History Adjunct Instructor (Continuous Recruitment)

Surry Community College; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Surry Community College is seeking a History Adjunct Instructor for continuous recruitment to join their academic team. Instructors will use college-level measures to ensure student success and apply critical thinking to subject matter. Flexibility in teaching methods (online and in-person) is essential.

The role also includes participation in professional development activities and maintaining educational standards in the classroom. Candidates must possess a Master’s degree with 18 graduate hours in the relevant subject area.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and write as applicable to subject area.
• Ability to present information effectively to students and staff.
• Ability to respond to inquiries and complaints from students.

Responsibilities

• Conduct class hours as assigned by the academic calendar.
• Create professional syllabi meeting Faculty Syllabus Checklist.
• Prepare and submit accurate attendance and grades.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Understanding of community college philosophy

Education

Master’s degree in subject area

18 graduate hours in subject area

Job description

History Adjunct Instructor (Continuous Recruitment)

For information about this position, please contact Dr. Cory Stewart, Division Chair – Social Sciences, at [phone] or [e-mail].

Job Summary

Curriculum adjunct instructors will instruct within their area of expertise using college level measures to determine student success. Curriculum adjunct instructors will apply the tenets of critical thinking to subject matter and will demonstrate flexibility in teaching across educational mediums (online, information highway, etc.) as needed. Curriculum adjunct instructors will participate in professional development activities.

NOTE: The purpose of a continuous recruitment posting is to build a pool of interested applicants should the need for additional adjuncts arise due to student enrollment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducting in a professional manner all class hours as assigned by the course schedule and academic calendar.
• Creating correct, professional syllabi that meet Faculty Syllabus Checklist requirements.
• Creating, administering, and accurately assessing substantive assignments and activities that support the college’s general education requirements and Quality Enhancement Plan.
• Meeting classes on time and for the full duration of the published class time.
• Notifying the Division Chair and/or Associate Dean as soon as possible in the event of illness.
• Maintaining alternative educational activities which students may use in the event of faculty illness.
• Supporting and following college policies and procedures.
• Assuming reasonable responsibility for security, maintenance, and inventory of assigned equipment and supplies.
• Preparing and submitting accurate and precise attendance rosters, student grades, and other assigned documents when due.
• Assisting in the selection of textbooks and maintaining updated text information.
• Participating actively in institutional effectiveness planning by identifying expected student outcomes, assessment means, and improvement strategies based on assessment results.
• Properly submitting assignments and the resulting student artifacts when selected for college-wide General Education Assessment.
• Preparing supplemental teaching activities, such as developing supplemental Moodle course sites, referring weak students for tutoring, consulting with students, and facilitating help or review sessions outside of class time.
• Participating in mandatory on-campus professional development activities.
• Participating in college-sponsored professional development activities as the schedule permits.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.

General Qualifications

• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and write as applicable to subject area.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries and/or complaints from students, internal staff, or members of the college community.
• Ability to effectively present information to students, internal staff, or members of the college community.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations required to tabulate student scores.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of information.
• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree and 18 graduate hours in subject area.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree and 18 graduate hours in subject area for most instructors; however, in some cases a lesser degree will suffice. The requirements of each program are established separately.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10± pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
• Noise level is usually quiet.