Adjunct Faculty, Construction Technology

Adjunct Faculty, Construction Technology

Adjunct Faculty are professional educators who work on a limited basis and have the primary responsibility of fulfilling Texas Southmost College’s mission, vision, values, and goals of providing a quality education to all students enrolled at the College. The relationship between the adjunct faculty member and the student is one of leader, teacher, advisor, and facilitator of learning. Adjunct Faculty members are responsible to the College President through a chain of command and accountable to the College’s policies and procedures.

• Strive for continual improvement of student success by planning an optimal learning environment; providing high quality instruction and advising; participating in the development of learning outcomes and the assessment of students as well as of self and teaching techniques in order to increase effectiveness; and engaging in ongoing professional development.
• Manage learning environments by ensuring that accurate syllabi are developed that incorporate departmental, college and instructor requirements; maintain attendance records, submit grades, and provide constructive feedback as well as other relevant information to students throughout the semester; and conduct classes punctually and in accordance with the prescribed meeting schedule.
• Deliver effective instruction by assuming primary responsibility for curriculum development in conjunction with the College’s policies and procedures, ensuring both rigor and quality of instruction; consider individual differences of students to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities; use the College’s digital learning solution to meet course objectives; and communicate clearly to students the expectations concerning the use of the digital learning solution and other available technologies.
• Enhance the student’s learning experience by integrating concrete, real‑life situations into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills, and teamwork; employ methods that develop understanding of discipline‑specific thinking, practices, and procedures, and create academic literacy; and work with students and employers in occupational settings as required by or appropriate to the academic discipline.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the College in the construction and continuous improvement of measurable learning outcomes, including Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board core curriculum objectives and additional Texas Southmost College objectives.
• Assess student learning by designing assessments that measure or demonstrate student growth; sequence learning opportunities throughout advising, courses, and programs to build understanding and knowledge; and align assessment with learning opportunities.
• Support TSC’s institutional effectiveness program by understanding the preparation and evaluation of Student Learning Outcomes, completing all mandatory performance evaluation measures within specified time limits, sharing best practices with colleagues, and striving toward improved educational effectiveness.
• Maintain a learning‑centered environment, be available to students during the designated work period, and refer students to appropriate support services.
• Pursue professional development by taking graduate courses or internal classes offered by the College or professional development organizations, and maintain required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing education hours as disciplinary standards dictate.
• Participate collegially in discipline‑specific activities developed for adjunct faculty as appropriate, handle sensitive and extensive confidential information, and attend the workplace regularly, reporting to work punctually.
• Promote positive morale, teamwork, and exceptional customer service to students, faculty, and the community; use interpersonal skills and sound judgment to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed.
• Complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College.
• Support the values and institutional goals as defined in the…