Be part of something big.

Davidson-Davie Community College (DDCC) is an award-winning institution known for a commitment to excellence and student success. The DDCC community is dedicated to providing a high-quality education designed to prepare students to live and work in an increasingly interconnected world. To this end, DDCC celebrates the value of a diverse faculty and staff and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. DDCC faculty and staff are passionate about equity and our responsibility to work with each unique student to support them in successfully attaining their goals.

DDCC's benefits and other resources make it possible to excel both professionally and personally. We are a dynamic community that supports and celebrates the success of all of its members. The future is here!

What you'll do on a typical day:

An adjunct faculty position at Davidson-Davie Community College is a part-time position, with the faculty member's primary efforts focused on teaching and learning, academic excellence and student success. In addition, a faculty member is responsible for engaging in professional development and promoting the College mission, vision, and values. Dental assisting courses meet during the afternoons and evenings. Faculty employed by the College are responsible for the following:

• Actively embracing and promoting the College mission, vision and values by:
  • Maintaining professionalism in the DDCC community.
  • Becoming involved in the culture of the College through participation in College initiatives, activities and committees.
  • Adhering to all College policies and processes.
  • Demonstrating initiative, flexibility, innovation, and an openness to change.
  • Engaging in activities that promote recruitment, retention, and student success.
  • Supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and globalization.
  • Engaging in activities that support the advancement of identified academic priorities.
• Fostering student success through:
  • Demonstrating the College's Guiding Teaching Principles of effective teaching that:
    • facilitate student learning to meet the requirements of a changing global economy;
    • is inspirational, providing clear expectations for students regarding learning goals, course policies and assignments;
    • encourage students to engage in critical thinking, reflective reasoning, problem-solving, collaboration and application;
    • help students understand how course content is relevant to them and their community throughout their lives, preparing students for enhanced career and educational opportunities;
    • foster a collegial and dynamic process in which faculty share and learn strategies and approaches focused on improving student learning; and
    • infuse a culture of assessment of student learning into the instructional environment to inform improvements in curriculum, pedagogy, resources and student success.
  • Teach at various instructional sites and in multiple delivery formats as needed to meet the scheduling needs of students and programs.
  • Maintaining currency in one's teaching discipline and in the issues of higher education.
  • Collaborating with colleagues across the College to identify and provide appropriate resources that promote student learning and completion.
  • Engaging collaboratively with colleagues by using data-informed decision-making to continually improve courses and programs.
  • Integrating appropriate instructional technology and instructional materials to enhance student learning outcomes and promote student success.
  • Fostering equity and respect for diversity among students with a focus on student learning.
  • Ensuring timely, consistent, and feedback and accurate record keeping in support of student success.