Part-Time Faculty - English & Reading

Columbia State; Columbia, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 5,000 - 10,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend potential

Multiple campus locations

Job summary

Columbia State Community College invites applications for Part-Time Faculty in English and Reading. Faculty teach up to nine credit hours per semester across five campuses and various off‑campus sites.

Applicants must have a Master’s in English and a Bachelor’s in Reading or related field with relevant graduate coursework, or teaching licenses K-6/K-8. Salary is $560 per credit hour with adjustments for courses exceeding contact hours.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in English (or related field with 18 graduate hours in English).
• Bachelor’s degree in Reading or English (or related field with 18 hours in Reading or English or teaching licenses K-6 or K-8).

Responsibilities

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental syllabi and outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as scheduled.
• Organizing and supervising learning activities for students.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to foster learning.
• Maintaining attendance records and timely grade reporting.
• Reading Columbia State email and replying to student questions.
• Meeting deadlines for administrative tasks and enrollment paperwork.

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

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