"Adjunct Faculty - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Humanities"

ADJUNCT FACULTY – GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER

TRUMAN COLLEGE

Truman College is currently seeking a part-time faculty to teach a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Humanities course. If you have passion for teaching and learning and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the classroom by developing and using effective teaching strategies that meet students’ diverse needs and engage the student in critical thinking and problem-solving.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs courses to meet learning outcomes and promotes students’ active participation in their own learning.
• Creates an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employs a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of student learning outcomes for the course.
• Helps students reach their academic, personal, and career goals and fosters a safe environment that respects the diversity of individuals and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contributes to and provides leadership in academic and professional communities and promotes collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• M. A. in Humanities or Classics or Comparative Religions or Foreign Language literature – OR – Master’s degree with 18 graduate credit hours in one or several related humanities disciplines
• Knowledge of a Learning Management System preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate with a diverse group of students and staff required.
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.
• Online teaching certification and experience required.

For consideration:

All interested candidates, including current CCC employees, must submit the following documents for review:

• Letter of interest
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Legible copy of your college transcripts (unofficial transcripts initially accepted; official transcripts must be provided at time of interview)
• Two letters of recommendation

Salary Range: $800 - $943/contact hour

The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salary scale.

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Thank you for your interest in CCC!