Biology Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time)

Title: Biology Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time)

Agency: Virginia Western Community College

Location: Roanoke (City) - 770

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Per credit hour rate is determined based on qualifications.

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses

Virginia Western Community College, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Biology Adjunct Faculty in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Adjunct faculty positions are appointed on a course-by-course, semester basis as needed. Biology adjunct faculty are needed to teach college-level courses in-person on the main Virginia Western campus, or a hybrid class where lectures are online and labs are in-person on the main Virginia Western campus.

Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education. In addition, faculty are expected to be active participants in all Biology department communication.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must possess a Master's degree in Biology or a Master's degree (in any field) with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Biology courses.

All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams; ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum and assessments; as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctorate degree in Biology. Teaching experience at the college level.