Adjunct Faculty - Linguistics

ADJUNCT FACULTY - LINGUISTICS (PART-TIME)
TRUMAN COLLEGE

We at Harry S Truman College are looking to build our pool of talented, dynamic adjunct instructors for the spring semester and beyond. If you have passion for teaching and learning and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. Ideal candidates have the appropriate Master's degree and are adept at teaching both in-person courses and online synchronous courses using Zoom.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Instruct online asynchronous, in-person classes, or online synchronous classes using Zoom

·         Design activities, assignments, and assessments within courses to meet learning outcomes and promote students’ active participation in their own learning

·         Demonstrate flexibility in learning and using course-related texts and/or materials, Brightspace learning management system, Faculty Center in my.ccc.edu, and Navigate

·         Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps them problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies

·         Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments while giving prompt feedback to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course

·         Hold office hours before or after class to help students reach their academic, personal and career goals

·         Foster a classroom environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn

·         Respond promptly to college and department communications and communicate with mentor and assistant chair about challenges as they arise

·         Participate in department-wide meetings and assessment outside of class time

QUALIFICATIONS:

·         M. A. in Linguistics.

·         Teaching experience at the college level preferred.

·         Excellent verbal and written skills required with the ability to communicate persuasively with tact and diplomacy.

·         The ability to work in a culturally diverse work environment.

·         Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.

·         Has a disposition towards developing the competencies outlined in the City Colleges Academic Excellence Pillars.

·         Knowledge of Brightspace or similar Learning Management System preferred.

·         Prior experience with online teaching (via Zoom) and/or online teaching certification preferred.

·         Proficiency in Microsoft office applications.

How to Apply:

·         All interested candidates, including current CCC employees, must submit the following documents for review:

·         A letter of interest

·         Resume or curriculum vitae

·         A statement of your teaching philosophy

·         A legible copy of your college transcripts (Unofficial transcripts initially accepted, official transcripts must be provided at time of interview.)

·         Two letters of recommendation

One of the department chairs will contact candidates individually if we would like to schedule an interview.

Salary Range: $800 - $943/contact hour

The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salary scale.

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Thank you for your interest in CCC!