Title School of BTT Horticulture FRIDAY EVENING & SATURDAY DAY Adjunct Faculty Part-Time Agency Virginia Western Community College Location Roanoke City - 770 FLSA Exempt Hiring Range Per credit hour rate is determined based on qualifications. Full Time or Part Time Part TimeAdditional DetailJob DescriptionVirginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke Salem Roanoke County Craig County Franklin County and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9000 students in credit courses and more than 1400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education coursesVirginia Western Community College located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley is accepting applications for part-time Horticulture Adjunct Faculty in the School of Business Technology and Trades BTT to teach Friday evening and Saturday day classes. Adjunct faculty positions are appointed on a course-by-course semester basis as needed. Horticulture adjunct faculty are needed to teach college-level courses in-person on the main Virginia Western campus as well as hybrid or distance learningonline courses. Courses include Plant Propagation Landscape Plants Pest Management Soils Greenhouse Management and Management of a Horticulture Business. Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education. In addition faculty are expected to be active participants in departmental communication.Applications will be received and considered on a continuous basis. Review of applications will occur when an adjunct faculty need arises and will continue until needed positions are filled.Minimum QualificationsMinimum of high school diploma or equivalent. Minimum of five years of recent occupational experience in horticulture required.All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral written and interpersonal communication skills ability to write syllabi and exams ability to develop learning strategies curriculum and assessments as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.Additional ConsiderationsTeaching experience at the college level. Associates or Bachelors degree with major in the teaching field of horticulture.