Faculty Instructor (Political Science) NLC

Full-time members of the faculty are professional educators who have the primary responsibility of fulfilling the institution’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, Board of Trustees’ charges and educational philosophy, and primary goal of providing a quality education for all students attending the colleges. Faculty members are classified according to the ranks of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.

Faculty members are subject to Board policies, including academic freedom, and are also bound by its accompanying responsibilities. They are directly responsible to a discipline coordinator and/or department chair and have responsibilities through the administrative structure at their respective college and to the district.

The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of leader, teacher, adviser, mentor, and facilitator of learning. Faculty job descriptions are defined for Full-Time Teaching Faculty, Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Librarian Faculty, and Counselor Faculty. Faculty Chairpersons have a separate job description. To view a complete job description, click here .