Adjunct Instructor, Japanese

Salt Lake Community College; Utah; On-site; USD 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College invites applications for an adjunct instructor to teach first- and second-year Japanese. This is a face-to-face teaching role to support our thriving World Languages program with two or more sections per semester.

The successful candidate will work on-site, join the Japanese team, and coordinate with the World Languages Coordinator. Specific days and times are negotiable, and part-time service is expected weekly at the Center for Languages.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in target language required.
• Native-level English fluency required.
• Experience or interest in online or livestream teaching in addition to face-to-face.
• Training in foreign language pedagogy and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to college policies and maintain professional etiquette with students and staff.
• Provide timely feedback on all assignments and return graded work promptly.
• Maintain attendance records and track student progress for financial aid purposes.
• Design and conduct evaluations of student performance using approved methods.
• Inform students of progress and submit grades by deadlines.
• Create a safe, respectful instructional environment for all.
• Prepare incident reports for inappropriate student behavior per policy.
• Communicate effectively with a broad range of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Maintain on-site campus presence to foster in-person relationships and meaningful learning.
• Contract-to-contract employment with no guaranteed continued employment.

Skills

Native fluency in target language

Native English fluency

Online or livestream teaching

Pedagogy training

Education

MA or PhD in target language (literature/linguistics/culture) or related degree

MA or PhD in target language (literature/culture/linguistics) or related degree

Tools

Canvas or similar LMS

Online language instruction tools

Job description

Face-to-face position to teach first- and second-year Japanese courses. Our Japanese program is our most successful World Languages program. We are looking for an adjunct to join our Japanese team to teach two or more sections a semester. The new instructor will be supported by our World Languages Coordinator. Our language courses are flipped, communicative, and active-learning-based. Cultural competence is necessary (e.g., how to navigate racial and sexual diversity in the target culture, including gender-neutral language). We are looking for candidates who can teach one or two sections physically in the classroom. Specific days and times are negotiable. Instructors are required to serve for a minimum of one hour a week at the Center for Languages as part of their teaching load.

Notes

1. In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.
2. Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within in 30 days of hire.

1. Become familiar with and abide by all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.

2. Maintain professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.

3. Provide appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.

4. Return graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.

5. Maintain student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.

6. Conduct a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.

7. Inform students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.

8. Assist in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.

9. Prepare and submit incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.

10. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.

11. Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for on-line only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment.

Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

1. M.A. or Ph.D. in the target language (literature, linguistics, or culture), or a related language degree.
2. Native or near-native level of fluency in the target language.
3. Native or near-native level of fluency in English.
4. Experience or interest in teaching either online or livestream modes in addition to face-to-face.
5. Training in foreign language pedagogy and knowledge of best practices.

1. M.A. or Ph.D. in the target language (literature, culture, or linguistics) or a related language degree.
2. Native level of fluency in the target language, or a ranking of Advanced-Mid or higher as scored by an official Oral Proficiency Interview of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
3. Knowledge of decolonial studies and gender-neutral language.
4. Two or more years of experience teaching beginning and intermediate language at the college level.
5. Training in foreign language pedagogy and knowledge of best practices.
6. Skilled in the use of Canvas or other learning management systems.
7. Knowledge of and experience in computer-assisted learning, and online language instructional methodologies.