Business Law, Part-Time Faculty, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Job Description:
The Business Administration Department includes a variety of degrees and certificates in the areas of Business, Accounting, Insurance, and Real Estate. The department strives to meet the needs of all students interested in obtaining an education in these areas and is focused on preparing business leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs for successful careers. Many of our students transfer to some of the best business schools in the Philadelphia area, while others move directly into new jobs or progress in their current career paths.
The department invites applications for a part-time, adjunct position in Business Law to begin Spring 2025. This is NOT an online position although there may be the opportunity to teach online courses.
Required Qualification:
- An earned Juris Doctorate Degree from an ABA approved law school.
- Passed a state bar examination and be a licensed practitioner in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If not currently licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, must be licensed before the start of the Fall 2024 semester.
- Verifiable work experience in the field of Business Law.
- Ability to deliver required, predefined course elements, while drawing from one's own knowledge and experiences, to engage students and make the course their own.
- Ability to teach a variety of day, evening, and weekend Business Law sections at the main campus, and/or at Regional Centers and neighborhood sites.
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least two years of recent college teaching experience in the subject area, preferably at the community college level.
- Active participation in industry related professional development activities, meetings, and/or conferences.
- Knowledge and/or willingness to develop and teach distance education and web enhanced courses.
- Prior experience using Canvas Learning Management System.
- Willingness to revise and maintain courses and curriculum.
- Commitment to participating in the intellectual life of the department, and a willingness to participate in the life of the College through leadership in department and college-wide committees.
- Active participation in national and/or regional industry professional organizations.