Adjunct InstructorScience including Biology Chemistry Physics and Environmental Science Policy Sustainability

POSITION SUMMARY:

POOLED ADJUNCTS: By applying to this pool you are not applying for a specific position. You are submitting your application to be considered for adjunct appointments that may become available at Southern Oregon University during the posted triennium. Adjuncts are for specific temporary parttime limitedduration teaching positions. Positions can be one term (thirteen weeks) or multiple terms as needed. Your application will be kept on file and you will be contacted if a position becomes available that matches your educational background and experience. You can withdraw your application from the pool at any time. This pool will be refreshed triennially and you will be notified by of the requirement to reapply for continued consideration.

Each applicant is encouraged to provide (preferably as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: 1 a letter providing some detail of the applicants qualifications and interest in the position; 2 a current resume/CV; and 3 an unofficial copy of all postsecondary transcripts. Optional supplemental documents may include teaching philosophy teaching evaluations and/or letters of recommendation.

For inquiries and additional information please contact Human Resource Services via email at or call.


Division: School of Science and Business/Science
Job Family Group: Faculty
FLSA Status: Exempt
Appointment Basis: Temporary
Time Type: Parttime
Benefits Eligible: No
This position is designated as a critical securitysensitive or safetysensitive position; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background Check: Yes
Remote Work Type: As determined by the position
Visa Sponsorship: This employer will not sponsor applicants for visas.


Rate of Pay:
The anticipated rate is $650/ELU for nonterminally prepared adjunct instructors (termbyterm) and $750/ELU for terminally prepared adjunct instructors (termbyterm). Graduatelevel courses may be paid at a higher rate. A typical 4credit course is loaded at 4 ELU.

FullTimeEquivalency:
Typically less than 7.5 ELU but up to 15 ELU per term or 45 ELU per year for 1.0 fulltime equivalence.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Individuals appointed from this pool will have the primary responsibility to teach courses within Science including:

Biology Adjuncts teach undergraduate biology courses primarily laboratory sections of nonmajor courses in general biology and human anatomy and physiology. In your cover letter please address your areas of expertise. Candidates must be knowledgeable about and able to clearly explain biological concepts and laboratory procedures and techniques which may include: the ability to identify anatomical structures using human cadavers and models; use of compound and dissecting microscopes; biological and chemical health and safety practices in the lab; and the ability to demonstrate data analysis and graphical display (excel).

Chemistry Adjuncts teach undergraduate chemistry courses primarily laboratories and nonmajor lecture courses. Specific topics include those typically covered in environmental general and organic chemistry courses. In your cover letter please address your areas of expertise. Candidates must be able to use and demonstrate data acquisition software and instrumentation. Candidates must be knowledgeable about and able to clearly explain both basic concepts and laboratory procedures and techniques including: the use of scientific laboratory equipment and apparatus; scientific methods of measurements; and health and safety practices and precautions applicable to a chemistry laboratory

Environmental Science Policy & Sustainability SOUoffers a Bachelor of Science in both Sustainability and Environmental Science & Policy that prepares students for a wide variety of employment in such organizations as governmental agencies industry nonprofits and environmental consulting firms. A BS in Environmental Science & Policy prepares students for graduate and professional schools in areas such as environmental policy and management ecology geology law public policy and environmental science. The program integrates natural sciences physical sciences geospatial sciences and social sciences to address complex environmental issues. In your cover letter please address your areas of expertise.

Physics Adjuncts teach undergraduate physics courses primarily lower lowerdivision laboratories. Specific topics include those typically covered in general physics courses. In your cover letter please address your areas of expertise. Candidates must be able to use demonstrate and assist students in data acquisition software and instrumentation. Candidates must be knowledgeable about and able to clearly explain both basic concepts and laboratory procedures and techniques including: the use of scientific laboratory equipment and apparatus; scientific methods of measurements; and health and safety practices and precautions applicable to a physics laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications: Most positions are anticipated to be hired at the adjunct instructor level.

Adjunct Instructor (termbyterm):

• Initial appointment at the rank of Instructor requires a Masters or terminal degree in the discipline taught or a related field;ORa Bachelors degree in the discipline taught or a related field plus equivalency of Masters degree in years of professional experience in the field.
• Demonstrated teaching potential.
• Familiarity with the appropriate equipment as required for the discipline.

Adjunct Assistant Professor:

• Initial appointment at the rank of Adjunct Assistant Professor requires a terminal degree in the discipline taught or a related field;ORa Masters degree in the discipline taught or a related field and is in the process of completing the appropriate terminal degree.
• Demonstrated teaching potential.
• Familiarity with the appropriate equipment as required for the discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Adjunct Instructor (termbyterm):

• Masters degree in the discipline taught or a related field.
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and active participation in the life of the institution.
• Commitment to student learning retention support and assessment are critical.

Adjunct Assistant Professor:

• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching development of a record of scholarship and active participation in the life of the institution and profession.
• Work experience that equates to oneacademic year of fulltime college teaching or oneacademic year of the combination of parttime teaching experience while a graduate student.
• Professional experience in the field related to teaching assignment particularly if working with more advanced students.

Duties 100

The primary responsibility of a faculty member is teaching. Teaching encompasses normal instructional activities beyond the teaching of assigned courses such as academic advising working with students outside of class posting and maintaining appropriate office hours course and curriculum planning etc.

• Efforts associated with teaching may include but are not limited to: preparation; direct instruction; assessment; student contact outside of class (office hours appointments email); presenting complex concepts to a group of diverse learners; listening; understanding and responding to student questions in realtime/in a classroom environment; and applying critical judgment to student work both written and verbal delivery of information.
• Efforts associated with lab/workshop may include: providing students with practical experience using instrumentation and equipment in a way that enables student learning and ensures safety; simultaneously monitoring and managing multiple students individually and in groups; demonstrating and executing complex procedures; and using complex instrumentation and hazardous materials.

Incumbents appointed to multiple terms of teaching may require professional development and service.

• Professional Development includes maintaining currency in the discipline taught.
• Service includes program and institutional administrative committee and student support and retention activities.

In addition to teaching and service the primary responsibilities at the professorial level include participation in scholarly and/or creative activities including formal research.

Physical Characteristics

Activities may involve standing sitting working at a computer and lecturing.

Special Conditions

• Teaching assignments may include First Year Seminar online and/or hybrid courses Medford and Ashland campus classes and day evening and weekend courses.
• Must be willing to travel and attend training programs offsite for occasional professional development.
• Must be able to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
• Must be able to successfully pass a preemployment background check.
• Under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) this position classification is defined as exempt and is not subject to overtimeregulations.
• The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
• This position is intended not to be benefits eligible. Should employment conditions warrant eligibility the incumbent will be notified by the HR Benefits Officer. For additional information please visit or call.
• Conditions of Employment: Workload expectations are outlined in theAPSOUCBA Article 19. Teaching assignments may include First Year Seminar online and/or hybrid courses Medford and Ashland campus classes and day evening and weekend courses.
• Compensation: Any formally approved and authorized salary change shall automatically amend this contract.

SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Southern Oregon University will provide if requested reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application interviewing and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If however you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.

Diversity Statement:
Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity we strengthen and enrich our role as learners educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.

SOU Land Acknowledgement
We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta Takelma and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid EuroAmerican colonization the Gold Rush and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of EuroAmericans to their lands leading to warfare epidemics starvation and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed confederating these Tribes and others together who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856 these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians are living descendants of the Takelma Shasta and Latgawa peoples of this area. We you may say I or the name of a program/department encourageYOUto learn about the land you reside on and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

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