Part-Time Faculty - Psychology

Tennessee Board of Regents; New York (NY); On-site; USD 689,000 - 854,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Salary by credit hour

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking part-time faculty in Psychology to teach across five campuses and several off‑campus sites. Faculty are hired semester‑to‑semester, typically teaching up to nine credit hours per term, with pay at $560 per credit hour.

A background check may be required, and applicants must re‑apply each calendar year. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in Psychology, submit transcripts and a CV, and provide unofficial transcripts during the application.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Psychology is required.
• Transcript and resume/CV must be submitted for consideration.
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable for application; official upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for courses as assigned and adhere to syllabi and outcomes.
• Schedule and conduct classes; manage attendance and grades.
• Communicate with students via Columbia State email and respond promptly.
• Meet deadlines for administrative paperwork and enrollment processes.

Skills

Teaching

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology

Job description

Title:2026 Part-Time Faculty – Psychology

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 Psychology (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Psychology).

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