Adjunct Faculty Credit – Physics
- Employer
- Harper College
- Location
- Palatine, IL
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- Faculty Jobs
- Professional Fields, Architecture & Urban Planning, Science & Technology, Physical Sciences
- Position Type
- Adjunct
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Community College
Job Details
Starting Pay Rate: Per Adjunct Faculty Pay Scale
Schedule Information: Days or evenings depending on course schedule.
Job Description: The Department of Physical Science and Engineering is looking to hire an adjunct instructor to teach PHY 121 Introductory Physics I in the Spring of 2024. This is the first semester of the algebra-based sequence for biological science and architecture majors.
Education Requirements: Master’s degree in physics or appropriate engineering discipline with a minimum of 18 graduate-level coursework in appropriate physics and/or engineering courses; or master’s degree in a related field with 18 credit hours in graduate-level physics.
Experience Requirements: Previous experience teaching algebra-based at the college level, use of microcomputer-based labs and ability to work with course management systems such as Blackboard are preferred qualifications. The teaching requirement may be fulfilled through a program of supervised teaching as a graduate student.
Required Documents: ***A resume and cover letter are required to complete the application process***
* Official transcripts required upon hire
* Employment is contingent upon Criminal Background Check.
* Employment sponsorship is not available.
Applicable Benefits: We offer a competitive, semester by semester adjunct pay, with some tuition waivers available after 3 semesters; sick and personal business leave; and a comprehensive Adjunct Faculty Development Program.
Organization
Founded in 1965, William Rainey Harper College is a dynamic comprehensive community college situated on a 200-acre campus in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. The College is committed to diversity, and encourages the development of multicultural perspectives.
Annually, the College serves approximately 25,000 students from 23 communities. Providing both transfer and career programs, Harper offers degrees and a wide range of credit, continuing education and corporate training for students of all ages and interests. In order to provide accessible higher education to all, we offer a flexible schedule of daytime, nighttime and weekend classes at our main campus and at several other sites conveniently located throughout our service area.
Harper College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has received the coveted Bond Rating of Aaa from Moody’s Investor Service. We are committed to our Institutional Core Values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Collaboration.
Our Vision:
William Rainey Harper College is committed to academic integrity and excellence. The College is a leader in teaching and learning, transforming lives by responding to the needs of the individual and the community.
Benefits offered to employees include tuition reimbursement/professional expense, health/life/dental/disability insurance, participation in the State University Retirement System (SURS) and tax deferred annuity plans as well as fourteen paid holidays. Harper also offers some on-site childcare, a summer camp for children, and much more.
Harper College is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer that encourages applications from women, minority group members and persons with disabilities.
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