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Title: Part-Time Faculty - Biology Instructor / Biology Lab Facilitator Employee Classification ... Salary is $560 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes ...

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Part-Time Faculty - Biology

TNBR Careers

Columbia, TN • On-site

Full-time, Part-time

Re-posted 15 days ago


Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty – Biology Instructor / Biology Lab Facilitator

Employee Classification:  Part-Time Faculty

Institution: Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Columbia State Community College

Job Summary

Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off-campus locations and clinical sites.

Minimum Qualifications

Instructor– Master’s degree or higher in Biology (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Biology).

Lab Facilitator – Bachelor’s degree or higher in Biology (or a related field with a minimum of 18 semester hours in Biology).

Preferred Qualifications

Teaching Experience
Higher Education Experience

Special Instruction to Applicants:

You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. Please note the closing date for pool postings. If you are still interested, you must re-apply each calendar year.

Salary is $560 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.

Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:

  • Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
  • Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
  • Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
  • Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
  • Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
  • Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
  • Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment