Adjunct Faculty - Liberal Arts - Sustainability

Position Description

The College for Creative Studies (CCS) invites applications for adjunct faculty members to teach Introduction to Sustainability in the Winter of 2027.

Course description: This course introduces sustainability for art and design students, exploring environmental systems, material choices, climate ethics, and life-centered design. Through creative exercises, case studies, and speculative futures, students examine the role of artists and designers in shaping more just and sustainable worlds.

Experience teaching at the college or university level is absolutely essential. Experience with Canvas or other LMS is a considerable advantage. The post requires teaching on campus in person, and there is no possibility of remote work.

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions

This position is accountable to the Chair of Liberal Arts. Essential functions include:

• Deliver in-person instruction for assigned course sections
• Maintain scheduled office hours (minimum one hour per week per course)
• Evaluate and grade student work promptly and in accord with institutional timelines
• Respond to student inquiries promptly
• Develop and submit course syllabus for departmental approval to deadlines
• Use institutional LMS for course delivery and communication
• Complete training in Canvas and use it as required by the department and college
• Deal promptly with all administrative responsibilities attached to this work
• Faculty are expected to comply with institutional policies, including those related to student privacy (FERPA), academic integrity, and Title IX.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Sustainability or a closely related field. CCS’s credentialing policy can be found here.
• College-level teaching experience.
• Experience with Canvas or similar LMS.
• Experience teaching diverse student populations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually. Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required. The employee may occasionally be required to move files or other objects weighing up to 25 pounds, including from low and high places. The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required. CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.