Adjunct Faculty - Communications
Listed on 2026-09-27
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Education / Teaching
College Lecturer, University Professor
Job Title:
Adjunct Faculty - Communications
Location:
Indianapolis
Job Type: Part-time
Classification:
Adjunct faculty
Salary Range: $48.67 Per Contact Hour
Reports To:
Department/Program Chair
Ivy Tech is Indiana's community college and workforce engine, delivering: high-quality learning experiences that propel Indiana's communities, measurable economic return, excellence in teaching, and industry-aligned credentials of value, empowering every learner to achieve lifelong success.
Our Values:- Empathy:
We lead with care and connectivity, ensuring we meet our students where they are. - Integrity:
We act responsibly and ethically in the best interest of our students, employees, partners, institution, and the State. - Agility:
We move with purpose and adapt to the evolving needs of our students, employers, and the State. - Impact:
We exist to change lives through quality education. Our work strengthens individuals, families, communities, and the future of Indiana.
Adjunct Faculty are hired each semester on an as-needed basis. Adjunct Faculty are responsible for creating a learning environment that assists students in reaching their goals; and for providing effective instruction and assessment within the framework of common syllabi provided.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:- Facilitate student learning by delivering assigned classes in accordance with College policy and course objectives.
- Make optimal use of available technology to enhance instructional methods.
- Supplement and alter, where appropriate, lesson plans, assignments, tests, and materials. Maintain accurate student records, grades, and other requirements.
- Engage with students proactively and regularly in meaningful and productive ways that impact student learning and lead to a positive experience with Ivy Tech Community College.
- Demonstrate evidence of developing and implementing teaching strategies focused on engaging students with their learning.
- Interact with students and co-workers in a professional and cooperative manner, complying with College policies, guidelines and expectations.
- Maintain a safe, quality educational environment.
This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:- A qualified faculty member meets the discipline standard through one of two routes:
- Possesses an earned master's or higher degree in speech or communication, from a regionally accredited institution; or
- Possesses an earned master's or higher degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in speech or communication, from a regionally accredited institution.
A qualified faculty member in public speaking meets the course standard through one of the following three routes:
- Meets Communication discipline standard, or
- Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., rhetoric, linguistics, homiletics, law, theatre, public relations).
A qualified faculty member in interpersonal communication meets the course standard through one of following three routes:
- Meets the Communication discipline standard, or
- Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., social work, counseling, sociology, psychology).
A qualified faculty member in COMM 201 meets the course standard through one of two routes:
- Meets the Communication discipline standard; or
- Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., public relations, journalism, marketing, advertising, telecommunications).
A qualified faculty member in COMM 202 meets the course standard through one of two routes:
- Meets the Communication discipline standard; or
- Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g., counseling, organizational psychology).
A qualified faculty member in COMM 203 meets the course standard through one of two routes:
- Meets the Communication discipline standard; or
- Possesses an earned master's degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in a discipline related to the course (e.g.,…
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