Part-Time Faculty - Agriculture

Tennessee Board of Regents; New York (NY); On-site; USD 656,000 - 887,000; Part time

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking Part-Time Faculty in Agriculture to teach up to nine credit hours per semester across its five campuses and other sites. Appointments are on a semester-to-semester basis, with workload adjustments for contact hours exceeding credit hours and possible travel stipends for long-distance teaching.

Applicants must hold a master’s degree or higher in Agriculture or related fields with 18 graduate hours, and submit transcripts and a resume/CV.

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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for courses as assigned and adhere to departmental course syllabi and minimum student learning outcomes.
• Begin and end all classes as scheduled.
• Organize, assign, and supervise learning activities of students in classes.
• Maintain academic standards and classroom behavior to foster learning; evaluate students and communicate scores promptly.
• Maintain attendance/participation records and grades.
• Monitor Columbia State 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

Masters degree or higher in Agriculture/Animal Science/Soil Science/Plant Science

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

The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:

• 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

Advertised: 28 Aug 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Central Daylight Time