"Part Time Faculty - Geography"

Posted: 29-Aug-25

Location: Highline College 2400 S 240th St Des Moines

Categories: Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 4630553

This posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Highline College delivers innovative education and training opportunities to foster personal and professional success.

The Highline College Geography department is actively looking for part-time Geography faculty. Teaching assignments will include online as well as hybrid and in person courses, depending on department needs on our main campus starting the 2024 - 2025 academic year.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaching: Teach courses in the Geography Department. Teaching assignments will primarily be for in- person and hybrid courses on our main campus in Des Moines, WA. Requires on-line teaching experience.
• Service: Engage in department, division, and college initiatives.
• Professional development: Maintain competence in teaching and the discipline through professional development activities.

Salary will depend upon the number of classes taught. Salary is based upon initial placement, work experience, and the number of assigned credits. The current salary range per credit hour is $1,238.38 to $1,326.13. Please review the current collective bargaining agreement for additional information here (See 205 Part-time Faculty Placement and Salary).

FACULTY-WIDE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
At Highline, successful faculty applicants demonstrate the ability to:

• Show commitment to student learning. This includes planning, organizing, and creating an interactive, cooperative, and mutually respectful learning environment, incorporating research-based practices to teaching and assessment.
• Challenge learners intellectually. This includes encouraging students to ask questions, confront limits, recognize complexities, think critically, and challenge assumptions.
• Practice student centered instruction. This includes designing curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment that are relevant to students; valuing what students already know; and empowering students to demonstrate knowledge in multiple ways as appropriate for the discipline.
• Communicate effectively. This includes conveying information and expectations clearly, listening carefully, encouraging students to communicate, and acting with respect, enthusiasm, and empathy toward students.
• Demonstrate personal and professional integrity. This includes, but is not limited to, being professional, honest, and ethical in the selection and delivery of course content.
• Assessment. Ability to assess student-learning outcomes and use assessment data to modify instruction.

ABILITY TO:

• Communicate effectively in oral and written English with students and colleagues of all ethnicity, ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree (or higher) in Geography or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution (pending degrees must be verified by a letter from the granting institution).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Community college teaching experience.
• Survey of Geography and World Regional Geography courses- online, hybrid and in person
• Demonstrated experience working with students from all cultural backgrounds.
• Academic training or experience in assessment and curriculum design.

About Highline College
Highline College prides itself on its commitment to diversity and equity, its institutional culture of collegiality and innovation, its globalization of curricula and its inclusion of the community in its programming. Founded in 1961, Highline College is situated in a diverse community just 15minutes south of Seattle. The college annually serves more than 16,500 students – a student population of over 70% students of color, representing 35 nations and more than 100 languages.