Adjunct Psychology Instructor - Savannah Campus

Savannah Technical College•Savannah, GA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Savannah Technical College seeks an Adjunct Psychology Instructor for its Savannah Campus. This position may require travel to other Savannah Technical College campus locations. Responsibilities include instructing students, developing program syllabi, goals, and objectives, evaluating student progress, ensuring student learning outcomes are met and recorded, requesting and maintaining supplies and equipment, maintaining program certification requirements, preparing documentation and administrative reports, staying current with industry trends through professional development, ensuring classroom safety and security, providing academic advisement, and meeting with students, staff, and educators to discuss instructional programs. The role involves a flexible schedule with lecture, student advisement, and registration duties. The instructor must be willing to work split teaching shifts between campus locations and is responsible for maintaining an acceptable student enrollment and maximizing student placements by working with local employers and the Department of Labor.

Requirements

Masters of Art or Masters of Science degree in Psychology, or a Masters degree with 18 graduate semester hours in Psychology courses from a regionally accredited institution
One year of paid teaching experience
Excellent human-relations, interpersonal skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated skills in usage of Microsoft Office Suite
Candidates must pass a criminal background check
All male applicants between the ages of 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of Selective Service Registration

Nice To Haves

Credentialed to teach, and have taught, Psychology at a regionally accredited collegiate/university level
Three years of full-time, paid teaching experience
Experience teaching high-school dual enrollment
Experience with Blackboard and Banner

Responsibilities

Instructing students
Developing program syllabi, goals and objectives
Evaluating students’ progress in attaining goals and objectives
Ensuring student learning outcomes are attained and appropriately recorded
Requesting and maintaining supplies and equipment
Maintaining program certification requirements, as appropriate
Preparing and maintaining all required documentation and administrative reports
Maintaining knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by attending staff development training, workshops, seminars and conferences
Ensuring safety and security requirements are met in the classroom
Providing academic advisement to students
Meeting with students, staff members, and other educators to discuss instructional programs and other issues impacting the progress of students
Duties include a flexible schedule of lecture, student advisement, and registration
Must be willing to work split teaching shifts that might require split teaching days between campus locations
Must fully embrace the responsibility for maintaining an acceptable number of students within this program
Work diligently to maximize student placements in this field or related fields by working directly with local employers and the Department of Labor