9-Month Teaching Faculty (English)

Title: 9-Month Teaching Faculty (English)

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Alexandria – 510

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Starting salary is commensurate based on education, experience and other appropriately qualifying factors within assigned rank.

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

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Job Description:

General Description:

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) invites applications for qualified individuals to join our faculty to support the mission and vision of the largest institution of higher education in Virginia. The open faculty positions are available beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. The primary responsibility of a faculty member at NOVA is to provide quality instruction. NOVA faculty are expected to excel in teaching strategies and classroom management that fully engage students in a classroom, laboratory, or online platform, and engage students in individual conferences and related activities. NOVA faculty help students develop their interests and abilities to their fullest capacity to build stronger citizens within the community. All faculty must be available to teach day, evening, and weekend classes at any of the College’s campuses or off-site locations.

Duties and Tasks:

Full-time teaching faculty members are responsible for teaching courses offered in traditional, hybrid, and distance learning formats. Full-time 9-month teaching faculty positions carry a normal teaching load of 12-15 credit hours and 15-20 contact hours per semester. Faculty members also serve as faculty advisors, serve on division/campus/college committees, participate in curriculum development, and maintain currency in their discipline.

Essential Functions:

NOVA faculty are expected to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports in a timely manner; teach the courses using established texts; conduct requisite student conferences; hold required office hours; attend to assigned divisional and college duties; contribute to the development of the program of instruction; adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with college policies, procedures, and regulations; answer emails in a responsible fashion; maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization; and advise students.

Employees must reside in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia.

Minimum Qualifications:

KSAs:

• Ability to effectively teach English course concepts in a classroom environment.
• Ability to use technology to enhance classroom instruction.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to use instructional technologies.
• Ability to teach a combination of day, evening, weekend, and online classes.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in the teaching field or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in English/Composition/Rhetoric/Writing Studies. Qualifying degrees and coursework must have been awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
• College-level teaching experience in the teaching field and/or related occupational experience.

Additional Considerations:

Additional Considerations:

• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary scholarship in Composition/Rhetoric/Writing Studies (e.g., graduate coursework/degrees, conference presentations, publications, professional development)
• Experience teaching introductory Composition courses to diverse learners.
• Experience teaching in classroom, hybrid, and online formats.
• Research experience in an academic or professional setting.
• Experience teaching students with varying levels of proficiency.

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