Agriculture Adjunct Faculty
Salary: $49.50 - $52.50 Hourly
Location: Varies - Harrison/Mt. Pleasant - MI
Job Type: Adjunct Instructor
Division: Off-Campus & K-12 Operations
Description
Mid Michigan College seeks individuals who: value collegiality and mutual respect; use data in decision making; are innovative; are service minded; are goal oriented; strive to continually improve themselves and their work processes; are willing to collaborate and seek to add value in every interaction.
The responsibilities of this position consist of teaching in a traditional classroom environment as well as in laboratory settings. This position will have accountability for student instruction, recruitment, assessment, and evaluation of a diverse student population.
This is a new program and will require skills to recruit and retain students who are interested in a career in agriculture. To successfully accomplish this, the individual will need to establish relationships with local and state agriculture educators, agriculture producers, agriculture businesses and state and federal agencies such as The United States Department of Agriculture, Michigan Department of Agriculture, as well as state and county Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Examples of Duties
- Teaches assigned agriculture courses.
- Is an advisor to an appropriate student agriculture association.
- Develops and updates syllabi for courses assigned and ensures course content and requirements meet the requirements of college and accreditation agencies.
- Develops appropriate assessment tools to determine course effectiveness and assures that student outcomes are achieved.
- Assesses student academic achievement and provides students with timely and meaningful feedback on progress in the course(s).
- Maintains and reports appropriate classroom records, to include student attendance and grades.
- Holds appropriate office hours for meeting with and assisting students.
- Maintains regular communication with Library and Learning Services staff.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-service programs within the department and college-wide.
- Supports and serves as a role model for our mission, vision, and student service initiatives.
- Adheres to the objectives, policies, procedures, and compliance guidelines of the college. Ensures all communications and practices demonstrate support of the Ethics for Teaching Professionals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Typical Qualifications
Education, Certification, Licensure:
- Preferred minimum of a Master of Science in Agriculture, Animal Science, Agronomy, or closely related field or
- Master’s degree in another discipline with a minimum of 18 graduate credits in Agriculture, Animal Science, Agronomy, or closely related field or
- Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Animal Science, Agronomy, or closely related field with 1-2 years of agricultural work-related experience.
Experience:
- Two years of teaching experience; ideally at the community college level.
- Agriculture background and experience in production agriculture or agriculture business.
Supplemental Information
- Ability to translate educational and professional experience into the student learning environment.
- Ability to provide positive motivation and encourage student participation.
- Ability to keep up with new trends and developments in classroom technology.
- Effective planning, organizational, and communication skills.
- Written and computer skills needed to prepare course materials through teaching and learning software such as Moodle.
- Analytical skills to evaluate and report student learning outcomes.
