Adjunct Faculty Pool - Science Labs

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and teaching classes as assigned and as outlined in the course descriptions and course syllabi and departmental guidelines.
• Beginning and ending all classes as scheduled and covering all relevant learning outcomes for each course.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning, communicating with students weekly, and answering student emails in a timely manner.
• Evaluating students using a variety of methods, informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner, and proper maintenance of student records.
• Using Cleveland State email for administrative purposes and responding to student questions via Cleveland State email in a timely manner.
• Meting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, acknowledging contracts, academic activity and assessment reports, and final grades.
• Submitting requests through the department chair, program coordinator/director, or lead teacher for equipment, supplies, textbooks, and other instructional aids.
• May require the preparation of culture media, chemicals, reagents, and solutions.
• May require set up of laboratories with required supplies, materials, and equipment such as media, cultures, and electronic and mechanical apparatus, as needed.
• Operate laboratory equipment such as autoclave, sterilizing oven, dishwasher, balances, filtration appliances, pH meters, timers, vortex mixers, etc.
• Clean, sterilize, and store laboratory equipment.
• Maintain appropriate office hours, and secure approval for any commitments which might affect employment.
• Comply with Cleveland State Community College and Tennessee Board of Regents Guidelines and Policies.
• Participate in periodic evaluations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related Science field required.
• Ability to use personal computers for word processing/ inventories/ OCR, etc., required.

Availability/Closing Date

This posting is not a guarantee of an open position. Applications for adjunct faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed by the department when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring and summer. Postings close yearly on October 31; to maintain your application within the system, you will need to re-apply each year.