English Adjunct

Virginia’s Community Colleges System Portal • Norfolk, VA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Tidewater Community College (TCC) is seeking an English Adjunct faculty member to teach courses in their area of expertise. The adjunct faculty member will be responsible for planning, organizing, and delivering instruction in a classroom, remote via Zoom, or online environment. This role involves creating a conducive learning environment, aligning course activities with learning outcomes, employing active learning strategies, and providing timely and constructive feedback to students. The position requires adherence to college policies, conducting meaningful assessments, and analyzing student evaluations to implement improvements. Responsibilities may include teaching during day, evening, and/or weekend hours, and holding at least one office hour per week for each assigned course. Courses will be taught at the Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach campuses.

Requirements

• Teaching courses to which he/she has specific training or competence.
• Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to students to promote and direct student learning in either a classroom, remote via Zoom, or online environment to students with a wide variety of academic backgrounds and experiences.
• Engages students outside of class via office hours and provides thorough, timely, and effective feedback to students regarding the mastery of course and program learning outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating a learning environment that facilitates students’ acquisition of knowledge and skills in a discipline and/or program.
• Aligns course activities with student learning outcomes for the course; employ a variety of active learning strategies to foster student engagement; employ appropriate technology and supporting materials that support course and/or program learning outcomes; and provide students with prompt and meaningful feedback on course activities and assignments, communicating with students in a timely and respectful manner.
• Deliver instruction in support of stated learning outcomes; adhere to college policies and procedures for participation in student surveys of instruction; conduct meaningful and timely assessments of student learning, including at least one assessment within the first 15% of class; and analyze the previous semester’s evaluation of instruction and develop and implement appropriate action plans as necessary.
• Hold at least 1 office hour per week for each course assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed