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Adjunct - Mathematics Instructor
Southwestern Michigan College
Dowagiac, MI
Education / Training
Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number 20110558-1 Job Title Adjunct - Mathematics Instructor Pay Rate Job Category Adjunct Department MATH & SCIENCES
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary
Instruct a variety of Mathematics courses including developmental and transitional math, quantitative reasoning, and/or college algebra. Current available courses require face-to-face daytime or evening availability at the Dowagiac and/or Niles campuses. We do not offer online courses at this time. Close proximity to the Niles campus is an added advantage for Fall/Spring 2026 and 2027.
Required Qualifications
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Special Instructions to Applicants Physical Requirements
Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
Close Date 07/31/2026 Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5240
Reference Requests
Reference Request Details
Accept References Yes Minimum Requests 3 Maximum Requests 3
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Position Information
Posting Number 20110558-1 Job Title Adjunct - Mathematics Instructor Pay Rate Job Category Adjunct Department MATH & SCIENCES
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary
Instruct a variety of Mathematics courses including developmental and transitional math, quantitative reasoning, and/or college algebra. Current available courses require face-to-face daytime or evening availability at the Dowagiac and/or Niles campuses. We do not offer online courses at this time. Close proximity to the Niles campus is an added advantage for Fall/Spring 2026 and 2027.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, or Master’s degree with 18 graduate credits in related subject area
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Master’s degree or higher in subject matter or equivalent
- Community College teaching experience
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Teach effectively using a variety of instructional methods
- Be accessible to students
- Grade assignments and respond to student inquiries
- Provide timely feedback to students’ questions and concerns
- Use Moodle (our LMS platform) regularly for posting assignments, attendance, and grades
- Proficient with computer technologies, including Microsoft Office and email
- Familiar with rules, regulations, administrative practices, guidelines and policies of the College
- Provide the department with student performance data that is required for regular outcomes assessment
- Work comfortably with a diverse student population that includes dual-enrolled high school students, traditional college students, and nontraditional college students
- The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.
Special Instructions to Applicants Physical Requirements
Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
- The physical activity of this position.
- Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
- Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- The physical requirements of this position.
- The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
- The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.
Close Date 07/31/2026 Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5240
Reference Requests
Reference Request Details
Accept References Yes Minimum Requests 3 Maximum Requests 3
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Academic Transcripts
- Portfolio
- Optional Documents

