Adjunct Faculty - Art History-Alexandria
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay: we have hiring range flat rate per credit hour based on rank. That's specific, so we can include Pay section with that info. Schedule: "Work Schedule Varies according to class schedules" - that's vague but it's actual statement. Should we include Schedule? It says "Work Schedule Varies according to class schedules". That's not placeholder like "varies" but it's actual info. It's okay to include Schedule section with that sentence. Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits package: "NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program." That's substantive, so include Benefits. Also we have "General Description" etc. Could map to About the role. Responsibilities: Duties And Tasks list. Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" and "KSA's/Required Qualifications". Qualifications: maybe "Additional Considerations". Skills: KSA's list. We must not repeat info unnecessarily but preserve all substantive info. We'll need to extract and rephrase but keep meaning. Let's parse content: Job Title: Working Title Adjunct Faculty - Art History-Alexandria (but we don't repeat as heading). Metadata: Role Title Role Code FLSA Exempt Pay Band 00 Position Number 280A2023 Agency Northern VA Community College Division NV280-Provost Alexandria Work Location Alexandria - 510 Hiring Range Flat rate paid per credit hour based on the assigned rank: Assistant Instructor ($819), Instructor ($935), Assistant Professor ($1,047), Associate Professor ($1,160), and Professor ($1,249). Emergency/Essential Personnel No EEO Category I-Faculty Full Time or Part Time Part Time Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- No Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? Work Schedule Varies according to class schedules General Description Sensitive Position No Job Description Adjunct faculty members are responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in the designated discipline/field of study to students from a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. Teaching may include a variety of formats: face to face, remote, and online. Adjunct faculty are employed to teach up to 12 credit hours in the fall and spring semester and/or up to 8 credit hours during summer session. Teaching load is based on student enrollment and staffing needs. The adjunct faculty contract contains no expectation or guarantee of continued employment. Must reside in the (DC, VA, MD) DMV area. Duties And Tasks Teach specific classes in the designated discipline.Develop course syllabi and instructional materials.Maintain records, assign grades, and assess student progress.Adhere to policies, procedures, and regulations of NOVA and the VCCS.Maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization. Essential Functions As a part of the primary responsibility to provide quality instruction, the College expects each faculty member to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports routinely; teach the prescribed courses of study with the established texts; and adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with College policies, procedures, and regulations. Special Assignments May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor. KSA's/Required Qualifications KSA’s Ability to work with a diverse student populationExcellent interpersonal skillsExellent analytical skillsExcellent oral/written communication skillsAbility to teach during the day, evening or weekend or combination of allAbility to use instructional technology Required Qualifications Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field or master’s degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching field. Qualifying degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution. Additional Considerations Prior experience teaching in higher educationExperience teaching in classroom, hybrid, and online formats.Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.Experience teaching students from diverse language backgrounds and varying levels of proficiency. Operation of a State Vehicle No Supervises Employees No Required Travel n/a Posting Number ADJ_3639P Recruitment Type General Public - G Number of Vacancies varies depending on classes Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 09/25/2026 Job Close Date 10/31/2026 Open Until Filled Agency Website https://www.nvcc.edu/ Contact Name Email Phone Number Special Instructions to Applicants Adjunct postings are pool postings, meaning that when there is a need, the divisions pull from the applicants that have applied to this position. Teaching load is based upon student enrollment and staffing needs. The adjunct faculty appointment contains no guarantee of continued employment. Must reside in the (DC, VA, MD) DMV area. Additional Information Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. NOVA enrolls nearly 75,000 students on its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, Springfield, and Woodbridge, as well as through NOVA Online and high school dual enrollment programs. The College offers more than 100 affordable associate degree and certificate programs to help our students reach their academic and professional goals in some of the most in-demand careers. At NOVA, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff, and our diverse workforce is representative of this commitment. To this end, we encourage all applicants seeking to add value through their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to consider employment opportunities with NOVA. To learn more about NOVA’s commitment to inclusive excellence, please visit our website. NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program. We strive to ensure our employees have the tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA’s mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at www.nvcc.edu. The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA. Please take a moment to review NOVA’s Annual Security Reports. Employee must reside in the (DC, VA, MD) DMV area. Background Check Statement Disclaimer The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/ EEO Statement The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors. ADA Statement The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested. E-Verify Statement VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes. Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/101691 We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, ADA, E-Verify, Background Check, etc. Also remove duplicated lines like "Employee must reside in the (DC, VA, MD) DMV area." appears multiple times; we should keep once maybe. Also remove navigation, contact info? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove contact name, email, phone, special instructions? "Special Instructions to Applicants" might be considered application instructions; we should remove that. Also "Agency Website", "Contact Name Email Phone Number", "Quicklink for Posting". Also "Job Open Date", "Job Close Date", "Open Until Filled", "Posting Number", "Recruitment Type", "Number of Vacancies varies depending on classes", "Position End Date (if temporary)" - these are metadata; we should drop minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short paragraph with some metadata like location, work schedule, etc. But we already have sections for schedule etc. Might be okay to include a short
for things like location, employment type, etc. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information. Substantive includes: hiring range pay rates, work schedule varies, must reside in DMV area, teaching load up to 12 credit hours fall/spring, up to 8 summer, contract no guarantee, duties, essential functions, special assignments, KSAs, required qualifications, additional considerations, benefits description, info about NOVA, etc. We should not include boilerplate like EEO, ADA, E-Verify, background check, security reports, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll structure:
About the role
Adjunct faculty members are responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in Art History to students from diverse academic backgrounds. Teaching may be face‑to‑face, remote, or online. Adjunct faculty may teach up to 12 credit hours in the fall and spring semesters and up to 8 credit hours during the summer session, based on enrollment and staffing needs. The appointment carries no guarantee of continued employment. Candidates must reside in the DC‑VA‑MD (DMV) area.
That captures general description and location.Responsibilities
- Teach specific classes in the designated discipline.
- Develop course syllabi and instructional materials.
- Maintain records, assign grades, and assess student progress.
- Adhere to NOVA and VCCS policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Maintain current competence in the discipline or field of specialization.
- Meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports routinely.
- Teach prescribed courses of study with established texts.
- Adhere to the statement on professional ethics per College policies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Assist the agency or state government in emergency declarations by the Governor.
Requirements
Must reside in the DC‑VA‑MD (DMV) area.
But we already mentioned location in About the role; maybe we can keep it only once. However requirement is substantive; we could keep it in Requirements section. But we already have location in About; duplication is okay? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should avoid repeating same info. So we should not repeat location again. We'll keep location in About the role only. Then Requirements could be something else like "Must be able to teach day, evening, weekend, or combination"