Adjunct Faculty - Horticulture

Title: Adjunct Faculty - Horticulture

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Loudoun - 107

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Adjunct faculty are paid a per credit hour rate. The per credit hour rate is determined by the assigned rank and discipline taught. Assigned rank is determined by both education and teaching 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.

• Adept knowledge of instructional technologies
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work with a diverse student population
• Ability to meet assigned classes on meeting dates, submit required grade records and reports, student learning outcomes.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in the teaching field 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, related occupational experience. Part-time occupational experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.

• 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.