Adjunct Faculty

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024

Experience	2 Years	Salary	76000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Mercer County Community College
Job Category	Teaching	Qualification	BS Horticulture
Gender	Both	Last Date	13 Mar
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

If you are⠀considering⠀a new job,⠀work⠀environment⠀or career⠀opportunities⠀you should⠀look at⠀Mercer⠀County⠀Community⠀College.⠀MCCC is a⠀publicly⠀supported⠀college⠀that is⠀open to⠀all and⠀dedicated⠀to student⠀success.⠀In order⠀to support⠀that⠀mission⠀Mercer⠀seeks to⠀attract,⠀retain,⠀and⠀support a⠀skilled⠀diverse⠀workforce⠀which is⠀our most⠀valuable⠀resource.⠀We thrive⠀on and are⠀proud of⠀our⠀diversity⠀and open⠀access.⠀Our⠀students⠀and⠀employees⠀find the⠀College⠀large⠀enough for⠀a⠀multitude⠀of⠀offerings⠀yet small⠀enough to⠀keep the⠀“Community”⠀feel for⠀all. The⠀College⠀consists⠀of two⠀campuses,⠀the James⠀Kerney⠀Campus⠀(JKC) in⠀the⠀capital⠀city of⠀Trenton,⠀NJ and a⠀larger 292⠀acre⠀suburban⠀campus⠀just six⠀miles⠀north of⠀Trenton.

As⠀part of⠀the⠀comprehensive⠀and⠀valuable⠀benefits⠀package⠀the⠀College⠀offers⠀credit⠀course⠀tuition⠀waivers⠀for⠀employees,⠀spouses⠀and⠀dependents.⠀This⠀allows for⠀employees⠀and their⠀families⠀to take⠀advantage⠀of earning⠀a higher⠀education⠀degree⠀without⠀the high⠀cost. The⠀College⠀offers⠀students⠀69 Degree⠀Program⠀Options⠀and 35⠀Credit⠀Certificates⠀from which⠀to⠀choose.

Reporting⠀to the⠀Dean,⠀adjunct⠀faculty⠀provides⠀assistance⠀to⠀students⠀in their⠀learning⠀process by⠀utilizing⠀all⠀appropriate⠀college⠀resources,⠀materials,⠀facilities,⠀and⠀educational⠀technologies⠀available⠀to⠀complement⠀the⠀teaching⠀and⠀learning⠀process⠀providing⠀a direct⠀impact to⠀student⠀success.⠀MCCC is⠀seeking⠀Adjunct⠀faculty⠀member to⠀support⠀the⠀Program.⠀The⠀position⠀prepares⠀and⠀delivers⠀classroom⠀instruction⠀for⠀selected⠀courses⠀and serves⠀as a⠀valued⠀member of⠀the⠀College.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaches⠀classroom⠀lecture-style⠀instruction,⠀(includes⠀using⠀technology⠀such as;⠀automated⠀presentations,⠀computer⠀generated⠀slides,⠀videos,⠀college⠀online⠀interface).
Assessment⠀of student⠀progress⠀and⠀success in⠀the⠀classroom⠀and with⠀individual⠀course⠀assignments.
Advise⠀students⠀and mentor⠀students⠀through⠀individual⠀and group⠀interactions
Hands-on⠀lab⠀instruction⠀and⠀supervision.
Ability⠀to have⠀final⠀course⠀grades⠀calculated⠀and⠀submitted⠀by the⠀semester⠀deadline⠀as⠀needed.
Staff⠀and⠀support⠀office⠀hours for⠀student⠀consultation⠀and⠀tutoring.
Delivery⠀of course⠀content⠀may be⠀in-person,⠀on-line⠀and hybrid⠀based on⠀course⠀needs.
Selected⠀applicants⠀will be⠀required⠀to comply⠀with⠀current⠀College⠀policy and⠀procedures⠀related to⠀COVID⠀masking⠀requirements,⠀vaccinations⠀and weekly⠀testing.
Teaching⠀opportunities⠀may⠀include⠀day,⠀evenings,⠀weekend⠀classes
Year⠀round⠀teaching⠀opportunities⠀available⠀based on⠀need.
Salary⠀/ pay is⠀based on⠀instructional⠀hours⠀taught in⠀the⠀semester.
Understanding⠀and⠀commitment⠀to serving⠀a diverse⠀academic,⠀socioeconomic,⠀cultural,⠀disability⠀and ethnic⠀backgrounds⠀of⠀community⠀college⠀students⠀and the⠀campus⠀community.
Participate⠀in⠀required⠀adjunct⠀duties.
Teach⠀laboratory⠀or⠀lectures⠀as⠀assigned⠀within the⠀area of⠀Horticulture.

Required Qualifications

Baccalaureate⠀Degree in⠀Horticulture⠀or a⠀related⠀field is⠀required⠀from an⠀accredited⠀educational⠀institution
Relevant⠀industry⠀and⠀teaching⠀experience⠀is⠀required.
Proven⠀instructional⠀experience⠀and⠀dedication⠀to student⠀success

Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

Master⠀Degree in⠀related⠀field⠀required.⠀from an⠀accredited⠀educational⠀institution
Proven⠀instructional⠀experience⠀and⠀dedication⠀to student⠀success.
Proven⠀instructional⠀experience⠀and⠀dedication⠀to student⠀success
Instructional⠀experience⠀teaching⠀both in⠀person and⠀online⠀courses
Knowledge⠀and⠀experience⠀with⠀Blackboard⠀learning⠀management⠀system or⠀similar⠀learning/advising⠀management⠀system.