Southwestern Michigan College

Adjunct- History Instructor

Location
Dowagiac, MI
Pay
Not disclosed
Type
Part-time · In-Person
Listed
November 4, 2026

About this position

Adjunct- History Instructor Location: Dowagiac Job Type: Adjunct Job Number: 202600003 Department: School of Arts, Science & Business Closing: 11/29/2026 11:59 PM Eastern Description Position Summary: Seeking adjunct instructors to teach History courses starting in the Spring 2027 Semester. Courses are scheduled to meet face-to-face, in the morning and early afternoon. Online classes are not available at this time. Qualifications: Required QualificationsMaster's degree with at least 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework in the content area. Excellent organizational and communication skills. Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree or higher in subject matter. Previous college teaching experience. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Teach courses consisting of 3 hours of lecture per week. Work comfortably with a diverse student population, including dual-enrolled high school students, traditional college students, and nontraditional college students. Utilize a variety of student engagement strategies in the classroom to ensure active student participation. Be accessible to students. Grade assignments and respond to student inquiries. Provide timely feedback to students' questions and concerns. Become familiar with rules, regulations, administrative practices, guidelines and policies of the College. 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. The physical activity of this position:Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Hand and Finger Coordination: Ability to perform tasks requiring coordinated hand and finger movements, including typing, keyboarding, picking, pinching, and handling small objects. 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 though oral communication and to make the discriminations in sounds. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position. None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/swmich/jobs/5536873/adjunct-history-instructor je-4b1a81911021494a8fc4a9983f2a4531

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How the pay compares

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History median
$3,302/ course, n=43
Michigan median
$1,124/ course, n=30

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