Economics, Part-Time Faculty

Economics, Part-Time Faculty

Assistant Adjunct Faculty teach at Bellevue College's main campus and may teach online. In addition, faculty hold office hours and engage students actively in their own learning, including discussion, writing, and analysis; maintain high standards regarding course content; and provide students with timely feedback on their course work and examinations. Adjunct faculty report to the Dean of Social Science.

Adjunct Professor is typically assigned as needed on a quarterly basis, with no expectation of continued employment beyond the current appointment. Quarterly remuneration for 5-credit lecture class is $6,418.75 - $7,824.66. Compensation is prorated based on type and duration of assignments. Individuals newly hired to Adjunct Professor group at the college are placed at the minimum rate per union bargaining agreement.

Generous benefits for eligible employees is offered through Washington State plans that includes multiple medical, dental, life and disability coverage choices for employees and dependents; choices of retirement and deferred compensation plans; paid personal leave plan; transit program, reduced tuition, employee discounts and memberships, etc. Eligible employees are faculty who work a combined load of at least 50% at Bellevue College and other Washington State public institutions of higher education for two consecutive quarters are eligible for health and dental insurance at the start of the second consecutive quarter.

In addition to teaching, faculty maintains office hours and may participate in department and college activities. This position is represented by the Bellevue College Association of Higher Education (BCAHE) union.

Bellevue College is a diverse student-centered, comprehensive and innovative college, committed to teaching excellence that advances the life-long educational development of its students while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of its diverse community. Bellevue College is located just 10 miles east of Seattle where we serve a student population of over 54% students of color and over 1,300 international students.

The college promotes student success by providing high-quality, flexible, accessible educational programs and services; advancing pluralism, inclusion and global awareness; and acting as a catalyst and collaborator for a vibrant region.

The Economics Department provides courses to enhance the understanding of the history and operation of modern economies and to prepare students to think more critically about important economic problems. The department offers classes in the two main discipline areas of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, three elective courses, and two upper division classes, Health Economics and Econometrics. The department is committed to a pluralistic approach to reflect the diversity of opinion in economics and diversity of our student populations.

We expect our content to speak to the lived experience of our students, and we want the department to connect economics to social issues that will engage students in social and civil activity.

The Economics Department at Bellevue College invites applications for qualified adjunct instructors interested in teaching part-time Principles of Economics (Econ 100), Microeconomics (201), Macroeconomics (202), Health Economics (315), or Econometrics (400).

The Economics department offers a variety of course modalities during the academic year, including hybrid, in-person, and asynchronous online classes, both the upper division classes tend to be taught in asynchronous online modality. To see a representative schedule visit our Bellevue College course schedule.

• Be available to teach on-campus or online, as dictated by program need, course schedule, and enrollment demand. As assigned by the chair, some classes meet daily, while others meet twice per week. Some courses meet Monday through Thursday for 50 minutes, while others meet twice per week for either 50 minutes or 1 hour and 50 minutes.

• Be available to students outside of class periodically to engage students in active learning and provide students with timely feedback about their work.

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