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9-month Teaching Faculty (Horticulture)

  • https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/78841
  • Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
  • Math, Sciences, Technologies, and Business (MSTB)
  • Northern VA Community College
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Title: 9-month Teaching Faculty (Horticulture)

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Loudoun - 107

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Starting salary is commensurate based on education and experience within assigned rank.

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

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Job Description:
General Description: Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) invites applications for qualified individuals to join our faculty to support the mission and vision of the largest institution of higher education in Virginia. The open faculty position is available beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. The primary responsibility of a faculty member at NOVA is to provide quality instruction. NOVA faculty are expected to excel in teaching strategies and classroom management that fully engage students in a classroom, laboratory, or online platform, and engage students in individual conferences and related activities. NOVA faculty help students develop their interests and abilities to their fullest capacity in order to build stronger citizens within the community. All faculty must be available to teach day, evening, and weekend classes at any of the College’s campuses or off-site locations.

Duties and Tasks: Full-time teaching faculty members are responsible for teaching courses offered in traditional, hybrid, and distance learning formats. Full-time 9-month teaching faculty positions carry a normal teaching load of 12-15 credit hours and 15-20 contact hours per semester. Faculty members also serve as faculty advisors, serve on division/campus/college committees, participate in curriculum development, and maintain currency in their discipline.

Essential Functions: NOVA faculty are expected to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports in a timely manner; teach the courses using established texts; conduct requisite student conferences; hold required office hours; attend to assigned divisional and college duties; contribute to the development of the program of instruction; adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with college policies, procedures, and regulations; answer emails in a responsible fashion; maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization; and advise students.

Employees must reside in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia.

Minimum Qualifications:

KSAs:
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals.
  • Ability to coordinate and solicit the use of outside resources, people and organizations for instruction and program development. •Ability to review and propose program changes and development, develop community and professional outreach.
  • Ability to develop and teach field and hands-on based courses, online and hybrid courses and hands-on lab activities.
  • Knowledge of technologies used in greenhouse operation.
  • Ability to use instructional technologies. •Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and oral/written communication skills.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in the teaching field preferred or associate’s degree in the teaching field with demonstrated competencies. Qualifying academic degrees must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
  • A minimum of two years of full-time occupational experience related to the teaching field. Part-time experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
  • The successful candidate must be willing to teach a combination of day, evening, weekend, and online classes with the ability to be flexible to work at any of the College’s locations.
Additional Considerations:

Additional Considerations:
  • Master’s Degree in Horticulture or appropriate qualifying field related to the teaching field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching field. Qualifying degree and coursework must have been awarded by /completed with a regionally accredited institution.
  • Significant professional experience (minimum 5 years of FT or FT equivalent) related to the teaching area. Part-time experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
  • Two years college-level teaching experience (FT or FT equivalent). Part-time experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.

 

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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