Adjunct Faculty Humanities

Posting Job Title

Adjunct Faculty Humanities

Department

Academic Affairs

Position Type

Adjunct Faculty

Number of openings

1

Job Summary

JCCC is looking for a diverse pool of applicants for a part-time humanities faculty position in the Art History and Humanities Department. The ideal candidate is expected to teach World Humanities I & II, Intro to Humanities, and possibly Classical Mythology. They will perform other duties expected of part-time faculty, including maintaining scheduled office hours, developing and implementing course and program assessment of student learning outcomes, and other duties as assigned. They will be able to teach face-to-face starting in the spring 2022 semester. Teaching assignments could be any combination of face-to-face (day or evening), online, or using teleconference software like Zoom. All applications must be submitted to the JCCC jobs portal.

JCCC educates a large, diverse student body. Many of our 18,000 students are non-traditional, military veterans, immigrants, international, and first-generation college students. African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic student populations are also growing. JCCC is committed to increasing the diversity of our college community.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in humanities or a related humanistic discipline, such as the fine arts or classics
Two years' documented successful teaching at the college level
Strong teaching ability
Expertise in a humanistic discipline
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the teaching mission of a comprehensive community college
Comfort with adopting and using new technologies
Excellence in collaborating with faculty and students within and outside the discipline
Ability to teach sections of World Humanities and Introduction to Humanities

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in a humanistic discipline
Ability to teach a general survey course in World Humanities, in the Humanities / Fine Arts, Classical Mythology, and World Mythology
Demonstrated proficiency with online learning systems
Demonstrated understanding of academic culture

Required application documents

Resume

Cover Letter

Unofficial Transcripts

Hours per Week

varies

Work Hours/Days

varies

Salary Grade Level

AJCR

Salary

Competitive Rate of Pay

Location

Overland Park Main Campus

Disclosures

Every employee of the college is expected to treat all members of the college community with dignity and respect demonstrating professional, courteous and respectful behavior and engage in constructive conflict resolution, when needed.

In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.

Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. JCCC provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.

If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email Hr@jccc.edu.

For a summary of all disclosures (Background check, Clery Act, ADA, EOE, etc.) refer to the links on our Career page.

Advertised: 17 Sep 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 08 Oct 2021 Central Daylight Time