Adjunct Instructor, English

Instructional Faculty For English Department

Instructional faculty for the English Department may be asked to teach courses required for general education English classes.

Compensation: $850 per credit hour.

Priority Screening Date:
Position is open until filled.

Starting Date:
As soon as practical after the hiring process. Position filled on an as needed basis.

Essential Functions:

This position is exempt and is not eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative, other duties may be assigned. To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform principal responsibilities satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion;

reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the principal responsibilities. The primary responsibility of all faculty is instruction. At LCCC we seek instructors who are committed to excellence in teaching as demonstrated in the competency domains outlined below. Faculty are expected to continually grow towards excellence in the following outcomes in the designated discipline of art.

Teaching and Learning:
Employs student-centered instruction coupled with the development and use of appropriate and current educational materials. Consistently and promptly responds to student inquiries and shares timely, appropriate, and instructive feedback and evaluation of student work.

Competency-Based Design:
Applies competency-based design to the development of curriculum, engaging with colleagues at the course, program, and institutional level with the aim of continuous improvement.

Professionalism:
Collaborates and actively reflects on responsibilities to positively contribute to one's discipline, Pathway, the College, and the greater community.

Other responsibilities may be assigned based on contemporary institutional needs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative way to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Skills

• Speaking
  - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Instructing
  - Teaching others how to do something.
• Learning Strategies
  - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Active Learning
  - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Active Listening
  - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Writing
  - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Critical Thinking
  - Using logic and reasoning to…