Adjunct Faculty ISCS

Adjunct Instructor

An adjunct instructor is appointed on a term contract for instructional, temporary and part-time assignments. They are not assigned to other responsibilities such as professional service or college service. They have no right to reappointment. Persons appointed at this rank will vary in minimal academic qualifications but generally shall have a relevant doctoral or equivalent terminal degree to teach at the upper division and graduate level, and a master's degree for lower division courses.

All degrees shall be from accredited institutions or from internationally reputable and recognized institutions. Exceptions to these requirements may be made by the Provost upon presentation of evidence of a record of experience or other credentials that indicate academic degree equivalence. Adjunct Faculty members can only serve as Faculty Senators if they teach during the current semester or have taught within the last fiscal year.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide the most effective instruction possible in one's discipline to insure that the educational needs of students are met and that students achieve specified learning objectives.
• Teach assigned courses, whether on campus or off campus, day or evening, following the official syllabi and using approved textbooks and other learning materials.
• Meet all classes regularly and on time, as scheduled, and for their full duration.
• Establish learning objectives and outcomes for assigned courses.
• Evaluate student performance (attainment of learning objectives) and assign grades.
• Serve as academic advisor to students as assigned.
• Maintain all office hours and make arrangements for appointments with students at other times.
• Participate in the department's/division's review of courses and programs.
• Upgrade the educational program by evaluating course content, student needs, and instructional methods; make recommendations for improvement.
• Assist in the preparation of course syllabi; engage in curriculum development (revising and updating existing courses and programs, creating new courses and programs)
• Evaluate support materials available to students in the library and make recommendations for improving collections in one's field.
• Keep accurate records of student attendance, grades, etc.
• Make arrangements with the department chair or assistant dean for covering classes when scheduling an absence.
• Meet all deadlines in submitting grades or other required information on students.
• Attend all faculty meetings, other convocations as appropriate, and graduation exercises.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Hours

• Based on course assignments

Physical Demands

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Approximate percentages of other activities:
• Standing 40%
• Walking 20%
• Sitting 40%
• Driving 0%

Instructions to Applicants:

Please add the following documents to your application in the "Resume Drop Box" section of your application:

• CV/Resume
• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcripts (Official transcripts will be required upon hire.)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field or master's degree in any field plus 18 graduate hours in a related field required.
• Two years related experience.
• Equivalent experience/CV may be substituted for education on a year for year basis. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of teaching, preferably in a community college setting.

Additional Comments to Applicants:

Applications are disqualified in the first level of review if they do not meet all

Minimum Qualifications listed in this job posting. (Years of experience are calculated based upon numbers of hours worked per week. Example: 2 years of experience working 20 hours per week equals 1 year of experience.) Relevant experience pertains to

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Job Summary /Basic Function, and

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Skills and Abilities

described in this job posting. ASSUMPTIONS ARE NOT MADE at any level of SFCC's Hiring Process if information presented in the application material does not clearly address the

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Job Summary /Basic Function, and

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. Number of pages of application material will not negatively/positively affect your application, however, LACK OF DETAIL may.

EEO Statement:

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