Geology Adjunct Faculty

Estrella Mountain Community College -
Avondale, AZ

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Job Details

Temporary | Part-time
$1,143 per credit hour

Qualifications

Master's degree
Online instruction
Student-centered approaches (student motivation techniques)

Full Job Description

Salary Range

$1,143.00 per Load Hour

Not Eligible for Benefits

This is a part-time, temporary position not eligible for benefits.

Maricopa Summary

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About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
One of the largest community college systems in the country
2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

Campus Statement

Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) has been making high-quality, affordable education accessible in The West Valley since 1992. As a member of the Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD), one of the largest and oldest community college districts in the United States, EMCC has driven personal and professional growth to help students achieve their goals. With smaller class sizes; lower costs; in-person, online, and hybrid learning options; and support focused on the unique educational and personal needs of our students, EMCC has been able to provide the associate degrees and professional certificates needed to help students and the community thrive. Located in one of the fastest-growing regions of the county, EMCC enrolls approximately 15,000 students annually and is planned to be a large comprehensive learning college of more than 40,000 students.

Job Summary

Estrella Mountain Community College is hiring Geology adjunct faculty to teach day and evening geology classes at our Avondale campus.

Essential Functions

Instructs a diverse population of students. Uses active-learning, student-centered teaching strategies to engage students and promote student success.

Minimum Qualifications

A Master's Degree or higher in one of the following fields: Geology, Environmental Geology, Petrology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Sedimentology, Paleontology, Geomorphology, Economic Geology, Volcanology, Seismology, Hydrogeology

A Master’s Degree in any field with 18 graduate-level credits in these prefixes/subjects: GLG, GEOL, GEOS, GS, GEL, ESS

A Master’s Degree in any field with 18 graduate-level credits in courses with these keywords: Dendrochronology, Depositional Systems or Environments, Digital Analysis, Dissertation, Earthquakes, Economic Geology, Field Camp, Field Methods, Geology, Geological Sciences Research, Geology Seminar, Geology Education, Geobiology, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geodynamics, Geographic Information Systems GIS , Geomorphology, Geophysics, Global Change, Geology Research, Geology Seminar, Hydrogeology, Independent studies in Geology, Isotope Geology, Meteorites, Micropaleontology, Mineralogy, Oceanography, Ore Deposits, Paleobiology, Paleoclimate, Paleoecology, Paleomagnetism, Paleontology, Petroleum Geology, Petrology, Physics of the Earth, Planetary Geology, Quaternary Geology, Remote Sensing, Research Writing related to Geology, Sedimentology, Seismology, Stratigraphy, Structural Geology, Tectonics, Volcanology

Special Working Conditions

May be required to lift up to 25 lbs. with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Ability to teach in-person or hybrid classes, at dates and times dependent on needs of the Division/College.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit unofficial transcripts, resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter showing how the applicant meets the minimum qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application. If your master’s degree is not in the teaching field, then please list the 18 graduate semester hours completed in the teaching field in your application materials.

MCCCD accepts unofficial transcripts for U.S. schools at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are submitted as an attachment to the application. Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated and evaluated and provided with application material.

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.

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