Adjunct Faculty Jobs

About The Position

Responsibilities

• Plan an optimal learning environment and provide high-quality instruction and advising to improve student success.
• Participate in developing learning outcomes and assessing students, teaching techniques, and personal effectiveness; engage in ongoing professional development.
• Develop accurate syllabi incorporating departmental, College, and instructor requirements; maintain attendance records; submit grades; provide constructive feedback and relevant information; and conduct classes punctually according to the prescribed schedule.
• Develop curriculum in accordance with College policies and procedures, ensuring rigor and instructional quality.
• Consider individual student differences when designing and supporting appropriate learning activities.
• Use the College’s digital learning solution to meet course objectives and clearly communicate expectations concerning its use and other available technologies.
• Integrate real-life situations into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills, and teamwork.
• Develop students’ understanding of discipline-specific thinking, practices, and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications and academic literacy.
• Work with students and employers in occupational settings when required or appropriate to the academic discipline.
• Collaborate with College colleagues to construct and continuously improve measurable learning outcomes, including THECB core curriculum objectives and additional College objectives.
• Design assessments that measure or demonstrate student growth, sequence learning opportunities, and align assessments with those opportunities.
• Develop and revise curriculum as needed, and use defined student learning outcomes to plan, develop, document, and evaluate teaching activities.
• Support the College’s institutional effectiveness program by understanding the preparation and evaluation of SLOs, completing required performance evaluation measures on time, sharing best practices, and improving educational effectiveness.
• Create a positive classroom atmosphere that supports active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, student-faculty interaction, and learner support.
• Be available to students during the designated work period and refer them to appropriate student and academic support services.
• Pursue professional development and maintain required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing education hours as disciplinary standards dictate.
• Participate collegially in discipline-specific activities developed for adjunct faculty, as appropriate.
• Handle sensitive and extensive confidential information.
• Attend work regularly and punctually and follow a work schedule that meets worksite demands.
• Complete required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College.
• Support the College’s values and institutional goals as defined in its Strategic Plan and comply with College standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Promote positive morale and teamwork and provide exceptional customer service to students, faculty, and the community.
• Assist with systematic review and evaluation of the planning unit, including developing and monitoring outcomes and improvement plans based on assessment.
• Perform duties in a high-tech, all-digital environment and perform other duties as assigned.