Adjunct – Mathematics Instructor

Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number 20110558-1 Job Title Adjunct – Mathematics Instructor Pay Rate Job Category Adjunct Department MATH & SCIENCES

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary Instruct a variety of Mathematics courses including developmental and transitional math, quantitative reasoning, and/or college algebra. Current available courses require face-to-face daytime or evening availability at the Dowagiac and/or Niles campuses. We do not offer online courses at this time. Close proximity to the Niles campus is an added advantage for Fall/Spring 2026 and 2027.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, or Master’s degree with 18 graduate credits in related subject area
• Excellent organization and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in subject matter or equivalent
• Community College teaching experience

Other Information

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Teach effectively using a variety of instructional methods
• Be accessible to students
• Grade assignments and respond to student inquiries
• Provide timely feedback to students’ questions and concerns
• Use Moodle (our LMS platform) regularly for posting assignments, attendance, and grades
• Proficient with computer technologies, including Microsoft Office and email
• Familiar with rules, regulations, administrative practices, guidelines and policies of the College
• Provide the department with student performance data that is required for regular outcomes assessment
• Work comfortably with a diverse student population that includes dual-enrolled high school students, traditional college students, and nontraditional college students
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

All applicants must demonstrate the ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relate to students. Excellent organization and communication skills as well as the demonstrated use of instructional technology are required.

Special Instructions to Applicants Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• The physical activity of this position.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• The physical requirements of this position.

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

• The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.

None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Close Date 05/31/2026 Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5240

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Academic Transcripts

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• Portfolio
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