Adjunct Faculty - Communications

ivytech; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 88,000; Part time

Job summary

Ivy Tech Community College invites applications for Adjunct Faculty - Communications at the Indianapolis campus. This part-time role involves delivering assigned communications courses, aligning with standard syllabi, and supporting student success.

Faculties are hired per semester as needed, creating a learning environment, assessing student work, and using technology to enhance instruction while maintaining records in line with FERPA and college policies.

Qualifications

• Meets discipline standard via master's in speech/communication or master's with 18 grad hours in related field.

Responsibilities

• Deliver classes in accordance with college policy and course objectives.
• Utilize technology to enhance instructional methods.
• Maintain accurate student records and grades.
• Engage with students regularly to improve learning and experience.
• Develop and implement teaching strategies to engage students.
• Interact professionally with students and staff and maintain FERPA-compliant records.
• Maintain a safe, quality educational environment.

Education

Master's degree in speech or communication

Master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in speech or communication

Job description

Job Title: Adjunct Faculty - Communications

Location: Indianapolis

Job Type: Part-time

Classification: Adjunct faculty

Salary Range: $48.67 Per Contact Hour

Reports To: Department/Program Chair

Who We Are:

Ivy Tech is Indiana's community college and workforce engine, delivering: high-quality learning experiences that propel Indiana's communities, measurable economic return, excellence in teaching, and industry-aligned credentials of value, empowering every learner to achieve lifelong success.

Our Values:

• Empathy: We lead with care and connectivity, ensuring we meet our students where they are.
• Integrity: We act responsibly and ethically in the best interest of our students, employees, partners, institution, and the State.
• Agility: We move with purpose and adapt to the evolving needs of our students, employers, and the State.
• Impact: We exist to change lives through quality education. Our work strengthens individuals, families, communities, and the future of Indiana.

About the Role:

Adjunct Faculty are hired each semester on an as-needed basis. Adjunct Faculty are responsible for creating a learning environment that assists students in reaching their goals; and for providing effective instruction and assessment within the framework of common syllabi provided.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate student learning by delivering assigned classes in accordance with College policy and course objectives.
• Make optimal use of available technology to enhance instructional methods.
• Supplement and alter, where appropriate, lesson plans, assignments, tests, and materials. Maintain accurate student records, grades, and other requirements.
• Engage with students proactively and regularly in meaningful and productive ways that impact student learning and lead to a positive experience with Ivy Tech Community College.
• Demonstrate evidence of developing and implementing teaching strategies focused on engaging students with their learning.
• Interact with students and co-workers in a professional and cooperative manner, complying with College policies, guidelines and expectations.
• Maintain a safe, quality educational environment.

This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• A qualified faculty member meets the discipline standard through one of two routes:
  • Possesses an earned master's or higher degree in speech or communication, from a regionally accredited institution; or
  • Possesses an earned master's or higher degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in speech or communication, from a regionally accredited institution.

COMM 101 Course Standard

A qualified faculty member in public speaking meets the course standard through one of the following three routes:

• Meets Communication discipline standard, or
• Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., rhetoric, linguistics, homiletics, law, theatre, public relations).

COMM 102 Course Standard

A qualified faculty member in interpersonal communication meets the course standard through one of following three routes:

• Meets the Communication discipline standard, or
• Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., social work, counseling, sociology, psychology).

COMM 201 Course Standard

A qualified faculty member in COMM 201 meets the course standard through one of two routes:

• Meets the Communication discipline standard; or
• Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., public relations, journalism, marketing, advertising, telecommunications).

COMM 202 Course Standard

A qualified faculty member in COMM 202 meets the course standard through one of two routes:

• Meets the Communication discipline standard; or
• Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., counseling, organizational psychology).

COMM 203 Course Standard

A qualified faculty member in COMM 203 meets the course standard through one of two routes:

• Meets the Communication discipline standard; or
• Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., theatre, performance studies).

COMM 204 Course Standard

A qualified faculty member in COMM 204 meets the course standard through one of two routes:

• Meets the Communication discipline standard, or
• Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., speech pathology, theatre, performance stud