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Salt Lake Community College

Adjunct, Anthropology

Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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4 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary Under general supervision of the Department Administrator, the successful candidate will prepare and teach various in-person Anthropology classes within the Anthropology program at assigned SLCC campuses. Salt Lake Community College seeks adjunct faculty who can adapt to a variety of teaching situations and who have the ability to work effectively with students, colleagues, staff and others in a campus climate that promotes professionalism and multicultural understanding.

Special Instructions Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration.

This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit.

This is a pooled position, and all applications are reviewed when positions become available.

In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.

Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

In accordance with Board of Regents policy, SLCC’s Human Resources will conduct a criminal background check on instructors if concurrent enrollment (K-12) students are assigned to classes.

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SLCC Faculty General Description Found Appendix 1 Link Below

Faculty Compensation and Workload Handbook

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Effectively prepares and teaches Anthropology classes to facilitate student learning as stipulated in the curriculum course outline

Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization

Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators

Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments

Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards

Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades

Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance

Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines

Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment

Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy

Maintains professional and collegial behavior

Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days)

Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure

Completes all required employee trainings

Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines

Provides ADA accommodations as requested

Other job related duties as required

At Will Statement

means you are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract or an hourly basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment.

Professional Boundaries Statement

means that you are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences.

All SLCC employees must maintain permanent residence/address within the State of Utah to maintain employment. A permanent Utah address must be recorded to Human Resources within 30-days of your employment start date.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Good written and oral communication skills

Computer (word processing, PowerPoint) and internet (web, email) skills essential

Ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad range of people with varying academic skills, different socio-economic and socio-cultural backgrounds, including those with disabilities

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Anthropology

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in Anthropology

2 years teaching experience at the community college level

Experience working with Canvas

SLCC Information Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

Seniorit y level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Higher Education

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