Political Science Adjunct Professor Job Olympia Washington USA,Education / Teaching

Adjunct faculty salary for the fiscal year is $1,165.00- $1,189.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA (Download PDF reader).

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is seeking qualified Adjunct faculty to teach Political Science courses, including Introduction to Political Science and American Government.

SPSCC accepts applications for adjunct faculty (part-time) positions on an ongoing basis to establish a qualified pool of applicants. This pool is created for future part-time professor appointments to the individual program or course indicated. This announcement will serve as an open and continuous applicant pool. Appointment availability varies from quarter to quarter. The division will contact candidates selected from the pool should a vacancy arise.

Adjunct

faculty members will:

Place student success at the center of all decision-making.
Engage with students, faculty, staff and administrators to create a community of learners.
Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.
Embrace change, risk-taking and innovation.
Respect the richness of diverse cultural values, beliefs and practices of others.
Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color. We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

And

if that isn't enough? We also offer:

A healthy work/life balance for our employees with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs
Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students
A brand new Health & Wellness Center
FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
FREE parking on our campuses – permits are not required
On-campus child care
Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall
Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally, and which affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
- Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network which strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.
- The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in Political Science in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals.
Create authentic assessments of students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in Political Science that measure course, program, and college wide outcomes.
Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive and kinesthetic domains of learning.
Support students in and out of the classroom, which includes directing them to campus services and resources.
Be available to teach classes on a…