Part-Time Faculty - English & Reading

Motlow; Columbia (TN); On-site; USD 656,000 - 887,000; Part time

Job summary

Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN invites applications for Part-Time Faculty in English and Reading. Part-time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours per semester.

Classes are offered at five campuses: Columbia, Williamson, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton, plus off-campus sites. Minimum qualifications: English requires a Master's in English (or related field with 18 graduate hours).

Qualifications

• Master's degree in English (or related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in English).
• Bachelor's degree in Reading or English (or related field with a minimum of 18 semester hours in Reading or English or hold licenses to teach Elementary K-6 or K-8)

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

Skills

Teaching Experience

Higher Education Experience

Education

Master's degree in English

Bachelor's degree in Reading or English

Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty - English & Reading

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

English: Master's degree in English (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in English).

Reading: Bachelor's degree in Reading or English (or a related field with a minimum of 18 semester hours in Reading or English or hold licenses to teach Elementary K-6 or K-8)

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching Experience
• Higher Education Experience

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