Online Adjunct - Statistics Instructor

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Position Information

Posting Number 20110589-1 Job Title Online Adjunct - Statistics Instructor Pay Rate Job Category Adjunct Department SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Southwestern Michigan College is seeking qualified adjunct instructors to teach

Online Statistics courses beginning in the Spring 2027 semester. This position

requires demonstrated experience in online teaching. Instructors are expected to create engaging online learning environments, administer departmentally approved content via remote delivery methods and maintain regular accessibility to students.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or 18 graduate credits in Statistics, Mathematics or a related field
• Demonstrated experience teaching online courses, including familiarity with best practices in remote instruction
• Experience teaching Statistics
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Proficiency with learning management systems (Moodle preferred), email, and general instructional technologies
• Applicants are not required to live within the service area; however, they must maintain permanent residence in either Michigan or Indiana.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree or higher in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline, with previous teaching experience
• Community college or adult learner teaching experience
• Quality Matters (QM) training or certification, or equivalent experience with online course quality standards
• Experience designing or delivering virtual or simulation-based laboratory activities

Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach courses consisting of 4 contact hours per week, using asynchronous, synchronous, or hybrid formats as assigned
• Maintain regular virtual office hours and provide timely, supportive communication to students
• Assess student work, provide constructive feedback, and submit grades in accordance with College policies
• Use Moodle consistently for posting assignments, tracking attendance/engagement, and maintaining grades
• Demonstrate proficiency with instructional technologies, including virtual communication tools, online assessment tools, and Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel
• Comply with all College rules, regulations, administrative practices, and policies
• Provide student performance data required for departmental outcomes assessment
• Support and engage a diverse online student population, including dual-enrolled high school students, traditional students, and adult learners
• Promote active, collaborative, and inclusive learning through a variety of online teaching strategies
• Additional duties may be assigned by the 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:

1. The physical activity of this position

A. Hand and Finger Coordination: Ability to perform tasks requiring coordinated

hand and finger movements, including typing, keyboarding, picking, pinching,

and handling small objects.

B. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

C. 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

D. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position

A. 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. Jobs are sedentary if walking and

standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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 (such as in typical office or administrative work.)

Close Date 10/25/2026 Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5456

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