Biology Adjunct Instructor

Title: Biology Adjunct Instructor

Salary Range: $640.00 per credit hour (Credit hours vary between classes but usually, lecture courses are 3 credits and lab courses are 2 credits.)

Contract Term Length: Not Applicable

Standard Hours: to be determined

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Jefferson Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Jefferson Community College

Department: Natural Science

Job Summary

The Natural Science Department of Jefferson Community and Technical College has openings for part time Biology Adjunct Instructors to teach all levels of biology.

Job Duties:

Common courses in which we are in regular need:
• Bio 112: Intro to Biology (Lecture)
• Bio 113: Intro to Biology (Lab)
• Bio 137: Human Anatomy & Physiology I (Lecture & Lab)
• Bio 139: Human Anatomy & Physiology II (Lecture & Lab)
• Bio 225: Microbiology (Lecture & Lab)

The primary responsibilities of these positions are:
• Lesson plan and teach courses.
• Maintain some office hours for mentoring and coaching students.
• Attend faculty success and retention activities.
• Utilization of a learning management system such as Blackboard for communication and feedback.

If you can teach at a remote campus, please make note of this on your application and/or cover letter (remote campuses include Carrollton County, Shelby County, Bullitt County and Southwest Campus).

Minimum Qualifications:

A master’s degree with at least eighteen graduate hours in the discipline you will be teaching.

Special Note: To teach Anatomy & Physiology at a Kentucky community college, the applicant must have a master’s degree or higher and have taken at least 3 credit hours of a graduate level Anatomy or Physiology course.  

Preferred Qualifications:

In your application please identify experience you have:
• With active learning
• Incorporating diverse perspectives into your teaching
• Experience and sensitivity working with colleagues and students from diverse backgrounds
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive work and learning environment in which students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive.

Additional Skills Requested:

This position requires the ability to work in a culturally diverse environment, which consists of frequent contact with a diverse constituency of students, faculty, staff, and the public. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with underrepresented minority students through teaching, mentoring, or administration are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates who have experience with intersectional, inclusive instruction and with a demonstrated ability to incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching and student engagement are encouraged to identify those experiences in the application materials. Jefferson Community and Technical College is working to build a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working.