Adjunct Faculty Pool - Economics

Cleveland State Community College; Cleveland (TN); On-site; USD 757,680 - 826,560; Part time

Job summary

A community college in Tennessee is seeking to hire Adjunct Faculty in Economics. This role involves planning and teaching classes, maintaining academic standards, and evaluating student performance. Applicants should ideally hold a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field, and those with a Bachelor's degree plus additional qualifications may also be considered. Pay rates vary by qualification, with a Master's degree starting at $550 per class. Applications require a cover letter, transcript, and resume.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a qualifying field strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a qualifying field with additional qualifications may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach classes as assigned.
• Maintain academic standards and communicate with students.
• Evaluate students using various methods.

Job description

At Cleveland State, our mission is to build strong minds, careers and communities through exceptional teaching and learning, workforce development and service. We wish to hire faculty with similar values who can help us accomplish those goals.

Cleveland State Community College is accepting applications for Adjunct Faculty in Economics.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and teaching classes as assigned and as outlined in the course descriptions and course syllabi and departmental guidelines.
• Beginning and ending all classes as scheduled and covering all relevant learning outcomes for each course.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning, communicating with students weekly, and answering student emails in a timely manner.
• Evaluating students using a variety of methods and informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Using Cleveland State email for administrative purposes and responding to student questions via Cleveland State email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, acknowledging contracts, academic activity and assessment reports, and final grades.
• Submitting requests through the department chair, program coordinator/director, or lead teacher for equipment, supplies, textbooks, and other instructional aids.

Master’s degree or higher from an accredited institution in a qualifying field or Master’s degree or higher from an accredited institution with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields strongly preferred.

For limited number of non-transfer courses, a Bachelor's degree in a qualifying field with two or more of the following may be considered: documentation of professional certification (national, regional or state), documentation of professional employment, documentation of teaching excellence, documentation of research and publication, documentation of relevant additional coursework beyond Bachelor's degree equivalent to 18 graduate semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU's, military, vendor training, etc.

Application Process

Application packet should consist of a cover letter, a transcript, a resume/CV, and three references to be considered for an Adjunct Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check.

Pay Rates

• Master's degree $550
• Master's plus 30 semester hours (ABD) $575
• Doctorate $600

Contact

Human Resources Office
Telephone: [phone]; FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.clevelandstatecc.edu

Cleveland State Community College is a TBR and EEO employer and does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs, and activities.