Adjunct - Instructor of Communications​/Speech

Adjunct – Instructor of Communications/Speech

Job Title Adjunct – Instructor of Communications/Speech

Pay Rate

Job Category

Job Category Adjunct

Department

Department COMMUNICATIONS

Provide quality instruction for public speaking courses. Each course consists of 3 lecture hours per week. Course time: 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM In person on the Dowagiac Campus Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Master’s degree in Communications or English, or Master’s Degree with 18 credit hours of coursework in the content area.
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Demonstrated use of instructional technology

• Previous teaching experience

• Promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relate to students.
• Preparing and delivering lessons using a master syllabus and standardized curriculum.
• Working comfortably with a diverse student population that includes dual-enrolled high school students, traditional college students, and nontraditional college students.
• Grading assignments and providing feedback to students in a timely manner.
• Utilizing a variety of student engagement strategies in the classroom to ensure active student participation.
• Using Moodle regularly for posting assignments, attendance, and grades.
• Being proficient with computer technologies, including Microsoft Office and email.
• Bringing a positive, energetic, and professional attitude into the classroom.
• Being accessible to students and responding to all in-person and electronic student inquiries.
• Provide the department with student performance data that is required for regular outcomes assessment.
• Becoming familiar with rules, regulations, administrative practices, guidelines, and policies of the College.
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

All applicants must demonstrate the ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relate to students. Excellent organization and communication skills as well as the demonstrated use of instructional technology are required.

• 1. The physical activity of this position.
  • A. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  • B. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
  • C. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • D. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
  • E. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• 2. The physical requirements of this position.
  • Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• 3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
  • The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• 4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.
  • The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Academic Transcripts

• Portfolio
• Optional Documents