Part-Time Faculty - English
Part-time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus, as well as several off-campus locations and clinical sites.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in English (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in English)
Preferred Qualifications
- Teaching Experience
- Higher Education Experience
Special Instructions to Applicants
You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process; official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. Please note the closing date for pool postings — if you are still interested, you must re-apply each calendar year.
Compensation
Salary is $600 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes
- Beginning and ending all classes as scheduled
- Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in assigned classes
- Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning
- Evaluating students using a variety of methods and informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner
- Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participation and grades
- Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner
- Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork and student enrollment