, and Business Divisions for transfer or career programs. The College is seeking a full-time tenure-track Webmaster, to begin this summer.
The webmaster will work as an integral part of a team to develop and maintain the official College website and web applications, ensuring ADA compliance, and to integrate the website with other web applications and the College portal. The candidate will assist the team in providing technical support to the campus. Some evening hours may be required.
Required: Bachelor’s degree (conferred by June 1, 2008); experience with webpage development and design, X/HTML, CSS, CGI, Java, and JavaScript, web server installation and maintenance, graphics and web-based multimedia creation and editing; excellent interpersonal and communications skills; and ability to work with differing levels of technology users.
Preferred: Master’s degree; experience with Adobe and/or Macromedia web development products, content management systems, integration and development of web databases, search engines and other web development languages.
To Apply: Send cover letter, JCC employment application, resume, unofficial transcripts, and three current letters of reference to: Personnel Office, Department #25, Jefferson Community College, 1220 Coffeen Street, Watertown, New York 13601-1897. Review of applications will begin immediately. Finalists will be responsible for interview-related expenses. JCC is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action institution.
Learning Skills Specialist
Jefferson Community College, located in northern New York State near the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, currently serves 3,500 students pursuing credit courses in Liberal Arts, Math and Science, and Business for transfer or career purposes.
The College is seeking a 12 month tenure-track Learning Skills Specialist beginning in June to coordinate disability services for students and to direct incoming student testing and assessment. This professional will work cooperatively with students, staff, faculty, agencies and family members to provide disability services.
Required: Bachelor’s degree; three years appropriate professional experience; excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; commitment to assisting students with disabilities; and the ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
Preferred: Degree in special education, education or related field; familiarity with assistive technologies and disability law; experience working with disabled students; and knowledge of individual needs assessment.
To Apply: Send letter of application, resume, unofficial transcripts, a JCC employment application, and three letters of reference to: Human Resources, Dept. #25, Jefferson Community College, 1220 Coffeen Street, Watertown, New York 13601-1897.Review of applications will begin immediately. Finalists will be responsible for interview-related expenses. JCC is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action institution.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jefferson Community College is searching for a dynamic, proven academic leader with a strong history of promoting innovation in curriculum and instruction to assume the responsibility of chief academic officer. The Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible to the President for the development, implementation and evaluation of all academic programming; and for the supervision and evaluation of instructional personnel. The Vice President for Academic Affairs acts as liaison to SUNY’s Office of the Provost, chairs the College’s Academic Council, is a member of the President’s Administrative Cabinet, participates in the strategic planning process, Middle States accreditation process, and serves as Chief Administrative Officer in the absence of the President.
Jefferson Community College’s next Academic Vice President will be a person with the highest levels of integrity, honesty, and ethics, and a demonstrated academic leader; someone with proven success in developing new programs and new delivery formats; a commitment to improving student learning outcomes for a diverse student body, and experience with accreditation; someone with a dedication and passion for the open door aspect of community colleges and a track record of leadership in enhancing enrollments; a leader who creates a collective vision and implements that vision.
The successful candidate must possess a Master’s degree with preference given to candidates with an earned doctorate; a minimum of seven years of demonstrated leadership in academic areas including matters of curriculum, personnel, planning, budget, and community partnerships; successful experience in full-time college teaching, preferably at a community college; outstanding communications and organizational skills; a demonstrated ability to balance strong, action-oriented collaborative leadership with collegial decision-making; and the capacity to influence change within a complex academic environment.
Jefferson Community College is located in one of the most beautiful geographic areas of New York State, near the eastern shores of Lake Ontario, within 30 minutes of the Thousand Islands and the Canadian border. Jefferson, one of 30 community colleges supervised by the 64-campus State University of New York, is sponsored by Jefferson County and governed by a local Board of Trustees. The College and the community continue to enjoy the growth created by the expansion of Fort Drum, home of the 10 th Mountain Light Infantry Division.
Jefferson Community College offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Interview related expenses will be paid by the College. Review of applications for the position will begin immediately, and the target date for appointment is June 2008. Please send a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to: Human Resources, Department #25, Jefferson Community College, 1220 Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY 13601. Jefferson Community College is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action institution.
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS
Jefferson Community College, one of 64 campuses comprising the State University of New York (SUNY) system, located in the Thousand Islands Region of Upstate New York, is within driving distance of the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Ontario, and Canada. Nearby is the U.S. Army installation of Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division. Currently, Jefferson County is experiencing significant economic growth and development. The College serves approximately 3600 full and part-time students pursuing associates degrees and certificates in more than 30 programs, within a vibrant and inviting academic atmosphere.
The College seeks qualified applicants in all disciplines for part-time adjunct instructor positions to teach days and evenings, during summer, fall, and spring terms and to teach online. For online teaching, adjuncts must already be trained in using the SUNY Learning Network. Opportunities vary each term based on planned courses and enrollments. As openings occur, candidates will be contacted for interviews.
To apply: Send letter of application, resume, unofficial transcripts, three letters of reference, and a JCC employment application to: Human Resources, Department #25, Jefferson Community College, 1220 Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY 13601-1897. (Applications are reviewed only when complete.) JCC is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action institution.