General Business (One-Year-Only) Faculty
About the role
Join the team launching the next generation of accounting professionals! Paradise Valley Community College is seeking a passionate, full-time Business Faculty member for a one-year-only position in our Business program. You’ll teach a diverse student body across a variety of formats—online, hybrid, in-person, accelerated—and bring learning to life through active, hands-on strategies. Beyond the classroom, you'll help shape the program through curriculum development, student engagement, and collaboration with faculty and community partners. If you're energized by innovation, equity, and student success, we invite you to be part of something meaningful.
Responsibilities
- Teaches a diverse population of students in a classroom and/or lab setting, online or hybrid, accelerated, and/or other alternative schedules and formats; uses active learning strategies to engage students and promote student learning, retention, and achievement; incorporates instructional technology and employs alternative delivery or scheduling techniques where appropriate.
- Develops instructional materials, learning activities, and curriculum; creates and implements syllabi, course outlines, lecture and lab materials, as well as applied learning activities for assigned courses for students learning accounting, business and related courses; timely grades student work and activities; effectively utilizes course management software such as Canvas; utilizes college and departmental assessment tools; participates in continuous evaluation and improvement of teaching and learning.
- Maintains office hours to assist, tutor, and advise students to support learning, personal development, and citizenship; works with students outside of the classroom on instructional activities such as student research, clubs, and experiences for students in the community. May develop and expand relationships and partnerships with K-12, higher education, industry, and/or community organizations.
- Remains current with new trends and developments in the field through technology, research, reading/studying the literature, attendance at conferences, courses, seminars and/or workshops; develops and enhances knowledge of teaching and learning; participates in college and district activities, including department/division meetings, committees, workshops, and projects.
- Works with the faculty team to evaluate and select classroom materials; may participate in designing customized for-credit curriculum, materials, and activities for corporate clients; contributes to the academic life and mission of the college; demonstrates intercultural competence in interactions with students, staff, and the community; maintains a collegial team approach in collaborating with students, faculty, staff, and the community.
Requirements
The preceding list of sub disciplines within the field of Business is intended as representative and does not limit acceptance of similar titles by the Business Instructional Council.
A Master's Degree or higher is required in one of the following fields:
- Business
- Business Administration
- Management
- Marketing
- Taxation
- Finance
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Logistics
- Supply Chain Management
- International Business
- Economics
The preceding list of sub disciplines within the field of Business is intended as representative and does not limit acceptance of similar titles by the Business Instructional Council.
Desired Qualifications:
- A Master's Degree in Business with an Emphasis in Finance.
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in business or industry in Finance.
- A minimum of (5) years of teaching experience in various modalities at a community college or university in business including finance.
- Experience facilitating activities outside the classroom for students such as internships, undergraduate student research, clubs, competitions, tours, service learning, etc.
- Active member on community advisory boards or current membership(s) in professional associations tied to area of instruction.
- One year of full-time relevant MCCCD experience during the previous two years.
Qualifications
A Master's Degree or higher is required in one of the following fields:
- Business
- Business Administration
- Management
- Marketing
- Taxation
- Finance
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Logistics
- Supply Chain Management
- International Business
- Economics
The preceding list of sub disciplines within the field of Business is intended as representative and does not limit acceptance of similar titles by the Business Instructional Council.
Desired Qualifications:
- A Master's Degree in Business with an Emphasis in Finance.
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in business or industry in Finance.
- A minimum of (5) years of teaching experience in various modalities at a community college or university in business including finance.
- Experience facilitating activities outside the classroom for students such as internships, undergraduate student research, clubs, competitions, tours, service learning, etc.
- Active member on community advisory boards or current membership(s) in professional associations tied to area of instruction.
- One year of full-time relevant MCCCD experience during the previous two years.
Skills
May require travel or be assigned to all MCCCD locations.
May require numerous evenings or weekends.
May require prolonged periods of standing, sitting and viewing a computer screen.
Will be required to teach a varied population of students in a classroom and/or lab setting, online or hybrid, accelerated, and/or other alternative schedules and formats.
May be required to lift or carry up to #25 lbs.
Benefits
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees' and their families' health and well-being. Therefore, the MCCCD benefits support every stage of life and are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community.
- Affordable and Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- - Nationwide Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- - Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick Leave, and Personal Time
- - 20 Paid Observed Holidays
- - Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability plans, with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
- - Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Pension, including Long Term Disability and Retiree Health Insurance with 100% employer-matching contributions
- - Optional Retirement Plans: 403(b), 457(b), Roth 403(b), Roth 457(b)
- - Tuition Reimbursement for employees and dependents
- - Annual Professional Development Funding
- - Flexible Work Schedules
- Employee Health & Wellness Programs:
- - District-Wide Wellness Program with Workshops and Webinars
- - Monthly Health & Wellness Calendar and Newsletter
- - Virta Diabetes Reversal Program and Support Groups
- - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- - Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- - Pre-Retirement Planning Events
- - Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (potential loan forgiveness for federal Direct Loans after meeting repayment requirements and working full-time for an eligible employer)
Pay
Hiring Salary Range
$52,809.48 - $101,665.34
(9-month contract)
Salary depends on verifiable experience and education
Schedule
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, some nights/ weekends
30 hours per week
Work Calendar
9 Months
Funding Information
This is a full-time, benefits eligible, short-term, One-Year-Only (OYO) teaching career opportunity for the academic year 2026/2027 beginning in August 2026.
Maricopa Summary
10 Colleges. Unlimited Opportunities.
The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Home to 10 individually accredited community colleges and 31 satellite locations, we proudly serve students in every corner of the Valley. Each day, our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators, live out our vision—creating excellence in education for a better world.
We focus on people—not profits. With 100% acceptance, zero rejections, and affordable tuition, we provide the flexibility and support our students need to succeed in and beyond the classroom. Discover how we’re changing college.
We don’t just support our community—we help build it. We are the largest provider of workforce development training in the state. The activities of our colleges and their students support one out of every 28 jobs in Maricopa County. Learn about our economic impact.
We believe our employees are our most valuable asset. Our 10 colleges and District Office support nearly 10,000 jobs and careers throughout Greater Phoenix.
Join us in making a real difference in the lives of over 140,000 college students each year.
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit unofficial transcripts, resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application. If your master’s degree is not in the teaching field, then please list the 18 graduate semester hours completed in the teaching field in your application materials.
MCCCD accepts unofficial transcripts for U.S. schools at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are submitted as an attachment to the application. Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated and evaluated and provided with application material.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information. All experience must include the month and year. Documents with the year only and/or missing full-time or part-time will be categorized as incomplete.
- Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
- Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or; Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked or load)
- Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
- Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is