Adjunct – Sociology

About the role

Seeking adjunct instructors to teach Sociology courses starting in the Spring 2027 Semester. Courses are scheduled to meet face-to-face, in the morning and early afternoon. One of the courses is scheduled at the Watervliet High School. Online classes are not available at this time.

Posting Number: 20110585-1 • Close Date: 11/29/2026 • Quicklink: https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5448

Requirements

• Master’s degree with at least 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework in the content area.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to reach and extend hands/arms in any direction.
• Ability to perform fingering tasks such as picking, pinching, typing, or other finger‑based work.
• Ability to talk and express/exchange ideas verbally.
• Ability to hear and perceive sounds at normal speaking levels (with or without correction).
• Ability to receive detailed information via oral communication and discriminate sounds.
• Sedentary work: exert up to 10 lb force occasionally; negligible force frequently/constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects (including the human body).
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Visual acuity requirements: color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Close visual acuity needed for preparing/analyzing data, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in subject matter.
• Previous college teaching experience.

Skills

• Ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods.
• Ability to relate to students.
• Demonstrated use of instructional technology.