Part-Time Humanities Adjunct - Inspiring College Instructor

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 1,102,000 - 1,299,000; Part time

Job summary

Truman College in Chicago is seeking a Part-Time Adjunct Faculty member to teach in the Humanities Department. The ideal candidate will design courses to meet learning outcomes, promote active student participation, and use diverse teaching strategies to engage critical thinking.

Responsibilities include implementing formative and summative assessments, maintaining accessible advising and office hours, posting syllabi and grades on BrightSpace, and contributing to student success while upholding

Qualifications

• MA or Master’s degree with 18 graduate credit hours in one or several related humanities disciplines.
• Excellence in teaching and commitment to integrating new technologies in learning.
• Maintain office hours for advising, mentoring and coaching students.
• Development and revision of courses and instructional materials; post syllabi and grades on BrightSpace.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline‑specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
• Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.

Education

Master’s degree in Humanities or related field

Job description

Truman College in Chicago is seeking a Part-Time Adjunct Faculty member to teach in the Humanities Department. The ideal candidate will design courses to meet learning outcomes, promote active student participation, and use diverse teaching strategies to engage critical thinking.

Responsibilities include implementing formative and summative assessments, maintaining accessible advising and office hours, posting syllabi and grades on BrightSpace, and contributing to student success while upholding