Part-time instructors/Subject Matter Experts for Environmental Studies

About Unity College:

For more than fifty years, Unity College has been preparing the next generation of environmental professionals and leaders to successfully face real-world challenges. Unity College offers affordable and accessible degrees, certificates, and non-degree courses, through a variety of modalities including hybrid, in-person, hyflex, and online.

Our Mission:

Through the framework of sustainability science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Through experiential and collaborative learning, our graduates emerge as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and visionary leaders.

The Institute:

The Technical Institute for Environmental Professions, located on the Pineland Farms campus of Unity College in New Gloucester, Maine delivers a highly flexible (HyFlex) education leveraging our new campus. The institute is designed to provide an accessible and affordable option to upskill, retrain, or start a brand-new career. Our programs provide preparation for high-demand industries from urban agriculture to data analytics, veterinary technology, and more. Our programs are built on the principles of competency-based education allowing learners to attain Associate degrees, certificates, and micro-credentials.

The Position:

The Technical Institute for Environmental Professions at Unity College is seeking qualified, innovative, and enthusiastic individuals to teach in the following areas:

• Environmental Studies
  
  • Introduction to Environmental Studies
    
    
  • Our Blue Planet
    
    
  • World Cultures
    
    

Classes are held in New Gloucester, Maine at the Pineland Farms campus in our HyFlex classrooms and will use the Brightspace LMS. Classes are two credits each with a term length of two weeks. Classes during the spring will meet weekly at one of the following times:

• Wednesdays 11 am - 2 pm
  
  
• Thursdays 6 pm - 9 pm
  
  
• Saturdays 9 am-12 pm
  
  

Class sessions will be recorded and made available to learners for review and reference.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• For licensed professions, a current, valid license is required
• For workforce courses, the minimum required is an Associate degree with three years of relevant experience; a bachelors is preferred
• For general education courses, a masters degree is required.
• Previous teaching/training experience is highly desirable

Required Skills:

• Must be comfortable with navigating technology
• Must have the ability to comfortably use Zoom, Microsoft Office, Internet (technology support is available)
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately, particularly in front of a camera and a classroom/audience
• Personal commitment to the environmental focus and mission of the college
• A commitment to learner success

The Location & Times:

The Technical Institute for Environmental Professions is located in New Gloucester, Maine, on the Pineland Farms campus. Classes are offered in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

Benefits:

These are temporary, part-time positions and are not eligible for benefits.