Part-Time Faculty - Agriculture

Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR); Columbia (TN); On-site; USD 636,000 - 906,000; Part time

Job summary

Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN, seeks Part-Time Faculty in Agriculture to teach up to nine credit hours per semester across five campuses: Columbia, Williamson, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg, and Clifton, plus several off‑campus sites.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Soil Science, or Plant Science with at least 18 graduate hours; salary is $560 per credit hour.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or higher with a major in Agriculture, Animal Science, Soil Science, or Plant Science and a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the qualifying field.
• Preference for teaching experience and higher education experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare courses and adhere to syllabi and learning outcomes.
• Start and end classes as scheduled.
• Organize and supervise learning activities.
• Maintain standards and classroom environment; evaluate students and inform scores promptly.
• Keep accurate attendance, participation, and grade records.
• Monitor email and respond to student inquiries promptly.
• Meet deadlines for administrative tasks such as personnel paperwork and enrollment.

Skills

Teaching Experience

Higher Education Experience

Education

Master’s degree in Agriculture/Animal/Soil/Plant Science with 18 graduate hours

Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty – Agriculture

Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty

Institution: Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Columbia State Community College

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.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree or higher with a major in Agriculture, Animal Science, Soil Science, or Plant Science and a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the qualifying field.

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.

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