School of BTT Horticulture; Evening & Saturday Adjunct Faculty; Part-Time

School of BTT Horticulture (Friday Evening & Saturday Day) Adjunct Faculty (Part‑Time)

Virginia Western Community College, a two‑year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, is accepting applications for part‑time Horticulture Adjunct Faculty to teach Friday evening and Saturday day classes in the School of Business, Technology, and Trades (BTT).

Location:

Roanoke, VA (Virginia Western Community College campus). The role involves teaching college‑level courses in person on campus, as well as hybrid or distance learning courses. Courses include Plant Propagation, Landscape Plants, Pest Management, Soils, Greenhouse Management and Management of a Horticulture Business.

• Teach college‑level courses in Plant Propagation, Landscape Plants, Pest Management, Soils, Greenhouse Management and Management of a Horticulture Business.
• Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education.
• Faculty are expected to be active participants in departmental communication.
• May be required to assist the agency or state government in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years of recent occupational experience in horticulture.
• 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.
• Teaching experience at the college level.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree with major in the teaching field of horticulture.

Applications will be received and considered on a continuous basis. Review of applications will occur when an adjunct faculty need arises and will continue until needed positions are filled.

Only online applications will be accepted. Submission of on‑line application must also include a resume, cover letter, as well as transcripts of high school degree and any college coursework completed. We must receive copies of transcripts from all institutions attended (tryk high school and college). If the transcripts are not attached to the on‑line application, please upload a document to indicate that the transcripts will be mailed.

The application will not be accepted without this “required” documentation. Official transcripts will be required of selected candidates. Materials submitted via regular e‑mail attachment, postal mail, fax, or in person in lieu of the on‑line application will not be considered.

Contact Name:
Yvonne Campbell – Email: hrapps – Phone: 540‑857‑6829.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non‑merit factors.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide reasonable accommodation bant applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

VCCS uses E‑Verify to check employee eligibility to work in theOGLE United States. You will be required to complete an I‑9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.