Adjunct Faculty, Agriculture Sciences

Austin Community College • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching, is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities, cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities, focuses on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes, welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others, and engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Agricultural Sciences or a closely related discipline.
• Three years work experience in an agriculture related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of Agricultural Sciences (especially Animal Science curriculum) to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice president, vice president, executive vice president.
• Some lab and coursework will be taught on the ACC Sustainable Student Farm in all weather conditions.
• Work with livestock and poultry on the ACC Sustainable Student Farm.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree