Adjunct Faculty - Education

Title: Adjunct Faculty - Education

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Multiple Locations

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: Starting salary is commensurate as based on assigned instructor level, education, and experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

• Teach specific classes in the designated discipline.
• Develop course syllabi and instructional materials.
• Maintain records, assign grades, and assess student progress.
• Adhere to policies, procedures, and regulations of NOVA and the VCCS.
• Maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization.

• Ability to develop and adapt teaching and learning strategies to accommodate the diversity of community college students
• Ability to use formative and summative assessment measure to enhance student learning.
• Experience with or ability to utilize proven teaching strategies that promote student success.
• Ability to use or incorporate emerging technologies and alternative delivery methods to enhance classroom instruction.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and oral/written communication skills.
• Available to teach a combination of day, evening, weekend, and online classes.

• Master’s degree in Education or a master’s degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Education.
• Qualifying degree (s) and coursework must be awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
• Must hold a valid Virginia Teaching License.
• At least 5 years teaching experience in a K-12 public school.
• A minimum of two years of full-time (part-time experience will converted to its full-time equivalency) college level teaching experience in the teaching field and/or related occupational experience.

• Earned doctorate in Education
• Valid Virginia Teaching License in Special Education
• Extensive knowledge of the IDEIA and legal aspects of special education
• Experience preparing educators to develop IEPs
• Prior experience teaching in higher education
• Experience teaching in classroom, hybrid, and online formats.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.
• Experience teaching students from diverse language backgrounds and varying levels of proficiency.