Part-Time Faculty - Philosophy

Part‑Time Faculty – Philosophy

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, and also at several off‑campus locations and clinical sites.

• Master’s degree in Philosophy (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Philosophy).

• Teaching Experience.
• Higher Education Experience.

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.

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as scheduled.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participation 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.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part‑time
• Job function:
  Education and Training
• Industries:
  Higher Education