"Adjunct, Anthropology"

Job Summary

Under general supervision of the Department Administrator, the successful candidate will prepare and teach various in-person Anthropology classes within the Anthropology program at assigned SLCC campuses.

Salt Lake Community College seeks adjunct faculty who can adapt to a variety of teaching situations and who have the ability to work effectively with students, colleagues, staff and others in a campus climate that promotes professionalism and multicultural understanding.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Effectively prepares and teaches Anthropology classes to facilitate student learning as stipulated in the curriculum course outline
• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days)
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure
• Completes all required employee trainings
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested
• Other job related duties as required

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer (word processing, PowerPoint) and internet (web, email) skills essential
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad range of people with varying academic skills, different socio-economic and socio- cultural backgrounds, including those with disabilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Anthropology

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Anthropology
• 2 years teaching experience at the community college level
• Experience working with Canvas

Salary: $1,056.00 Hourly (paid at $1,056 per instructional unit)

Location: Various SLCC locations, UT

Job Type: Adjunct Contract

Closing Date: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

This is a pooled position, and all applications are reviewed when positions become available.

SLCC Faculty General Description (Appendix 1)

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences.