Adjunct Professor- Astronomy

State of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

65d•$2,915

About The Position

Midlands Technical College is dedicated to providing excellent service to its students, employees, and the community. This position is located on the Midlands Technical College Airport Campus, Beltline Campus, Dual Enrollment affiliates, Ft. Jackson, Lexington North Lake Center, or others as needed.

Requirements

Master's degree in Astronomy or a Master's degree in a related discipline with concentration (to include a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching college-level Astronomy lectures and labs in multiple delivery methods, such as on-campus, hybrid, and/or online asynchronous, synchronous modalities, is highly desirable, particularly in a two-year institution.

Responsibilities

Promotes student learning by communicating course content through a variety of teaching strategies, facilitating student engagement across all learning environments (on-campus, online or virtual), teaching metacognitive awareness and the skills needed for life-long learning, and using the learning management system (LMS) and other technologies to enhance instruction
Aligns activities and assessments with course objectives and student learning outcomes
Provides timely feedback that promotes continuous improvement
Uses student evaluations for ongoing self-assessment and instructional improvement
Adheres to accepted standards of professional behavior, civility and service excellence
Designs courses/curricula that align with student learning outcomes
Evaluates effectiveness of course materials and teaching strategies for continuous improvement and currency
Adheres to department guidelines and college policies outlined in course syllabi
Uses approved template to create an individualized syllabus for each course and posts it on the learning management system at the beginning of the semester
Establishes and maintains a semester schedule of activities
Records current attendance and grades in the LMS
Conforms to all state and federal laws pertaining to students' rights in higher education
Meets all department and college deadlines