PT - Adjunct English Instructor

Under limited supervision, instructs students in English classes and performs related administrative and recordkeeping duties. Interacts with and assists students in various areas. Reports to the Department Chair, English, Humanities, and University Transfer.

Teaches assigned college transfer courses in English and humanities—both online and traditional. Performs related administrative and recordkeeping duties. Remains active in professional organizations and activities. Performs various student‑related duties including advising students, assisting students with class registration, counseling with students, and assisting students with career and study skills.

Teaches assigned day, evening, and online courses in college transfer English. Primary responsibility is teaching composition but may be asked to teach literature or other humanities courses. Uses technology to enhance instructions.

Keeps abreast of newest research and technological advances relative to the teaching of English and humanities courses including online instruction by reading professional journals and attending seminars, conferences, meetings, etc.

May assist with establishing long‑range goals for the Department.

Maintains good working relationships and communicates information within the Department and with all departments/divisions on campus. Serves on various College committees and organizations and attends meetings as required. Assists part‑time instructors and substitutes for absent instructors as needed.

Responds to phone calls and e‑mail promptly, providing information and answering inquiries as appropriate. Performs other duties as required.

Master’s degree in English, or MA in a related field plus 18 graduate hours in English and two years of teaching experience in teaching composition; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities. Prefer both graduate and undergraduate degrees in English. Preference given to applicants with community college teaching experience and online teaching experience.

Must be physically able to operate a variety of types of office and audio‑visual equipment including computer, copier, calculator, audio‑visual equipment, etc. Must be physically able to exert up to fifteen pounds of force occasionally and/or frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Physical demands are in excess of sedentary work; position requires walking, standing, stooping, reaching, crouching, fingering, etc.

for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of approximately thirty pounds.

Requires the ability to compare and or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.

Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the giving of instructions to students. Includes the receiving of information and instructions from supervisor.

Requires the ability to read a variety of documents, reports, and various books such as various manuals, PCC handbook and catalog, various texts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare various documents and reports such as lesson plans, grade/evaluation reports, attendance report, long‑range plans, etc., using the proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar. Requires the ability to write and edit editorials, journals, critiques, poetry, etc.

Requires the ability to communicate with co‑workers, supervisor, subordinates, other PCC personnel, etc. with poise, voice control, and confidence. Requires the ability to be conversant in the theory, principles, and methods of effective and persuasive speaking, voice and diction, phonetics, and discussion and debate.

Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form. Must be able to…