Natural Sciences Adjunct

Title: Natural Sciences Adjunct

Agency: Southside Va Community College

Location: Multiple Locations

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $793.00 - $1098.00 per credit, Salary is depending on qualifying rank

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Established in 1970, Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) is one of 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System, with seven locations across several counties, including Brunswick, Charlotte, Nottoway, Mecklenburg, Greensville, and Halifax. SVCC serves the largest community college region in the state, covering ten counties and one city.

SVCC is located in a beautiful rural region renowned for its rolling hills, pine and hardwood forests, and farmland, and is home to two popular lakes: Gaston and Kerr. We offer a welcoming learning environment and are accredited to award associate degrees. The college offers a diverse range of programs, including developmental studies, academic, technical, and lifelong education. SVCC empowers students to build skills, knowledge, and leadership, preparing them to thrive in a changing society.

Thank you for considering employment with Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC). We are dedicated to attracting and retaining a talented workforce, which has earned us recognition as a Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education for several consecutive years. Committed to ensuring equal educational opportunities for all students, SVCC values the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve. For more information, please visit southside.edu

Join Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) as a part-time faculty member in Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientific Thinkers

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), a comprehensive community college, is seeking
dedicated, qualified educators to join our part-time Adjunct Faculty pool for the Natural and Physical Sciences. We are building a continuous pipeline of applicants to teach fundamental college-level science courses at our Alberta (Christanna Campus), Keysville (John H. Daniel Campus), and South Boston (Southern Virginia Higher Education Center) locations, as well as through our Distance Learning/Online programs.

Adjunct faculty members share in the total responsibility for providing high-quality, student-centered instruction to a culturally and educationally diverse student population. Teaching assignments may include introductory, foundational, and advanced courses across the following disciplines:
● General Biology
● Human Anatomy & Physiology (A&P)
● Microbiology
● General Chemistry
● Physics

Duties & Responsibilities

• Instructional Delivery: Plan, organize, and teach courses using approved syllabi, student learning outcomes, and current best practices in pedagogy. Maintain a positive classroom or virtual climate conducive to student learning
• Laboratory Supervision: Lead hands-on lab experiments, strictly maintaining laboratory safety protocols, guiding students through scientific data collection, and fostering critical scientific inquiry
• Technology Integration: Competently utilize instructional technologies, including the college's Learning Management System (Canvas), for grading, course announcements, and virtual teaching components.Evaluation & Feedback: Review, grade, and return student assignments, laboratory reports, and exams in a timely manner. Provide regular academic feedback to assist student growth
• Office Hours: Be accessible to students for brief academic guidance, questions, or clarification before/after face-to-face sessions or via scheduled virtual office hours
• Administrative Compliance: Follow academic policies outlined in the SVCC Adjunct Faculty Handbook, submit final course grades by college deadlines, and report student enrollment or attendance issues as required.

• Education (For Biology, A&P, and Microbiology): A Master's degree in Biology or a related biomedical science field is required, with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the speciality science
• Education (For General Chemistry): A Master's degree in Chemistry or a closely related chemical science field is required, containing a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in pure chemistry
• Education (For Physics): A Master's degree in Physics or a related physical science/engineering field is required, containing a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in pure physics
• Demonstrated teaching competence and strong oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams
• Ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum, and assessments
• Ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds
• Understanding of and commitment to the mission of the community college and student success
• Ability to implement current pedagogical strategies and technical learning platforms effectively

• Previous science teaching experience at the community college or university level, specifically with face-to-face and online/hybrid modalities.
• Demonstrated experience developing or teaching a fully online, asynchronous laboratory courses
• Competency using instructional technologies such as SMART boards, Zoom and Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• Demonstrated commitment to student engagement and academic success.