Adjunct Faculty-Philosophy

About the role

The adjunct faculty member will be responsible for creating a learning environment that assists students in reaching their goals; and for providing effective instruction and assessment within the framework of common syllabi provided by the School.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a thorough and accurate knowledge of the field or discipline.
• Display an ability to interpret and evaluate theories in the field or discipline.
• Connect subject matter with related fields.
• Stay current in subject matter through professional development.
• Plan and organize instruction in ways which maximize student learning.
• Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
• Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student’s needs.
• Employ available instructional technology when appropriate.
• Encourage the development of communication skills and higher order thinking skills through appropriate assignments.
• Communicate subject matter to students.
• Contribute to the selection and development of instructional materials.
• Support classroom efforts to promote student success.
• Establish and adhere to learning objectives.
• Develop evaluation methods which fairly measure student progress toward objectives.
• Evaluate and return student work to promote maximum learning.
• Maintain accurate records of student progress.
• Submit final grade rosters, grade books and attendance rosters to division administrators each semester according to established deadlines.
• Support classroom efforts to promote student success.

Requirements

• Mastery of Subject Matter
• Teaching Performance
• Evaluation of Student Learning
• Participation in College, Division and Program Activities
• Contribution to the Growth and Enhancement of College Mission and Programs

Qualifications

• Possesses an earned master’s or higher degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in philosophy;
• Possesses an earned master’s or higher degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in any field with 18 graduate semester hours in philosophy;

Skills

• Ability to interpret and evaluate theories in the field or discipline.
• Ability to connect subject matter with related fields.
• Ability to stay current in subject matter through professional development.
• Ability to plan and organize instruction in ways which maximize student learning.
• Ability to employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
• Ability to modify instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student’s needs.
• Ability to employ available instructional technology when appropriate.
• Ability to encourage the development of communication skills and higher order thinking skills through appropriate assignments.
• Ability to communicate subject matter to students.
• Ability to contribute to the selection and development of instructional materials.
• Ability to support classroom efforts to promote student success.
• Ability to establish and adhere to learning objectives.
• Ability to develop evaluation methods which fairly measure student progress toward objectives.
• Ability to evaluate and return student work to promote maximum learning.
• Ability to maintain accurate records of student progress.
• Ability to submit final grade rosters, grade books and attendance rosters to division administrators each semester according to established deadlines.
• Ability to support classroom efforts to promote student success.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
• No Discrimination Based on Race, Color, Ethnicity, National Origin, Marital Status, Religion, Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Disability, Age or Veteran Status
• Questions Specific to Title IX May Be Referenced to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in this posting.