Part Time Faculty- Dance/Commercial Entertainment

Tennessee Board of Regents; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Columbia State Community College invites applications for Part‑Time Faculty – Dance/Commercial Entertainment. The position is located on the Williamson County Campus in Franklin, TN, with duties including course preparation, instruction, and student assessment.

Minimum qualifications require a Masters in Dance (or related field with 18+ credit hours in Dance). Unofficial transcripts are accepted for the pool; official transcripts are required upon hire.

Qualifications

• Masters in Dance (or related field with at least 18 credit hours in Dance).
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable for the application; official transcripts required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare courses as assigned and adhere to departmental syllabi and outcomes.
• Begin and end all classes as scheduled.
• Organize, assign, and supervise learning activities for students.
• Maintain academic standards and classroom behavior to foster learning.
• Evaluate students using various methods and provide timely feedback.
• Maintain attendance records and submit grades per policy.

Skills

Teaching Experience

Higher Education Experience

Education

Masters in Dance

Job description

Title: Part‑Time Faculty – Dance/Commercial Entertainment

Employee Classification: Part‑Time Faculty

Institution: Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Williamson County, TN 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.

This position is located on the Williamson County Campus in Franklin, TN

Minimum Qualifications

Masters in Dance (or related field with at least 18 credit hours in Dance).

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

Advertised: 01 Jun 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Central Daylight Time