What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Business Statistics Faculty (Part-Time) position at Southside Va Community College?
- https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/95922
- Brunswick, Virginia, United States
- LECT-CLRG ACCT/BDGT (Southside)
- Southside Va Community College
Title: Adjunct Business Statistics Faculty (Part-Time)
Agency: Southside Va Community College
Location: Brunswick - 025
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: Per credit hour rate is determined based on experience and education
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
Established in 1970, Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) is one of 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System, with seven locations across several counties, including Brunswick, Charlotte, Nottoway, Mecklenburg, Greensville, and Halifax. SVCC serves the largest community college region in the state, covering ten counties and one city.
SVCC is located in a beautiful rural region renowned for its rolling hills, pine and hardwood forests, and farmland, and is home to two popular lakes: Gaston and Kerr. We offer a welcoming learning environment and are accredited to award associate degrees. The college offers a diverse range of programs, including developmental studies, academic, technical, and lifelong education. SVCC empowers students to build skills, knowledge, and leadership, preparing them to thrive in a changing society.
Thank you for considering employment with Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC). We are dedicated to attracting and retaining a talented workforce, which has earned us recognition as a Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education for several consecutive years. Committed to ensuring equal educational opportunities for all students, SVCC values the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve. For more information, please visit southside.edu
Empower students to turn data into decisions through the principles of Business Statistics.
Join Southside Virginia Community College in preparing the next generation of business professionals through BUS 224: Business Statistics. This course introduces methods of probability assessment and statistical inference, with a strong emphasis on business and economic applications. The successful candidate must be committed to SVCC’s mission to provide high-quality education to the Southside Virginia community.
Applications will be received, reviewed, and considered continuously until needed positions are filled.
Course Content & Specific Duties:
Join Southside Virginia Community College in preparing the next generation of business professionals through BUS 224: Business Statistics. This course introduces methods of probability assessment and statistical inference, with a strong emphasis on business and economic applications. The successful candidate must be committed to SVCC’s mission to provide high-quality education to the Southside Virginia community.
Applications will be received, reviewed, and considered continuously until needed positions are filled.
Course Content & Specific Duties:
- Teach data presentation, descriptive statistics, and basic probability concepts.
- Cover discrete and continuous probability distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, and estimation and sampling distributions.
- Instruct students on decision theory, simple linear regression, and hypothesis testing for single samples or populations.
- Guide students in utilizing spreadsheet software as a primary tool for statistical problem-solving.
- Deliver instruction in a hybrid format, ensuring high-quality course materials align with college standards.
- Maintain engagement through the college’s Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) for the online portion of the course.
- Monitor and document class attendance in compliance with college policies, maintaining accurate records and communicating with students and necessary departments as needed to support academic success.
- Education: Master’s degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related Business field from a regionally accredited institution.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams
- Ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum, and assessments
- Ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds Understanding of and commitment to the mission of the community college and student success
- Teaching experience at the college level, specifically with face-to-face and online/hybrid modalities.
- Competency using instructional technologies such as SMART boards, Zoom and Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
- Experience working with community college students.
- Demonstrated commitment to student engagement and academic success.