Professor, Baking

Requisition Details

**Job Title**:
**Professor, Baking & Pastry Arts Management**

**Requisition #**:
**23-455**

**Campus**:

Waterloo

**Department**:

School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts

**Posting Date**:

Friday, March 24, 2023

**Closing Date**:

Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST

**Vacancy Type**:

Academic - Full-time

Academic Full-time New Position

(First consideration for Support Staff and Academic positions will be given to internal applicants in accordance with the respective Collective Agreements)

Conestoga College is a leader in polytechnic education. Our career-focused education, training, and applied research programs prepare students for success, support industry, and workforce needs, and promote economic prosperity throughout our region and across Ontario.

As a preferred employer, Conestoga is committed to supporting the development and well-being of our employees through competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and ongoing professional and personal learning opportunities that result in enhanced skills, shared successes, and an engaged college community.

**Responsibilities**:
The School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts/Waterloo is currently seeking a qualified professional to join the Baking/Pastry Program team. Under the direction of the Chair, the Professor is responsible for providing the delivery of curriculum, development of an effective learning environment for students, and academic leadership:

- Designing, updating, and delivering a variety of courses including project courses
- Defining, evaluating, and validating program and course learning outcomes
- Developing alternative delivery strategies, online course development, and teaching as required
- Ensuring program and course curriculum are current, relevant, and reflective of best practices in the field
- Designing appropriate strategies and tools for facilitating and evaluating student progress and achievement
- Creating and maintaining a positive learning environment that supports the diversity of students’ cultures, educational backgrounds and learning styles
- Participating in department, portfolio/school and college-wide activities/task groups as required
- Working in a collaborative, collegial manner both within the department and across the college
- Support applied research activities including the identification and selection of potential projects
- Development of industry partnerships and collaboration with industry partners
- Fulfilling responsibilities as defined in the Academic Employees Collective Agreement

Qualifications:

- Baker Red Seal is required
- Minimum nine years of combined relevant experience in a management capacity in baking, pastry, and chocolate environment is required
- Extensive high-level experience with chocolate and confectionary is required; preferably on international competition level
- Minimum three years of adult or post-secondary teaching experience preferred
- Extensive experience with college level classroom and practical lab facilitation, as well as curriculum development is an asset
- Experience with computer systems (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite) and educational technologies (e.g., D2L) is preferred
- Demonstrated exceptional presentation, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of an academic team
- Demonstrated ability to relate to learners and providing a positive learning environment to students working at different skill levels including international students and students requiring accommodation is an asset
- Strong commitment to academic excellence, student success, and ability to support Conestoga’s continuous quality improvement initiatives
- Strong relationships with industry contacts and network connections are considered an asset

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