Job Description
Unit: SUFA
Part-time, contracted
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Priority Screening: June 5, 2025
Position Summary:
SUNY Ulster County Community College, a two-year branch of the State University of New York located ninety miles north of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, is currently accepting applications for an Adjunct Instructor for Physical Geography.
The STEM Department at SUNY Ulster is currently looking for an adjunct instructor to cover GEG-101
Physical Geography for the fall 2025 semester (August 25 – December 16). Course descriptions may be viewed in the SUNY Ulster Catalog at catalog.sunyulster.edu. This is an in-person course running on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00–1:20 pm on the main Stone Ridge campus.
Under the supervision of Physical Sciences Coordinator and STEM Department Chair, adjunct instructors provide instruction in accordance with established course syllabi and departmental and college policies.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet each scheduled class and teach or conduct learning exercises for the entire period
- Contact the appropriate division chair or administrator in advance to make arrangements for unavoidable absences
- Provide each student, and the academic department, with a Course Outline derived from the official course syllabus at the beginning of the course. The outline will include contact information, topics covered, and information about how the student will be assessed as per departmental guidelines
- Accurately keep required class records on attendance, withdrawal, and grading
- Submit when due, all necessary reports such as attendance and grade reports, roll books, and class information sheets, and certify their accuracy
- Comply with all institutional policies, procedures, and deadlines
- Give careful attention to all departmental and administrative communications by checking your SUNY Ulster email frequently.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Appropriate teaching experience
And
- Commitment to community college goals and objectives of providing quality programs and services for culturally, socio-economically, ethnically, and academically diverse students and students with disabilities; personal qualities to work effectively and with sensitivity in a multicultural environment; awareness of and commitment to the needs of non-traditional and/or re-entry students with diverse abilities and interests
Preferred Qualifications:
- Teaching experience in the community college setting
- Experience with the Brightspace course management system
Salary:
$1049.00 per contact hour.
Application Process
: The position is open until filled. However, to ensure consideration, application materials should be received via email by
June 5, 2025 at 4:00 pm EST to be given priority consideration. Applications received after the deadline are not guaranteed to be reviewed. SUNY Ulster reserves the right to close, continue, cancel, postpone or restart the recruitment at any time.
Applicants must submit the following materials to be considered for the position:
- Resume or CV
- Cover letter which discusses your qualifications, interests and your ability to serve a diverse student population
- Copy of transcripts indicating possession of minimum qualifications (officials will be required at the time of hire)
Please submit only materials requested. All documents included in your application file become the property of the College. Applicants who fail to submit all required materials will not be considered.
We invite you to be part of a dedicated community of learners in an academic department that puts students first. Please go to the SUNY Ulster website for additional campus community information.
SUNY Ulster is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. This position is contingent upon adequate funding.Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credentials, transcripts, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States andall other required pre-employment conditions are met.
Applicants who are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and who, due to a disability, require accommodations for completing the application process, testing (if required for the position), or the interview, should notify the Human Resources Office 10 working days before the accommodation is required.
Neither the smoking of tobacco (nor other substances) nor the use of electronic vaporizers is permitted on the campus grounds.
SUNY Ulster does not reimburse applicants for travel, lodging or any other costs incurred by applicant to attend interviews. All interviewing costs incurred will be the responsibility of the applicant. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. Internal applicants are not guaranteed an interview.
Conditions of Employment
Employment with SUNY Ulster is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements, and the Board of Trustees has approved. Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States and all other required pre-employment conditions are met.
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