Part-Time Faculty - Sociology

Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR); Columbia (TN); On-site; USD 4,500 - 5,500; Part time

Job summary

Columbia State Community College seeks part-time sociology faculty to teach courses across five campuses and at various off-campus sites. Roles are hired on a semester-to-semester basis, with up to nine credit hours per term and potential travel between campuses.

Minimum qualification is a Master’s in Sociology or related field with 18 graduate hours in sociology; teaching and higher education experience are preferred. Applications require transcripts and a resume/CV.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Sociology (or related field with 18 graduate semester hours in Sociology).
• Preferred: teaching and higher education experience.

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 classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning; evaluating students and communicating scores promptly.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance, participation and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork and student enrollment.

Education

Master’s degree in Sociology (or related field with 18 graduate hours in Sociology)

Teaching Experience

Higher Education Experience

Job description

Title

Part-Time Faculty – Sociology

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

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 and Benefits

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