Psychology Adjunct Instructor

Paul D. Camp Community College; Franklin (VA); On-site; USD 1,033,000 - 1,240,000; Part time

Job summary

Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin, VA, invites applications for a part-time Psychology Adjunct Instructor. The role involves delivering courses at Franklin and Suffolk campuses, including online sections, and contributing to curriculum and student success.

The college emphasizes quality teaching, ongoing professional development, and active participation in departmental and college activities, with a focus on student learning outcomes and community service.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with 18 graduate semester hours in Psychology.
• Ability to design and implement curricula aligning student learning to goals.
• Ability to teach diverse traditional and non-traditional students online.

Responsibilities

• Teach Psychology as an adjunct, delivering engaging online and in-person instruction.
• Engage in scholarly and professional activity as appropriate for a part-time faculty member.
• Participate in department and college meetings; support college mission and policies.
• Contribute to community through service and professional engagement.

Skills

Curriculum design

Online teaching

Student assessment

Communication

Course development

Technology use

Classroom instruction

Education

Master's degree with 18 grad hours in Psychology

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Video conferencing tools

Job description

Title

Psychology Adjunct Instructor

Agency

Paul D. Camp Community College

Location

Franklin (City) - 620

FLSA

Exempt

Hiring Range

$793 per credit hour

Full Time or Part Time

Part Time

Job Description

Paul D. Camp Community College is a small 2-year college in Southeast Virginia. Campuses are located in Franklin and Suffolk. There also is a centre in Smithfield. The college offers associate degrees, certificates, and career studies certificates In transfer and career/technical programs; credit and non-credit workforce services and training for businesses and industries; special interest classes for the community; and summer classes for youth through the Regional Workforce Development Centre. A dual enrolment program for high school students, online courses, and developmental studies classes is available at the college as well.

1. 1. Teaching: Creating a learning environment that facilitates students’ acquisition of knowledge and skills in a subject. Teaching encompasses four components: Instructional Design, Instructional Delivery, Instructional Effectiveness, and Instructional Expertise.
2. 2. Scholarly and Creative Engagement: Engage in scholarly and/or creative activity, which may include conference attendance and presentation, participation in professional organizations, academic coursework, scholarly research and publications, and grant activity.
3. 3. Institutional Responsibility: Performing assigned or presumed duties according to one's role at the college. These activities support and advance both the mission of the VCCS and the college to enhance the effective functioning of the college. These responsibilities include participate in the college’s development and evaluation plan for part-time teaching faculty; participate in required department, committee, and college meetings; adhere to college and VCCS policies; perform assigned duties; and maintain a collegial working relationship with faculty, and staff.
4. 4. Service: Quality participation and commitment to students, college and/or community organizations, which is an expectation of one’s activities as a professional educator. Activities in this domain are differentiated college representation, college citizenship, and community citizenship.

Minimum Qualifications

• -Minimum of a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with 18 graduate semester hours in Psychology.
• -Ability to design and implement curricula that aligns elements of student learning to the student’s educational goals.
• -Ability to develop and adapt teaching and learning strategies to accommodate traditional and non-traditional students with diverse backgrounds and varied academic competencies.
• -Knowledge of methods to effectively teach Psychology Online.
• -Ability to learn and utilize various technologies for communication, organization of data and course materials, presentations, etc.
• -Ability to use formative and summative assessment measures to evaluate and enhance student learning.
• -Experience with proven teaching strategies that promote student success.
• -Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, for group or one-on-one settings.
• -Commitment to stay current and continually improve knowledge and understanding of the discipline.

Additional Considerations

• -Online teaching certification.
• -Online teaching experience.
• -Community college or four-year college teaching experience.
• -Experience with, alternative delivery methods to include online delivery, hybrid and hyflex course options, content software, web-enhancements, etc.
• -Willingness to incorporate AI into Psychology education.
• -Experience with incorporating technology into education.
• -Ability to teach classes in-person during daytime.