"Adjunct Assistant for Humanities"

Description

Salary is determined per the SF Salary Schedule.

Under general supervision, the Adjunct Assistant for Humanities develops, prepares and teaches a variety of interdisciplinary humanities coursework consisting of HUM 2210 (Ancient World to the Renaissance); HUM 2230 (Renaissance to the Enlightenment); HUM 2250 (18th Century to the Present); HUM 2420 (African Humanities); HUM 2450 (American Humanities); HUM 2461 (Latin American Humanities). Adjunct Faculty are employed on a term-by-term basis and may be assigned teaching duties at SFs main Northwest campus or at any of the Colleges six educational centers. Course offerings within the Humanities and Foreign Language Department may be taught during the day, evening, or online, as well as taught using other distance learning formats.

This position is being hired for the Fall semester in 2024.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Plan, organize, and deliver humanities instruction in didactic, laboratory and/or classroom settings to promote student success within a community college setting.
• Support and promote the college and departmental missions centered on excellence in teaching and learning through quality instruction, curriculum enhancement, and service.
• Collaborate with department chair, faculty, and peers to evaluate, revise, and develop curriculum to cultivate the mastery of course content.
• Provide students with frequent, timely assessment of and clear feedback regarding academic performance.
• Appropriately document student progress and maintain accurate records such as attendance, grading and achievement of student learning outcomes.
• Honor student confidentiality and privacy as per appropriate laws, regulations and college rules.
• Develop methods that fairly and accurately assess students progress in achieving the stated learning outcomes/objectives.
• Maintain appropriate office hours proportionate to the instructional assignment.
• Provide service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible and professional engagement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reports to: Chair, Humanities and Foreign Languages

Qualifications

Required: A Masters Degree in any academic major related to humanities or history of the arts such as Art History, Classics, Area Studies, languages and literature, history, liberal studies, music history, philosophy, religion or a Masters degree with eighteen (18) graduate hours within any combination of the qualifying fields is required. A criminal background check will be conducted.

Preferred: Relevant teaching experience within a community college setting is preferred.

General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The Adjunct Assistant must have the ability to deliver a high level of interactive customer service, develop and maintain collaborative relationships throughout the organization, communicate effectively and possess proficient computer skills, including familiarity with the Microsoft Suite of Office Applications. The successful applicant must be willing to work a flexible schedule at multiple sites, as well as demonstrate the ability to work well with students, faculty and staff at all levels within a diverse, multi-cultural, collaborative environment.