Job Description
Adjunct Faculty- Political Science Job no: 494627
Work type: Temporary
Location: Lexington, KY
Categories: Adjunct Faculty
Title: Adjunct Faculty- Political Science
Salary Range: Varies
Contract Term Length: Not Applicable
Standard Hours: Varies
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC
Department: Academics and
Total Rewards Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary The Political Science Area at BCTC is seeking qualified part-time faculty for on-site classes at the Lawrenceburg, Danville, Georgetown, and/or Winchester campuses. * Additional qualifications to those listed below based on course subject may apply. While we are primarily seeking applicants to teach on-site, adjuncts may be asked to teach using any of the following modes of instruction: •On-site with in-person meetings two days per week, •Hybrid with in-person meetings on-site one day per week paired with online instruction, and/or •Online/asynchronous with no required on-site, in-person meetings.
Job Duties: - Prepare and deliver course syllabi, lectures and/or labs relevant to the course description and student learning outcomes (Course and if applicable General Education).
- Develop individual, and contribute to the creation of common, course assignments (discussions, written work, research exercises, quizzes, exams, etc.) to evaluate student proficiency.
- Maintain regular contact with students promptly answering student emails and messages.
- Meet with students individually and/or in small groups to provide supplemental instruction, direction, and feedback.
- Provide an online course shell for students meeting minimum content and structure, including
student access to syllabi and individual grades, for the mode of instruction.** - Maintain student grades and complete institutional student progress reports as directed.
- Participate in the development, implementation, and reporting outcomes of program and course assessment.
- Complete mandatory annual employment training.
- Complete mandatory instructional training for mode of instruction, especially for instructors teaching in hybrid and/or online course modes of instruction.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree in Political Science, or Master's degree (any subject) with 18 graduate hours in
Political Science.
Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to applicants with prior teaching experience, and experience with
online learning platforms. BCTC uses the Blackboard Ultra Course Management System.
Additional Skills Requested: Advertised: 18 Jul 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
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