Temp Part-time Faculty: English - Winter Haven, FL, United States - Polk State College

Description

Adjunct Faculty - English (Winter Haven) Job Description
At Polk State College, our amazing faculty and staff create an inspiring workplace. This part-time instructional position is an excellent opportunity to help shape tomorrow's leaders. This position offers day or night teaching assignments located at one of our Polk County campuses or centers. We offer a collaborative, creative, and culturally diverse work environment.

Reporting to the campus Dean of Academic Affairs, the adjunct faculty member is an important part of our academic community.

The primary role of this position is to provide college-level instruction and academic-related activities designed to encourage, support and enable student success.

Working closely with the campus Associate Dean of Academics and the Department Coordinator/Program Director, adjuncts are issued a part-time, temporary term-to-term assignment.

Teach courses in accordance with college and departmental policies and procedures, as well as Basic Course Information sheets.

• Prepare and submit timely grade reports and other reports on student performance as may be scheduled or required.
• Organize class activities and assignments, relating them to the overall learning outcomes of the course.
• Provide input and work with other faculty and staff to review, produce and/or select courserelated materials. Knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and challenges of community college students.
• A minimum of a Master's degree in English, Literature, or Applied Linguistics from a regionally accredited college or university; OR a Master's degree with 18 graduate credit hours in English, Literature, or Applied Linguistics. A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in English or Literature may be used for Developmental English and Developmental Reading classes only.

Reference checks and successful completion of a Level II background check (fingerprinting) will be required prior to employment, including third party Education Verification.

A completed online application consists of
an electronic job application,
Social security number, birth date, age, gender, and date of high school graduation.

~ S. graduate credits.

~ Faculty with international degrees must have their coursework evaluated in terms of U.Polk State College requires that all international credential evaluations be conducted by one of the companies affiliated with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (More information about NACES affiliates can be obtained at the NACES website

~ Note :
Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this position.

~ Polk State College receives and reviews adjunct applications on an ongoing basis in order to pre-qualify applicants for future hiring needs on all campuses. Once a candidate's application is reviewed for qualification status and approved, the candidate will be placed in a Qualified pool and will be contacted in the future if a hiring need in that discipline arises. We encourage applicants to provide feedback of their experience or request help at .

Polk State College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution committed to excellence through diversity in education and employment.

The College complies with all state and federal laws granting rights to students, employees, and applicants for employment or admission to the College.

Polk State College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or pregnancy in its programs, activities, or employment.

Office:

WAD 227; Polk State College is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities.