Part-Time Instructor Job Fair Application 2025

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 1,102,080 - 1,299,076; Part time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. invites applications for the role of Part-Time Instructor at Olive-Harvey College. This position offers a unique opportunity for passionate educators to engage with a diverse student body across multiple disciplines, including Biology, Math, English, Art, and more.

Successful candidates will demonstrate teaching effectiveness and a commitment to student learning, and will be responsible for fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment. Interested individuals must submit a letter of interest, resume, teaching philosophy, college transcripts, and two letters of recommendation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in discipline corresponding to the course being taught.
• Knowledge of Brightspace preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population is desired.
• Must possess strong presentation and classroom management skills.
• Must be able to teach in-person.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promote student participation.
• Create an effective learning environment fostering intellectual curiosity.
• Employ various assessments to ensure student learning.
• Help students reach academic, personal, and career goals.
• Contribute to leadership in academic and professional communities.
• Opportunities available in Biology, Math, English, Art, Music, Humanities, and Spanish.

Skills

Communication Skills

Classroom Management

Presentation Skills

Diversity Awareness

Education

Master's degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Brightspace

Job description

PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR JOB FAIR APPLICATION

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE

Olive-Harvey College will be hosting an in-person Job Fair on Thursday, July 10 2025, for Part-Time Instructors. We are currently seeking part-time Faculty, Dual Credit, and Continuing Education Instructors. If you have a passion for teaching and learning and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the classroom by developing and implementing effective teaching strategies that meet students' diverse needs and engage them in critical thinking and problem-solving. Please complete this application if you plan to attend this event. Limited on-the-spot interviews will be conducted for highly qualified candidates during the July 10, 2025, Job Fair. Due to high demand and limited availability, we have only a limited number of interview slots available.

PRIMARY 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.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academic and professional communities, and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.
• Opportunities available in the following disciplines/departments:
  • Biology
  • Math
  • English
  • Art
  • Music
  • Humanities
  • Mathematics
  • Spanish

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in discipline corresponding to the course being taught (excluding select Career and Continuing Education programs).
• Knowledge of Brightspace, preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students required.
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.
• Must possess strong presentation skills.
• Must possess effective classroom management strategies.
• Dual Credit courses will be taught at one of the Network 17 Chicago Public Schools.
• Must be able to teach in-person.

All interested candidates, including City Colleges of Chicago employees, must submit the following documents for review:

• A letter of interest
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• A statement of your teaching philosophy
• A legible copy of your college transcripts (Unofficial transcripts initially accepted, official transcripts must be provided at the time of interview)
• Two letters of recommendation

Rate: $800-$943.00 per Contact Hour Rate

We are an equal and affirmative action employer. Thank you for your interest in City Colleges