Biology Instructor – Adjunct – SFCC/Pullman

Location: SFCC Pullman Campus Pullman

Department: SFCC Life Sciences

Open Continuous.

Starting salary for this position is: $38.58 – $82.08 per hour based on workload category.

This is an adjunct (part-time) position. Compensation will be pro-rated according to the amount of workload assigned. CCS reserves the right to cancel this recruitment without notice. Academic employees are represented by the Association of Higher Education (AHE), which is affiliated with NEA and WEA. Membership is optional.

## About the Biology Instructor – Adjunct

We seek applications for an adjunct (part-time) teaching position for a hybrid (blended) section of Biology 222 -Cell & Molecular Biology, in the fall quarter, September 18- December 11, 2024: M, 11:10-12:25 pm, in-person lecture, plus 75-minute, asynchronous online lecture. WF, 11:10 am – 1pm, in-person labs. Continued openings in Organismal Physiology and Ecology & Evolution are excepted for the winter quarter, January 2 – March 20, and the spring quarter, April 1 – June 18, 2025.

Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) is a beautiful campus located in the inland Pacific Northwest, on the ancestral home of the Spokane Tribe, near the Spokane River. Our campus is not far from the urban center of Spokane, a mid-sized city with a high quality of life and quick access to the outdoors.

SFCC is one of two accredited community colleges that comprise the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS). Serving about 6,000 students, SFCC endeavors to be an educational leader and a responsive partner with the community and region, offering access to relevant programs of the highest quality. We offer a large liberal arts/transfer program (approximately 75% of total enrollment) as well as state-of-the-art professional technical programs (about 25%). In addition to serving the urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, CCS provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties as well as portions of Lincoln County.

SFCCs mission is to provide all students with an excellent education that transforms lives and expands their opportunities. We fulfill this mission by embracing Guided Pathways, whereby all students discover and engage their passions and get on the path to achieve their educational goals in a cost-effective and focused way. We foster equity and inclusion by addressing every students unique needs. We celebrate the opportunity to meet individual students where they are and provide them with excellent education and holistic support to reach their full potential.

Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.

### Duties & Responsibilities

Prepare for and instruct college-level courses in Biology in face-to-face, hybrid or online formats based on need of the department.

Communicate expectations and establish clear grading criteria through appropriate instructional means, to include but not limited to developing course syllabi, handouts, and materials supporting the instructional process; evaluates student progress and provides clear, timely feedback.

Provide availability and accessibility to students through a combination of scheduled office hours, e-mail, and other effective means of responsive and timely communication.

Provide timely feedback and support to students.

Maintain accurate records for course grades.

May participate in department and general faculty meetings whenever germane.

Maintain professional standards in interactions with the college community.

Comply with state and federal law applicable to professional duties and responsibilities; foll