Part-Time Faculty - Accounting

The Tennessee Board of Regents; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 636,451 - 906,460; Part time

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking a part-time accounting faculty member to teach on a per-semester basis across Columbia and Williamson campuses, with up to nine credit hours each term. The position requires a Master's in Accounting (or related field with 18 graduate hours in Accounting) or CPA with a BS in Accounting; teaching or higher education experience is preferred.

Salary is $560 per credit hour, with possible travel stipends negotiated for long-distance teaching; transcripts

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting (or related field with minimum 18 graduate semester hours in Accounting) or CPA with BS in Accounting.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Higher education experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for courses as assigned and adhere to departmental syllabi and course outcomes.
• Begin and end all classes as scheduled.
• Organize, assign, and supervise learning activities in classes.
• Maintain academic standards and classroom behavior; evaluate students and inform scores.
• Maintain attendance/participation records and grades.
• Respond to Columbia State email and student inquiries promptly.
• Meet deadlines for administrative requests.

Skills

Teaching

Course planning

Student assessment

Education

Master's degree in Accounting

CPA with BS in Accounting

Job description

Part-Time Faculty - Accounting

Job no: 503663

Work type: Adjunct

Location: Columbia, Franklin

Categories: Adjunct

Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty

Institution: Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Columbia and Williamson Campus

Job Summary

Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester‑to‑semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off‑campus locations and clinical sites.

Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in Accounting (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Accounting or CPA with BS in Accounting).

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching Experience
• Higher Education Experience

Special Instruction to Applicants

You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. Please note the closing date for pool postings. If you are still interested, you must re‑apply each calendar year.

Salary is $560 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.