Biology College Everywhere Adjunct

Title: Biology College Everywhere Adjunct

Agency: Germanna Community College

Location: Spotsylvania - 177

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Salary is commensurate with rank and credentials.

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Germanna Community College is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. The College is a dynamic learning organization that serves as a Germanna regional leader and preferred partner where quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. Germanna Community College is centrally located in Fredericksburg, VA between Washington D.C. and Richmond and between the Blue Ridge mountains and the Chesapeake Bay. Full of history, the area offers a community rich with diversity, the arts, technology, vineyards, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, and many other activities.

College Everywhere started in 2020 at Germanna Community College. The purpose of this program is to offer students a chance to earn an Associate Degree in selected programs in one year completely online. To achieve this goal, courses are structured into 5-week or 7-week sessions, providing a clear pathway to a degree.

Adjunct faculty members are responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in a virtual classroom environment to students with a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. We are currently seeking adjunct faculty members to teach courses in Biology.

Employees must be able to work strategically with diverse colleagues, students, and community members with a commitment to diversity as a learning outcome to be culturally respectful, professionally competent, and civically responsible.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Germanna Community College. We recognize our responsibility to create, maintain, and nurture an academic and social environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive community that respects all cultures, experiences, and abilities and that prepares individuals to thrive in a global society. An EEO/AA Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Germanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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• Master’s Degree with at least eighteen graduate semester hours in the specific discipline
• Official transcripts will be required prior to final offer
• Experience with on-line teaching
• Ability to demonstrate the use of relevant technology and learning management systems to effectively facilitate teaching, learning, assessment, and communication
• Commitment to student engagement in the online teaching environment including maintaining consistent communication and virtual support mechanisms to ensure student success
• Technology capability (access to WIFI, computers) to teach remotely
• Demonstrate competency and commitment to continuous professional development in virtual education
• Complete Growing with Canvas and TOPS 2.2 prior to teaching
• The successful candidate must embrace a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Prior teaching experience
• Work experience in the field
• Substantial, proven experience with innovative teaching and developing online courses in both the synchronous and asynchronous learning environments at a regionally accredited institution
• Experience with or willingness to learn artificial intelligence tools