Adjunct Faculty - Astronomy​/Physics

Salary: $1061 per load hour (most courses are 3-4 load hours)

Most faculty may be asked to teach in multiple modalities, including virtual, online or hybrid, but candidates must be willing to teach in person.

Part-time/temporary faculty positions offer flexible hours and the opportunity to assist a diverse group of adult students in achieving their educational goals.

• Astronomy (AST)
• Physics (PHY)

• Instructors in these courses will be using active learning strategies, online resources and will provide equitable instruction for our students.
• Instruct students in the content area and work with them on strategies to help them achieve academic success.
• Follow established protocols for presence, responsiveness, grading, attendance taking, and assessment of student learning.
• Use current, effective classroom management techniques.
• Monitor and continuously improve instruction to ensure Student Learning Outcomes are met on a classroom, discipline/program, and College level.
• Evaluate student performance.
• Continually improve instruction utilizing appropriate delivery methods.
• Maintain competency and currency in the teaching field(s), as well as in teaching strategies, subject delivery modalities, and assessment methods.
• Work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students and utilize a collegial style in all forms of communication.

• Master's degree (or higher) in the discipline or a related field of study OR Master's degree in any discipline and 18 graduate semester hours in the field of study
• Experience teaching Science courses
• Experience teaching online courses and/or alternative instructional formats
• Experience using a Learning Management System, preferably D2L Brightspace
• Student learning styles: ability to adapt and modify instruction based on the instructional needs of students, including working with accommodations and accessibility
• Evaluation of students' educational progress: ability to maintain high instruction and learning standards and assess students' academic progress in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes
• Competencies in diversity and inclusion: knowledge of diverse community college student populations, and the ability to address diversity in effective instructional practice and student learning