Title: Adjunct Faculty - Horticulture-LO
Agency: Northern VA Community College
Location: Loudoun - 107
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: Please see under additional considerations
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
General Description:
Adjunct faculty members are responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in the designated discipline/field of study to students from a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. Teaching may include a variety of formats: face to face, remote, and online. Adjunct faculty are employed to teach up to 12 credit hours in the fall and spring semester and/or up to 8 credit hours during summer session. Teaching load is based on student enrollment and staffing needs. The adjunct faculty contract contains no expectation or guarantees of continued employment.
Duties and Tasks:
Essential Functions:
As a part of the primary responsibility to provide quality instruction, the College expects each faculty member to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports routinely; teach the prescribed courses of study with the established texts; and adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with college policies, procedures, and regulations.
Must reside in the (DC, VA, MD) DMV area.
Minimum Qualifications:
KSA's
Required Qualifications:
Additional Considerations:
Additional Considerations:
Salary range:
Adjunct faculty are paid a flat rate per credit hour based on the assigned rank and discipline. Rank is determined by education and academic teaching experience. The rates for HRT are as follows: Instructor ($935), Assistant Professor ($1,047), Associate Professor ($1,160), and Professor ($1,249). For those who teach Tier 1 courses, the rate for the respective rank is increased by an additional $200 per credit hour. For those who teach Tier 2 courses, the rate for the respective rank is increased by an additional $100 per credit hour. Courses that do not fall within Tier 1 or 2 are compensated at the previously specified regular rates.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer
Agency: Northern VA Community College
Location: Loudoun - 107
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: Please see under additional considerations
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
General Description:
Adjunct faculty members are responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in the designated discipline/field of study to students from a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. Teaching may include a variety of formats: face to face, remote, and online. Adjunct faculty are employed to teach up to 12 credit hours in the fall and spring semester and/or up to 8 credit hours during summer session. Teaching load is based on student enrollment and staffing needs. The adjunct faculty contract contains no expectation or guarantees of continued employment.
Duties and Tasks:
- Teach specific classes in the designated discipline.
- Develop course syllabi and instructional materials.
- Maintain records, assign grades, and assess student progress.
- Adhere to policies, procedures, and regulations of NOVA and the VCCS.
- Maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization.
Essential Functions:
As a part of the primary responsibility to provide quality instruction, the College expects each faculty member to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports routinely; teach the prescribed courses of study with the established texts; and adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with college policies, procedures, and regulations.
Must reside in the (DC, VA, MD) DMV area.
Minimum Qualifications:
KSA's
- Adept knowledge of instructional technologies
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work with a diverse student population
- Ability to meet assigned classes on meeting dates, submit required grade records and reports, student learning outcomes.
- Ability to develop and adapt teaching and learning strategies to accommodate the diversity of community college students. •
- Ability to use formative and summative assessment measure to enhance student learning.
- Experience with or ability to utilize proven teaching strategies that promote student success.
- Ability to use or incorporate emerging technologies and alternative delivery methods to enhance classroom instruction.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in the teaching field or associate's degree in the teaching field with demonstrated competencies. Qualifying academic degrees must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
- A minimum of two years of full-time, related occupational experience. Part-time occupational experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
Additional Considerations:
Additional Considerations:
- Prior experience teaching in higher education
- Experience teaching in classroom, hybrid, and online formats.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.
- Experience teaching students from diverse language backgrounds and varying levels of proficiency.
Salary range:
Adjunct faculty are paid a flat rate per credit hour based on the assigned rank and discipline. Rank is determined by education and academic teaching experience. The rates for HRT are as follows: Instructor ($935), Assistant Professor ($1,047), Associate Professor ($1,160), and Professor ($1,249). For those who teach Tier 1 courses, the rate for the respective rank is increased by an additional $200 per credit hour. For those who teach Tier 2 courses, the rate for the respective rank is increased by an additional $100 per credit hour. Courses that do not fall within Tier 1 or 2 are compensated at the previously specified regular rates.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer