Adjunct Instructor (EXPIRED)

Job Description

Adjunct (part-time) faculty to teach courses in Philosophy. Depending upon program needs and the candidate’s qualifications, teaching assignments may be on LCC’s downtown campus, at an extension center (within 40 miles of the downtown campus), and/or via online delivery methods. Adjunct faculty are expected to work collaboratively with senior department faculty to develop course content consistent with official course syllabi, to deliver course instruction to students, and to be available for student assistance and advising outside of class. Additional responsibilities may include participation in course assessment, department/program meetings, professional development activities, and other duties as assigned.

Part-time Teaching Faculty Assignments/Workload:

Teaching Load Limits. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each part-time Teaching Faculty member shall be accountable for teaching workload subject to the following limits:

A. Adjunct Instructors shall not exceed twelve (12) workload hours of teaching during Fall Semester and twelve (12) workload hours of teaching during Spring Semester, together with all associated preparation (including customary updates/maintenance of assigned courses), assessment and evaluation, and student consultation/office hours; and

B. Adjunct Instructors shall not exceed ten (10) workload hours of teaching during Summer Semester, together with all associated preparation (including customary updates/maintenance of assigned courses), assessment and evaluation, and student consultation/office hours.

C. Increases in workload will not change the part-time status of bargaining unit members.

Professional Activities and Duties:

In addition to or in lieu of teaching assignments, part-time Teaching Faculty may be given non-teaching assignments such as course development or revision, curriculum development, student advising, leadership assignments, etc., provided their workload does not regularly exceed the nominal equivalent of thirty (30) clock hours per week or 1560 clock hours in an academic year.

Nothing contained in this section is intended to modify the minimum workload opportunities or obligations of part-time Teaching Faculty as set forth in Article XIII. Employment Practices.

Teaching Faculty Student Consultation/Office Hours:

Teaching Faculty student consultation/office hours will be a minimum of one-quarter (¼) hour consultation per week per one (1) teaching workload hour of assigned classes. Scheduling will be the responsibility of the individual teaching faculty, while taking into account the needs of the students, the department, and the College.

Teaching Faculty with face-to-face teaching assignments must be available for face-to-face student consultation/office hours at or near the location where the course is taught provided suitable space is available.

Teaching Faculty with online teaching assignments must be available online for student consultation/office hours for those courses.

Teaching Faculty with hybrid teaching assignments must be available face-to-face at or near the location where the course is taught, provided suitable space is available, and/or online for student consultation/office hours, as determined by student preferences.

All course section syllabi will contain:

LCC contact information (phone number and/or e-mail address) where students may contact the faculty member and

Times, modes, and/or locations available for student consultation/ office hours.

Student consultation/office hours will be posted and regularly maintained by each faculty member in the manner established by their program/department pursuant to Article IX. Participation in Governance, and will not be changed without prior written or electronic notice to the supervisor and students.

Additionally, Adjunct Instructors must timely provide required course materials, which include:

• First Day Handout/ Section Syllabus, which contain LCC contact information (phone number and/or e-mail address) where students may contact the faculty member and times, modes, and/or locations available for student consultation/ office hours – due at the end of the first week of each semester
• Enrollment Verification – due at the end of the second week of each semester
• End of Semester Grades – due on Grading Day per Appendix A, Academic Calendar
• Grade Books – due one week after Grading Day
• IDEA Surveys – due prior to the end of classes, and for a resource in conformance with ArticleXIV, Faculty Performance Reviews and Professional Development, section B.2d of the LCC-MAHEcollective bargaining agreement

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree or equivalent in Philosophy or a closely related field is required. Previous teaching experience is required.

General Adjunct Instructor Requirements:

Primary duty and responsibility of teaching students in instructional settings:

Functioning as the principal source of instruction and the faculty of record in the instructional setting for a course, class, workshop, etc., offered for academic credit (i.e., designated by the College as responsible for the course, class, workshop, etc., including assigning the grade); and

Being responsible for curriculum planning and development; preparation and delivery of course content in accordance with student needs; comprehensive assessment and grading in the assigned course, class, workshop, etc., offered for academic credit.

Adjunct Instructors are expected to:

• Keep current in their discipline and their area of responsibility;
• Utilize their discipline-specific knowledge to teach, tutor, train, mentor and advise students and colleagues;
• Assess the quality of instruction and student outcomes in accordance with applicable College and legal standards;
• Share in the improvements of their educational programs in accordance with College policy.
• Model teaching effectiveness, instruct courses as scheduled, and hold office hours as scheduled;
• Perform curriculum and course development as needed;
• Perform program and course coordination as needed;
• Update instructional materials as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD degree in Philosophy is preferred. Teaching at the college level is preferred.

Additional Information

Posting close dates are subject to change.

Special Instructions to Applicants

If after you apply you have questions, please call 517-483-1010.

About Lansing Community College

Lansing Community College (LCC) is a comprehensive community college founded in 1957. Our college has evolved over the last 50 years to meet changing educational and workforce needs.

LCC exists so that the people it serves have learning and enrichment opportunities to improve their quality of life and standard of living. LCC is Where Success Begins.

Please review our Guiding Principles at http://www.lcc.edu/about/strategic/strategic_plan/statements_of_purpose.aspx

Division Arts and Sciences Division Department Arts & Sciences - Social Science & Humanities - Philosophy Salary Range (FT) Pay based on PT Faculty Salary Schedule     Job Type Part Time Position Level Part Time Faculty Salary Schedule Bargaining Unit MAHE (Michigan Association for Higher Education)