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Communication Studies and Theatre Adjunct

Working Title: Communication Studies and Theatre Adjunct

Agency: Brightpoint Community College

Division: Brightpoint Community College (Div)

Work Location: Chesterfield - 041

Hiring Range: Salary and rank commensurate with experience and education

Job Description:
Brightpoint Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education and is the third largest of Virginia’s 23 community colleges. The college is located within the Greater Richmond metropolitan area. It serves students and the community at its two campuses, in Chester and Midlothian; online; and in locations throughout its service area. Brightpoint Community College’s mission is to provide quality educational opportunities that inspire student success and community vitality. It envisions a success story for every student.

General Information: The Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Brightpoint Community College augments full-time teaching faculty with qualified part-time instructors to enhance the student learning process. Adjunct Faculty teaching is limited to a maximum of 8 credit hours in the summer semester, 12 credit hours in the fall semester, and 12 credit hours in the spring semester. These limits are for total number of credits hours taught in Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS). Additional restrictions may apply depending upon other positions occupied within VCCS.

Responsibilities:
To provide primarily on-campus, traditional delivery on the Chester and Midlothian campuses of the college, with limited opportunities for online instruction. Courses offered in the discipline include Acting I, II, III, & IV, Acting for the Camera, Basic Lighting, Costume Construction, Costume Design, Film Appreciation I, History of Theatre I & II, Improvisation I & II, Introduction to Communication, Introduction to Make-Up for the Theatre, Introduction to the Theatre, Movement I & II, Principles of Public Speaking, Public Relations, Scenic Design, Stagecraft, Survey of Mass Media, Theatre Aesthetics, Voice and Diction I & II, and Writing Across Media.

KSA's/Required Qualifications:
Required: Minimum of a master’s degree in the discipline or master’s degree in related field with 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Communication or Theatre. Additional Considerations: Prior teaching experience at the postsecondary level. Ability to use instructional technologies. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Additional Information:
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification