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Adjunct Instructor: Sociology

Pierce College · Tacoma, WA · 1 wk ago
On-siteEducation$59.54/hrFull-time

Are you passionate about teaching active duty military, their families, and veterans? Would you enjoy helping adult learners meet their educational and career goals? If you are committed to closing equity gaps through high quality instruction and access to certificates and degrees, we invite you to apply to join our team! The education programs at Joint Base Lewis McChord are specifically designed to serve the needs of active-duty military personnel, their family members, VA benefit recipients, and civilians in the community. Accelerated terms, arranged courses, hybrid and online courses with two entry points per term meet specific needs of our non-traditional students.

Applications are now being accepted to create a pool of qualified applicants for anticipated part-time teaching positions at Joint Base Lewis McChord at the Stone and McChord Education Centers. We are currently seeking the following specializations:

  • Natural and Physical Sciences:
    • Astronomy
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Math:
    • Calculus
    • Statistics
    • Math for Elementary Teachers I and II
  • Humanities:
    • Arabic
    • Spanish
    • Russian

Pay

Face-to-face rate, also called grounded rate, is $1,190.98 per credit (e.g., $5,954.90 per five-credit lecture class) with 15 or more students. Online rate of pay is $59.54 per student per credit.

Responsibilities

  • Teach course(s) as assigned.
  • Conduct assigned classes in a manner that promotes student success and incorporates various teaching styles and technology.
  • Be available to students before and after class.
  • Work effectively with colleagues and students of various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

Requirements

  • Master's degree from an accredited institution in the specialized discipline, or
  • Master's degree from an accredited institution within any discipline that includes 15 semester credits in the specific discipline that you are teaching in.

Other qualifications may be considered.

Application Process

To be considered for this position, you must submit the following:

  • Letter of formal application that addresses how your experience and education qualifies you to perform the assigned responsibilities (Cover Letter).
  • Detailed curriculum vitae of all educational and professional experience, which includes a list of courses taught (Curriculum Vitae).
  • Unofficial copies of all college and university transcripts that include degree received and confer date. International transcripts must include a foreign transcript evaluation. For a list of approved credential evaluation services visit: https://www.naces.org/members. (Unofficial transcripts acceptable for application process; official transcripts required prior to hire).
  • A list of four current professional references with name, relationship to candidate, address, email address, and telephone number. Letters of recommendation will not be accepted in lieu of a list of professional references.
  • A brief statement that describes your teaching philosophy/style and addresses:
    • Strategies used to engage a wide diversity of students;
    • Your use of outcomes assessment measures;
    • Your use of active learning techniques;
    • Your use of presentation and alternative modes of delivery in the classroom or via web-based learning (Teaching Philosophy).
  • Responses to the following supplemental questions:
    • What personal and professional work have you done in order to broaden your understanding of racial equity and how the intersections of multiple social and cultural identities impact your work and relationships with others?
    • How have you infused equity and inclusion into your classroom in order for students to be challenged/motivated/inspired to contribute to an equitable society?
    • Pierce College has set a goal of eliminating areas of inequity for all student populations. How will you contribute to this effort at the classroom, program, and institutional levels?

Conditions of Employment

  • Work is performed in an instructional setting and requires the ability to communicate clearly. Work also includes the ability to use a personal computer.
  • Proof of authorization to work in the United States will be required at the time of hire.
  • Pierce College has adopted a Drug Free Workplace policy. As a condition of employment, employees must agree to abide by the requirements established in that policy.

Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities will be made to the extent reasonably possible. Requests should be made to the District Human Resources Office by calling 253-964-7342. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may dial 711 to place a call through Washington Relay, the state's free telecommunication access service.

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