Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, International Language

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas. As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC is recognized as a leader in education, offering a full range of associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.

About the role

Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring, and summer.

Responsibilities

• Design and delivery of instruction for day, evening, and weekend classes.
• Responsible for student assessment and grading.
• Maintains adequate on-campus presence.
• Provides timely communication with students, staff, and administrators of the College.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Spanish, or a Master’s degree in a related field with at least 18 graduate hours in Spanish, is required.
• Demonstrated teaching ability is the top priority.
• Instructional experience and leadership experience at a community college is a priority.
• Ability to use an online platform.
• Experience or interest in online delivery of instruction, use of technology for instruction, and project-based, service learning, or inquiry-based learning will be given special consideration.

Skills

• Experience with leadership at a community college or educational institution is a plus.
• Online delivery of instruction.
• Use of technology for instruction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience is preferred.

Pay

$875 per credit hour

Physical Demands

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

• Frequently manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding.
• Frequently sitting, standing, and walking.
• Constantly hearing, repetitive motion, and talking.
• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and/or visual inspection at distances close to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.