Part Time Faculty - English Composition

Highline Community College • Des Moines, WA

151d • $1,238 - $1,326

About The Position

Highline College delivers innovative education and training opportunities to foster personal and professional success in our multicultural world and global economy. The Highline College English department is actively looking for part-time English faculty to teach primarily in-person and hybrid courses on our main campus starting the 2024-2025 academic year. The successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to use equity-minded approaches to teaching and learning for racially, ethnically, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse students, including designing curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments relevant to students; valuing what students already know; and empowering students to demonstrate knowledge in multiple ways as appropriate for the discipline(s) or program(s). Candidates should be able and excited to teach courses within the English Department (teaching assignments may include evening/weekend, online, hybrid, and off-campus sections) which specifically serve Black and Brown students and develop curriculum in consultation with the English department and Cultural Learning Communities. Salary is based on initial placement, work experience, and the number of assigned credits. The current salary range per credit hour is $1,238.28 to $1,326.13.

Requirements

• Master's degree (or higher) in English or closely-related field from an institution with regional accreditation or its international equivalent.
• OR Master's in African American Literature, Composition and/or Rhetoric, or TESOL.
• Professional and lived experience and expertise in working with or teaching Black / African American communities.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to equity and inclusion in working with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and identities.

Nice To Haves

• Training in and/or experience teaching pre-college writing courses, composition and rhetoric, or technical writing.
• Experience teaching at a two-year college.
• Experience teaching composition to Black and Brown students.
• Graduate work/teaching in Cultural and/or Ethnic Studies.
• Successful completion of Umoja Summer Institute for Faculty.
• Experience working with multilingual learners.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the English Department, including evening/weekend, online, hybrid, and off-campus sections.
• Demonstrate culturally-responsive teaching practices.
• Incorporate an equity-minded approach to teaching and learning.
• Provide on-campus and/or online instruction in English designed to promote effective learning.
• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment for students using diverse teaching methods to support and enhance student success.
• Develop, assess, and analyze student achievement of course learning outcomes with the goal of enhancing and improving student learning.
• Develop, monitor, and assess student learning outcomes and fully participate in the college's program improvement/program review process.
• Remain current in discipline(s)/program(s), including participating in the design, assessment, review and revision of courses, where appropriate, in response to developments in the field.
• Complete other related duties and special projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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