Hands-On Landscape Gardening Instructor (Adjunct)

Sandhills Community College; Pinehurst (NC); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Sandhills Community College is seeking an Adjunct Landscape Gardening Instructor to provide high-quality instruction across classroom, laboratory, greenhouse, garden, and field settings in Landscape Gardening and related horticulture courses. Assignments may include day, evening, weekend, eight-week, fall, spring, or summer sessions.

The instructor will prepare syllabi, teach in seated, hybrid, or online formats, and maintain student records while promoting safe practices.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in Landscape Gardening, Horticulture, Turfgrass Management, Plant Science, Landscape Design, Landscape Architecture, or a closely related discipline.
• Relevant professional or industry experience in horticulture, landscape management, landscape installation, greenhouse or nursery operations, plant production, public gardens, turfgrass, or a related area.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach assigned Landscape Gardening, horticulture, and related courses in accordance with approved curriculum and College requirements.
• Provide classroom, laboratory, greenhouse, garden, and field-based instruction appropriate to assigned courses.
• Demonstrate proper horticultural techniques, equipment use, plant-care practices, and industry-standard procedures.
• Maintain and update course syllabi, instructional materials, laboratory activities, and other course resources to ensure content remains current, accurate, and relevant.
• Teach assigned classes in seated, hybrid, or online formats and during day, evening, weekend, eight-week, and summer sessions as needed.
• Maintain a safe instructional environment and ensure students follow applicable safety procedures when using tools, equipment, chemicals, greenhouse facilities, and outdoor instructional areas.
• Maintain accurate attendance, grade, and other student records and submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Utilize the College's learning management system and appropriate instructional technologies to support student learning and engagement.
• Assess student learning, provide timely and constructive feedback, and implement strategies that support student success, retention, and completion.
• Maintain current knowledge of horticultural practices, technologies, equipment, plant materials, and industry trends relevant to assigned coursework.
• Communicate professionally and responsively with students, faculty, staff, supervisors, and community partners.
• Attend required departmental meetings, orientations, training, and professional development activities.
• Promote a respectful and inclusive learning environment and advance the College's mission and core values.

Education

Associate degree or higher in Landscape Gardening, Horticulture, Turfgrass Management, Plant Science, Landscape Design, Landscape Architecture, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution.

Relevant professional or industry experience in horticulture, landscape management, landscape installation, greenhouse or nursery operations, plant production, public gardens, turfgrass, or a related area.

Job description

Sandhills Community College is seeking an Adjunct Landscape Gardening Instructor to provide high-quality instruction across classroom, laboratory, greenhouse, garden, and field settings in Landscape Gardening and related horticulture courses. Assignments may include day, evening, weekend, eight-week, fall, spring, or summer sessions.

The instructor will prepare syllabi, teach in seated, hybrid, or online formats, and maintain student records while promoting safe practices.