College Writing Adjunct Faculty Pool

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applications to the Adjunct Faculty pool are kept on file for 24 months. After that time, you will be asked to update your application in order to keep the pool current. You can update your application materials at any time by signing back into your account with the login and password information used for your initial application.

Working Title:

College Writing Adjunct Faculty Pool

Brief

Position Overview:

The GFC Writing & Languages Department maintains a pool of non-tenure-track applicants for consideration as potential instructors in writing courses. These instructors teach online asynchronous, hy-flex, blended, and/or face-to-face College Writing I courses as needed.

Faculty Tenure Track:
No

Faculty Rank:
Adjunct Instructor

Position Number

Department:
Office of Academics

Division

Appointment Type:
Faculty

Contract Term:
Semester

Semester:
If other, specify From date

Semester:
If other, specify End date

FLSA

Union Affiliation:
Not applicable (Temporary)

FTE: n/a

Benefits Eligible:
No

Compensation By Credit: $830.00 per credit for Academic (pay is different for clinical)

Contract Type: LOA

Recruitment Type:
External

General Statement:
Adjunct instructors are hired based on the needs of the institution, which are evaluated every semester. At present, Great Falls College invites interested parties to apply to teach Freshman Composition ( WRIT 101: College Writing
1)

• Prepare and teach subject matter content to traditional, non-traditional, and dual-enrollment students;
• Teach courses in a variety of modalities according to institutional need;
• Maintain current disciplinary knowledge;
• Report grades, academic alerts, and academic integrity violations, and student outcomes assessment;
• Maintain appropriate professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community;
• Meet reporting and record keeping requirements in accordance with the college calendar;
• Demonstrate skill, knowledge, and abilities in the teaching of writing; and
• Work with students and colleagues of varied backgrounds.

• Master’s degree including 9 credits in English or closely related field

* Note:

A Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing typically includes the credits necessary to teach College Writing I

[SD1] [GJ2]

• Successful experience teaching college composition

Qualifying experience may include teaching writing-intensive courses, including creative writing, business and professional writing, technical writing, and journalism, along with service in a college writing center or substantive instructional work as a graduate teaching assistant.

• Demonstrated interest in writing pedagogy;
• Successful experience working with dual credit high school students and nontraditional students;
• Successful experience teaching face-to-face and online;
• Successful experience teaching at a two-year college.

Special Requirements

Physical Demands

The Program

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The Department

The College

Great Falls College MSU is a comprehensive two-year college located on a beautiful 20-acre campus and serves approximately 2000 students a year, including students taking courses and programs online. It is one of four units of Montana State University and MSU’s only “stand-alone” two-year college. An extensive renovation and expansion project in 2010 added three state-of-the-art science labs, an expansive library and resource center, and an Industrial Trades building.

An infant through preschool learning center was built in 2012 to provide early learning opportunities for children of students and the community. Renovations include a one-stop Student Central area, remodeled bookstore, a community conference center, and additional space for the Lifelong Learning & Workforce Development Departments and College Communications, Marketing & Development. MSU – Northern’s Great Falls satellite campus…