Adjunct Professor of Humanities

2 weeks ago

Kingwood, West Virginia, United States Lone Star College Full time
Purpose and Scope

The teaching faculty at Lone Star College are responsible for providing a high-quality learning experience for students. This includes planning, developing, and teaching courses within the curriculum in a manner that facilitates student learning.

Essential Job Functions
  • Teach Humanities courses at various times and locations.
  • Create engaging lessons that promote student involvement and application of the material.
  • Submit required college reports and forms in a timely manner.
  • Utilize a course syllabus for each course, following established institutional guidelines.
  • Meet with and advise students either before or after class or by appointment, electronic communication, or other appropriate methods.
  • Evaluate students to measure their progress in achieving course objectives and inform students in a timely manner of their progress.
  • Maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.
  • Attend meetings, trainings, and orientations as required.
  • Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Mastery of course content.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills; style that emphasizes collaboration, teamwork, and facilitation.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
  • Commitment to diversity; ability to appreciate alternative viewpoints; ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people.
  • Demonstrates interest in interdisciplinary teaching, service learning, learning technologies, course development, and adult learning methodologies including collaborative learning, learning communities, and distance learning.
  • Commitment to academic excellence, exceptional service, and providing a dynamic climate for life-long learning.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement instructional approaches such as service learning/civic engagement, learning communities, and the effective use of technology.
  • Ability to use effective strategies to engage students in their learning.
Physical Abilities

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile.

Work Schedule and Conditions

Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone, and other general office equipment, and any specialized equipment standard within the discipline/industry.

Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position.

Work is performed in a climate-controlled classroom and/or lab environment with minimal exposure to safety hazards.

Hours will vary depending on class time; instructors are required to meet with classes at all scheduled times and be available to students outside of class instruction.

Required Qualifications

A Master's degree in humanities, liberal arts, art history, classical studies, or a Master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours from any one or combination of the following areas: philosophy, English literature, arts, history, and humanities.

Graduate hours in speech or foreign languages would not be appropriate. "Arts" is limited to MFA or a minimum of 15 of the 18 graduate hours in non-performance arts.

Salary and Benefits

$51.75 per contact hour.

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment, excellent work/life balance, tuition waiver, participation in a tax-deferred retirement plan, professional development opportunities, and more.

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