Adjunct Instructor - Physical Science

Olive-Harvey College is seeking an Adjunct Instructor to teach Physical Science (Introduction to the scientific method, astronomy, geology, oceanography, and meteorology) during the fall 2020 semester.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
• Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academic and professional communities, and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Physical Science (Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology, etc.) or master's degree and 18 graduate semester hours in a Physical Science.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students.
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.
• Knowledge of Brightspace Learning Management System, preferred.
• Must be able to work in person.

Pay

The salary range is the following per contact hour based on education:

• Master's - $800
• Master's +30 - $837
• Doctorate/Terminal (including MFA) - $943

Offered salary will be determined by the respective collective bargaining agreement and applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/.