Adjunct Instructor - General Education

Job Summary

Responsibilities

The Adjunct Instructor’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing instruction for students enrolled in courses within the General Education department at Lamar Institute of Technology, including dual credit high school students. Courses and programs within the GEDS department include:

• Childcare and Development
• College Success Skills (DORI)
• English
• Government/Political Science
• History
• Humanities
• Math
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Speech and Communications

Adjunct Instructors must be qualified and competent to teach applicable courses within the degree and certificate programs – requirements vary. Hours vary depending on the need and course schedule and may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes, including online. Flexible scheduling and online work arrangements are available (depending upon course type and configuration). This is an exempt position.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Teach courses as scheduled and actively engage students in the learning process
• Demonstrate commitment to teaching and supporting diverse student populations, including traditional, non-traditional, and dual credit students.
• Maintain ethical and professional behavior
• Attend adjunct faculty meetings
• Assess courses on departmental and institutional levels
• Complete required training, such as Blackboard Online Instructor Certification and Title IX Training, etc.
• Utilize LIT’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and Sam Houston State University (SHSU) Faculty Online Development Training to continually hone and improve professional knowledge and teaching skills
• Maintain knowledge of and adherence to the policies and procedures contained in the TSUS and LIT Policies and Procedures Manual
• Other related duties as assigned

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree with at least 18 credit hours of related coursework in the applicable subject is required for transferrable courses. An associate degree may be accepted for the Childcare and Development program. A bachelor’s degree with teaching experience is required for DORI classes.

Work experience in the specifically-targeted program or related field

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Knowledge of teaching methodologies/pedagogical strategies

Possess good verbal and written communication skills

Possess good time management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in related coursework
• Experience teaching in higher education
• Related field and/or industry certifications

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to: remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; constantly operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine.

• Lamar Institute of Technology is an E-Verify Employer.
• This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
• 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form.