Adjunct Instructor, Business

Jobtailor; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

New River CTC is seeking an instructor to teach assigned business courses, aligning with approved course descriptions and student learning outcomes. You will prepare syllabi, publish schedules, and connect theory to workplace and community applications.

You will meet course expectations, maintain instructor availability through office hours and approved channels, and use the LMS to support delivery and assessment.

Qualifications

• Meets New River CTC faculty credentialing requirements for assigned courses.
• Demonstrated current knowledge of business discipline and ability to communicate concepts to college students.
• Two or more years of college-level teaching or equivalent adult-learning experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned business courses in accordance with approved course descriptions, student learning outcomes, departmental expectations, and College policies.
• Prepare and publish a complete course syllabus and instructional schedule before the course opens to students.
• Develop organized, current instructional materials connecting business theory with workplace, entrepreneurial, and community applications.
• Meet all scheduled classes and maintain instructor availability through office hours, email, telephone, or approved channels.
• Assess student learning using valid methods; provide feedback; maintain attendance, grades, and achievement records; submit midterm and final grades by deadlines.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Instructional technology proficiency

Time management

Education

Master's degree in business discipline or related field with 18 graduate hours

Regionally accredited institution

Tools

Learning Management System

Presentation Software

Web-Based Systems

Email

Job description

• Teach assigned business courses in accordance with approved course descriptions, student learning outcomes, departmental expectations, and College policies.
• Prepare and publish a complete course syllabus and instructional schedule before the course opens to students.
• Develop organized, current, and accessible instructional materials that connect business theory with workplace, entrepreneurial, and community applications.
• Meet all scheduled classes and maintain appropriate instructor availability through office hours, email, telephone, or other approved communication channels.
• Assess student learning using valid and transparent methods; provide constructive feedback; maintain accurate attendance, grade, and achievement records; and submit midterm and final grades by established deadlines.
• Use the College learning management system and approved instructional technologies effectively for course delivery, communication, assessment, and recordkeeping.
• Participate in course, program, and institutional assessment activities, including common assessments and submission of required results.
• Maintain student confidentiality and comply with FERPA, accessibility requirements, nondiscrimination standards, copyright requirements, and all applicable College procedures.
• Collaborate professionally with faculty, staff, program leadership, and community or industry partners as appropriate to the assignment.
• Complete required orientation, training, credentialing, and compliance activities and perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Meet New River CTC faculty credentialing requirements for every assigned course.
• For transfer/general education business courses: a master's degree in the discipline to be taught, or a master's degree in a related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline, from a regionally accredited institution.
• For career and technical business courses: qualifying education, occupational experience, and/or applicable credentials consistent with the College's faculty credentialing procedure and the assigned course.
• Demonstrated current knowledge of the business discipline and the ability to communicate concepts accurately to college students.
• Basic proficiency with email, word processing, presentation software, web-based systems, and instructional technology.
• Two or more years of successful college-level teaching or equivalent adult-learning experience (preferred).
• Recent professional experience in business, management, marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, office administration, or a closely related field (preferred).

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in teaching business courses, developing instructional materials, and utilizing learning management systems. Maintains compliance with educational standards and fosters collaboration with faculty and industry partners.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Master's Degree In Business Discipline
• College-Level Teaching Experience
• Knowledge Of Business Discipline
• Proficiency With Instructional Technology
• Compliance With FERPA And Accessibility Requirements

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Course Syllabus Development
• Student Assessment Methods
• Grade Recordkeeping
• Instructional Material Development
• Business Theory Application

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Constructive Feedback
• Collaboration
• Instructor Availability

Certifications & Qualifications

• Faculty Credentialing Requirements

Industry Keywords

• Business Education
• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Marketing
• Accounting

Tools & Technologies

• Learning Management System
• Presentation Software
• Web-Based Systems
• Email