Geography Adjunct

Geography Adjunct

Working Title - Geography Adjunct

Agency - Brightpoint Community College

Division - Brightpoint Community College (Div)

Work Location - Chesterfield - 041

Hiring Range - $793-$1,693 per credit hour.

EEO Category - I-Faculty

Full Time or Part Time - Part Time

Job Description - Brightpoint Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education and is the third largest of Virginia's 23 community colleges. The college is located within the Greater Richmond metropolitan area. It serves students and the community at its two campuses, in Chester and Midlothian; online; and in locations throughout its service area. Brightpoint Community College's mission is to provide quality educational opportunities that inspire student success and community vitality. It envisions a success story for every student.

General Information: The Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Brightpoint Community College augments full-time teaching faculty with qualified part-time instructors to enhance the student learning process. Adjunct Faculty teaching is limited to a maximum of 8 credit hours in the summer semester, 12 credit hours in the fall semester, and 12 credit hours in the spring semester. These limits are for total number of credits hours taught in the Virginia's Community Colleges (VCCS). Additional restrictions may apply depending upon other positions occupied within VCCS.

Responsibilities: To provide primarily on-campus, traditional delivery on the Chester and Midlothian campuses of the college, with limited opportunities for online instruction. Courses offered in the discipline include People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography and World Regional Geography.

Special Assignments - May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications - Required: Minimum of a master's degree in the discipline or master's degree in related field with 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Geography.

Additional Considerations - Prior teaching experience at the postsecondary level. Ability to use instructional technologies. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Background Check Statement Disclaimer - The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link:

EEO Statement - The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

ADA Statement - The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADAandADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

E-Verify Statement - VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.