Part-Time Faculty - History

Tennessee Board of Regents; New York (NY); On-site; USD 661,000 - 882,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend negotiated

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking a Part-Time Faculty member for History to teach up to nine credit hours per semester across multiple campuses, including Columbia, Williamson, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg, and Clifton, with remote off-campus sites also available.

This pool posting notes that salaries are paid by credit hour at a rate of $560 per credit hour and may include a travel stipend negotiated at hire for long commutes.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in History (or related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in History).
• Official transcripts required upon hire; unofficial transcripts acceptable for application.

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 class.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning.
• Evaluating students using a variety of methods and informing each student of scores promptly.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork and student enrollment.

Skills

Teaching Experience

Higher Education Experience

Education

Master’s degree in History

Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty – History

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

Master’s degree in History (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in History).

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: 13 Nov 2025 Central Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Central Daylight Time