The instructor will teach seated and/or online history and humanities courses at any of the three (3) campuses (Wilkes, Ashe or Alleghany).

Note: At this time, there is no specific need. This is for a pool of applicants as needs arise.

The instructor’s primary responsibility is to maintain excellence in instructing students in his/her curriculum subject with the express goal of attaining certain student learning outcomes.

The part-time (adjunct) instructor reports directly to the lead instructor of the discipline.

• Plan, create, and maintain a classroom environment conducive to student learning.

• Encourage the development of critical thinking skills through appropriate classroom exercises and assignments.

• Maintain a high level of currency in the discipline, and incorporate innovative and creative instructional techniques in the classroom.

• Collaborate with the lead instructor in the creation of syllabi; the establishment of objectives, competencies, and assessments; and the selection of textbooks, periodicals, and other resources.

• Communicate with students and administration through the technological framework provided by WCC including posting syllabi for all sections of all courses to the campus web portal, and regularly checking and responding to e-mail sent to the instructor via the campus web portal and messages sent to the college e-mail/voice-mail/telephone service.

• Refer students, as appropriate, to student support areas of WCC including Counseling and/or Student Support Services, the Academic Support Center, Learning Resources Center, Student Services, the Writing Center, etc.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required to meet course objectives.

Master’s degree with at least 18 graduate hours in history or a related subject area.

• Previous experience teaching at the post-secondary level

• Experience teaching dual enrollment or early college high school students

• Successful online teaching experience

While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.