Job Details

Adjunct Faculty English

Department: Humanities

Location: Wellesley Hills

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

MassBay Community College is seeking a part-time English faculty member to join the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. This position includes teaching a variety of in-person, first-year writing courses, including English Composition I and English Composition II.

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community, and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds and be committed to the following college-wide goals: fostering a learner-centered environment that reflects best practices, establishing rigorous curricula and relevant programs of study to promote student success, and cultivating a culture of civility, collaboration, inclusion, and respect for individual differences and perspectives.

Faculty are responsible for developing educational and evaluation materials consistent with the philosophy and framework of the program, MassBay Community College, and, if applicable, accreditation, licensure, and specialty requirements, and for maintaining current expertise in the discipline.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Teach in-person, first-year writing courses on Wellesley Hills, Framingham, or Ashland campuses, as assigned;
• Prepare syllabi and develop curricula to address course and program requirements and student learning outcomes for Graduation Competencies as appropriate;
• Use technology effectively to communicate with students and colleagues and to enhance classroom learning as appropriate;
• Engage in professional development activities to maintain excellence in the discipline and the classroom.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the variety of student experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in English or a related field;
• A minimum of two years of full-time teaching experience, or the equivalent part-time experience, teaching writing;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to use information technology effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action;
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need;
• Community College teaching experience strongly preferred;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with English language learners, adult learners, and at-opportunity students;
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement a curriculum that develops the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills of students and to use culturally responsive and inclusive perspectives;
• Demonstrated ability to use a variety of teaching and assessment strategies to promote and evaluate student learning;
• Demonstrated interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $1,397 - $1,585 per credit

Position Type: DCE-Adjunct

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.