Title: Hydroponics Instructors (Part-Time)
Agency: Virginia Western Community College
Location: Roanoke (City) - 770
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: Commensurate based on qualifications
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
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Job Description:
Virginia 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 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses
Virginia Western Community College, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Hydroponics Instructors in Workforce Solutions. Hydroponics Instructors will teach and demonstrate to students the fundamentals of growing plants using controlled environment technology and equipment designed for both personal and industrial application. Instructors will be responsible for teaching two levels of classes, maintaining hydroponics equipment, and plant viability.
Minimum Qualifications:
3-5 years of occupational experience in Hydroponics work. Familiarity with multiple Hydroponic Systems, how they are set up, and maintaining the systems.
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 Considerations:
Demonstrable knowledge of Hydroponic systems and plant care.
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