Job Description
Virginia Western Community College is a twoyear public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board. Virginia Western is located on a 70acre campus in southwest Roanoke VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke Salem Roanoke County Craig County Franklin County and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9000 students in credit courses and more than 1400 enrollments in fasttrack workforce and continuing education courses. Virginia Western Community College located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley is accepting applications for a fulltime ninemonth Medical Laboratory Technology MLT Faculty in the School of Health Professions beginning August 16 2025. Responsibilities include teaching college level courses in Medical Laboratory Technology as well as serving as the Program Head for the Associate of Applied Science MLT Program which involves administrative responsibilities such as curriculum development course and program assessments continuous quality improvement budget planning/preparation purchasing mentoring program faculty/staff National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences NAACLS accreditation management as well as clinical site obtainment and coordination. Faculty teaching responsibilities may include facetoface and hybrid/distancelearning courses as well as oncampus labs during the day and evening on weekdays and weekends. In addition to teaching and program head duties this faculty member will advise students serve on college committees and participate in other activities that support the mission of the college. Such activities may include but are not limited to: accreditation activities institutional effectiveness activities club sponsorship student recruitment course and program evaluation community service and mentoring new and parttime faculty. Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education. Candidates selected for an interview will conduct a 15minute teaching session on a preselected topic. Additional details will be provided when interviews are scheduled.
Work Schedule
Varies based on academic schedule.