Adjunct Faculty, Biology

Location: Wentworth

Part-time faculty are professional, credentialed educators with the primary responsibility of providing a quality learning experience for credit and non-credit Rockingham Community College (RCC) students. Faculty are responsible for providing learning experiences on the main campus and off-site. Faculty are responsible for but are not limited to planning, organizing, promoting, and teaching appropriate courses, to include online and hybrid, for RCC.

Faculty are expected to perform all instruction-related duties in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of the College, the North Carolina Community College System, and with appropriate accrediting entities where applicable. Part-time faculty report to the appropriate Department Chair, Program Director or Dean.

Curriculum and Instruction

* Planning and organizing the curriculum as approved by the RCC Board of Trustees, the North Carolina

Community College System, and other accrediting entities.

* Identifying and/or developing instructional materials needed to teach the program competencies prescribed

in the approved curriculum by Rockingham Community College, the North Carolina Community College

System, and other accrediting entities.

* Integrating related supplemental reading that provides additional opportunities for student learning.

* Assisting in the development of program student learning outcomes for all courses in the program major.

* Developing course syllabi that outline clear and appropriate learning outcomes and expectations that reflect

program competencies.

* Utilizing the course description set forth in the North Carolina Community College System common course

library when developing or assessing learning objectives.

* Developing appropriate assessments of established learning outcomes for all courses taught.

* Reporting student progress in mastering established learning outcomes based on identified and approved

assessments.

* Implementing and providing effective instruction that demonstrates appropriate knowledge of his/her

specialized field in accordance with best practice literature.

* Teaching an appropriate instructional course load in accordance with policies outlined in the Instructional

Procedures Manual.

* Demonstrating the effective use of pedagogical methods to meet various student learning styles.

* Administering appropriate assessment and/or testing to measure student learning outcomes in all courses.

* Maintaining appropriate classroom standards that include the effective management of students in the

classroom and the management of classroom and lab facilities.

* Identifying and/or recommending equipment needed to teach the learning outcomes prescribed in the

approved curriculum by the RCC Board of Trustees, the North Carolina Community College System, and

accrediting entities.

* Maintaining compliance with established North Carolina Community College System performance

measures, national benchmarks, etc. for the appropriate curriculum as prescribed by the North Carolina

Community College System and accrediting entities.

* Providing timely and accurate reports including 10% reports, grade reports, and other required reports

related to instruction.

Program Development

* Interacting with the program advisory committee to determine state-of-the-art practices, procedures, and

equipment related to maintaining an up-to-date instructional program

* Monitoring professional information sources to determine trends and innovations in one's field that lend

themselves to integration into the instructional program.

Student Development Support

* Being available to students for out-of-class tutorial support in the courses, he or she is assigned to teach.

* Referring students to Student Development personnel for guidance, counseling, and resource assistance

following prescribed procedures on an as needed basis.

* Supporting retention strategies with the appropriate program faculty, Department Chair, Program Director,

appropriate administration, and Student Services personnel to maximize student retention.

Institutional Support

* Assisting with the implementation and enforcement of all official policies and procedures of RCC.

* Attending meetings, conferences, seminars, briefings, and training sessions called to expedite the business

of the college.

* Striving to exhibit a personal and professional deportment that reflects positively upon the individual and

the public perception of the community college.

* Participating in the activities to maintain programmatic and institutional accreditation.

Public Relations Support

* Maintaining effective intra-institution relationships with members of the Board of Trustees, President's

Senior Staff, Administrative Staff, faculty, and support personnel of the service area.

* Providing appropriate liaison support with the North Carolina Community College System and other

relational entities.

* Promoting Rockingham Community College with local, state, regional, and national citizenry.

Professional/Personal Development

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