Job Description

Posting Details

Posting Number: Fac0401P

Classification: Adjunct

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Position Title: Adjunct Faculty, Sociology

Position Type: Adjunct Faculty

Status of Position: Adjunct Faculty

Union: Adjunct

Position Summary: Prairie State College seeks candidates for adjunct faculty who are qualified to teach Introduction to Sociology starting Spring 2025 on our main campus. Background in teaching race relations, gender studies, and/or marriage and the family is a plus. Candidates will be responsible for effectively preparing, teaching, grading, and assessing student learning and collaborating with the Dean and other colleagues to improve the student learning experience. Candidates should also be highly competent in a variety of technology-based programs related to student instruction and be comfortable with teaching in the online setting.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in sociology or related field or Masters Degree with 18 hours in the discipline
• Expertise in appropriate technologies for instruction
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Commitment to the mission of the community college
• Ability to support the Prairie State College general education learning outcome areas of Communication, Creative Thinking, Cultural Understanding, Information Literacy, and Problem Solving

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching a variety of sociology courses
• Teaching experience at the collegiate level
• Teaching experience at the community college level
• Experience with traditional and non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds
• Credentialed to teach in the online format
• Graduate work beyond the Masters

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Posting Date: 09/18/2024

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Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants: All applications must be submitted electronically. *Please mention you saw this ad on CommunityCollegeJobs.* Apply Now