Adjunct Faculty Economics

Position Summary:

The faculty member will engage students in the teaching/learning process, work assigned schedule, and perform other related duties as required. The faculty should be able to teach macroeconomics and microeconomics.

*This is an in-person position looking for a candidate that can teach on campus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and teaches courses which fulfill the current curriculum goals and objectives.
• Remains current with subject matter and instructional methodology.
• Assures consistency in the planning, preparation, and administration of the course content, syllabus, outlines, and other teaching materials for courses and lab experiences.  Works effectively with students and challenges students appropriately with an acceptable level of civility and discourse.
• Communicates progress in the course to students in a timely manner. 
• Employs appropriate assessment techniques to measure student performance in achieving course goals and objectives.  Collects, reports, and maintains assessment documentation.
• Determines and submits students' grades in accordance with established College policies and procedures. 
• Communicates progress in the course to students in a timely manner.
• Supports the mission of the program, division, and College. 

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively communicate one-on-one, in small groups, and in classroom situations
• Proficient in word-processing and presentation software, internet, and e-mail
• Proficient with learning management systems
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse group of students
• Capability to teach in more than one discipline
• Demonstrated ability to advise students
• Effective verbal, written, and listening communication skills
• Effective problem-solving skills

Education and Work Experience:

• Master's degree in Economics, or related field (including at least 18 graduate semester hours) which supports teaching of microeconomics or macroeconomics is required.
• Previous college-level teaching experience preferred.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT 

As part of Terra State Community College’s ongoing commitment in providing the highest quality education and training to our students, faculty, staff and community, the College will: 

• Educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth. 

• Equip students with an opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions. 

• Not require, favor, disfavor, or prohibit speech or lawful assembly. 

• Create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community. 

• Treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, will hold them to equal standards, and provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.