Adjunct Faculty – English

Description

Department: Communication Arts
Pay Grade: Credit Adjunct Faculty Scale
FLSA Status: Exempt
Residency restrictions apply.

Essential Job Functions

• Teach no more than the equivalent of 24-teaching load hours per year (per measurement period under the ACA)
• Hold classes as scheduled
• Design assignments and/or give required assignments to measure student learning
• Provide clear and concise feedback to students in a timely manner (generally within two weeks)
• Check and respond to all emails within two business days
• Post the syllabus, faculty information, and a welcome announcement for Preview Week and maintain a current gradebook in the Learning Management System
• Hold required office hours
• Absorb and assist students and direct them to appropriate resources
• Contribute to student retention and completion initiatives
• Participate in outcomes assessment and respond to data
• Collaborate with student support offices and professionals
• Report grades and reconcile incomplete grades as necessary
• Engage in professional development including departmental orientation
• Attend required meetings and complete mandatory trainings
• Adapt to emerging challenges and demands to serve the college and its students
• Follow policies as outlined in the Faculty Handbook
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree in English, Composition, or a related field
• Online teaching experience
• Degree in Online Learning or Online Teaching Certification
• Prior teaching experience at college level preferred
• Ability to use technology in teaching
• Must be positive, cooperative and supportive

Physical Demands

• Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects
• Exchange information and communicate
• Perceive or detect surroundings
• Focus, concentrate, understand and convey subject matter
• Repeat motion (i.e. keyboarding)
• Stand/sit/walk

Work Environment

• College campus
• Direct contact with students, staff, faculty and the general public in classrooms, common areas, offices, and campus environments
• Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as office, meeting, and training rooms
• Use of safe workplace practices with office equipment; computers for data entry and word processing with some highly technical applications and new technology systems
• Avoidance of trips and falls
• Observance of fire and building safety regulations
• Observation of college vehicle policies and laws when/if driving a college vehicle
• Observance of all college policies