Biology Instructor - Adjunct - Colville, WA

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Work type: Adjunct Faculty
Location: Colville
Categories: Adjunct Faculty

Department: SCC Rural Education

Starting salary for this position is: $40.83 - $86.87 per hour based on workload category.
This is an adjunct (part-time) position. Compensation will be pro-rated according to the amount of workload assigned. Spokane Colleges reserves the right to cancel this recruitment without notice. Academic employees are represented by the Association of Higher Education (AHE), which is affiliated with NEA and WEA. Membership is optional.

Spokane Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 15,000 students with career technical, liberal arts, and adult education programs in Spokane and surrounding rural communities.

First review of applications will occur on 08/01/2025, interested applicants are encouraged to apply early.

The Rural Education Department of Spokane Community College (SCC), a part of the Extended Learning Division, seeks qualified candidates for consideration of employment in this adjunct faculty position in Colville, WA. We seek applicants with a passion for teaching, expertise in general biology, basic and advanced human anatomy and physiology and their associated laboratory components. We are specifically looking for an instructor to teach Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (BIOL& 241), and Microbiology (BIOL& 260) for fall quarter 2025.

Future classes may include General Biology (BIOL& 160), Human A & P 2 (BIOL&242), and others. Qualified candidates will also possess commitment to the students and mission of SCC and to the communities of our rural, northern counties (Stevens, Pend Oreille, and Ferry).

This unique opportunity provides the right candidate the benefits and challenges associated with teaching in a small, close-knit community, while still offering support from and relationships with peers and resource centers at the larger SCC main campus. SCC's Colville Center is socioeconomically and culturally diverse. Video conferencing equipment creates an engaging environment for teaching students on-campus in Colville along with students connected from Inchelium, Newport and Republic.

SCC serves over 10,000 square miles in eastern Washington including educational centers in Colville, Newport, Inchelium, and Republic. More information about relocating to/living in Spokane is available here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

SCC is one of two accredited community colleges that comprise the Spokane Colleges. Serving about 22,000 students, SCC is an educational leader and responsive partner with the community and region to provide access to relevant programs of the highest quality. Offering state-of-the-art career technical programs (approximately 50% of total enrollment) as well as liberal arts/transfer programs (about 25%) and basic education for adults (about 25%), SCC’s comprehensive opportunities transform lives and enrich our communities.

As a college we are collectively committed to the work that embraces diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion and global awareness at every level of our college.

• Prepares for and instructs, through traditional classroom and distance education modes, transfer‑level classes in the discipline of Biology. Typical assignments will include General Biology, and Basic and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology. Assignment will be in Colville, WA and may include weekday, evening, online and hybrid courses;
• Communicates expectations and establishes clear grading criteria through appropriate instructional means, to include but not limited to developing course syllabi, handouts, and materials supporting the instructional process; evaluates student progress and provides clear, timely feedback;
• Provides availability and accessibility to students for purpose of academic consulting and support, in a manner appropriate to meet student needs, through a combination of scheduled office hours, e‑mail accessibility or other effective means of responsive and timely communication;
• Creates a teaching, learning and working…