Adjunct- History Instructor

Southwestern Michigan College; Dowagiac (MI); Presencial; USD 41.000 - 69.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Southwestern Michigan College is seeking adjunct instructors to teach History courses starting in the Spring 2027 Semester. Courses are scheduled to meet face-to-face, in the morning and early afternoon. Online classes are not available at this time.

Qualified applicants hold a Master’s degree with 18+ graduate credits in the subject area and demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills. Prior college teaching experience is preferred, and duties include engaging diverse student

Formación

• Master’s degree with at least 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework in the content area.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Master’s degree or higher in subject matter.
• Previous college teaching experience.

Responsabilidades

• Teach courses consisting of 3 hours of lecture per week.
• Work comfortably with a diverse student population, including dual-enrolled high school students, traditional college students, and nontraditional college students.
• Utilize a variety of student engagement strategies in the classroom to ensure active student participation.
• Be accessible to students.
• Grade assignments and respond to student inquiries.
• Provide timely feedback to students’ questions and concerns.
• Become familiar with rules, regulations, administrative practices, guidelines and policies of the College.
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

Conocimientos

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Educación

Master’s degree with 18+ credit hours

Master’s degree or higher

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary

Seeking adjunct instructors to teach History courses starting in the Spring 2027 Semester.
Courses are scheduled to meet face-to-face, in the morning and early afternoon. Online classes are not available at this time.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree with at least 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework in the content area.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in subject matter.
• Previous college teaching experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitie s

• Teach courses consisting of 3 hours of lecture per week.
• Work comfortably with a diverse student population, including dual-enrolled high school students, traditional college students, and nontraditional college students.
• Utilize a variety of student engagement strategies in the classroom to ensure active student participation.
• Be accessible to students.
• Grade assignments and respond to student inquiries.
• Provide timely feedback to students’ questions and concerns.
• Become familiar with rules, regulations, administrative practices, guidelines and policies of the College.
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

The physical activity of this position

• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Hand and Finger Coordination: Ability to perform tasks requiring coordinated hand and finger movements, including typing, keyboarding, picking, pinching,
  and handling small objects.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information though oral communication and to make the discriminations in sounds.

2. The physical requirements of this position.

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.

None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.