Adjunct- Psychology Instructor

Southwestern Michigan College; Dowagiac (MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Southwestern Michigan College seeks adjunct instructors to teach Psychology courses starting Spring 2027. Courses meet face-to-face in the morning and early afternoon; online classes are not available at this time.

The ideal candidate will promote active and collaborative learning and use instructional technology effectively. Applicants should have a Master’s degree with significant graduate coursework in psychology and demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Teach courses consisting of 3 hours of lecture per week.
• Work 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 to ensure active participation.
• Be accessible to students.
• Grade assignments and respond to student inquiries.
• Provide timely feedback to students' questions and concerns.
• Become familiar with College rules, regulations, practices, guidelines and policies.
• Additional duties may be assigned by a supervisor.

Skills

Graduate coursework in content area

Organizational & communication skills

Education

Master's degree or higher in subject matter

Job description

Position Summary:

Seeking adjunct instructors to teach Psychology 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:

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

Preferred:

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

Other Information:

All applicants must demonstrate the ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relating to students. Excellent organizational and communication skills as well as the demonstrated use of instructional technology are required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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:

1. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
2. Hand and Finger Coordination: Ability to perform tasks requiring coordinated hand and finger movements, including typing, keyboarding, picking, pinching, and handling small objects.
3. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
4. 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.

The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.