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Adjunct Instructors - Temporary, Part-time
Fall, 2010  (August 30, 2010- December 20, 2010)

Unity College is accepting applications for the following Adjunct Instructor positions:

General Physics I
The first in a two-semester sequence, this course focuses on energy and mechanics. Topics covered include motion and force. The associated laboratory section includes both hands-on and computerized explorations.

Livestock and Pasture Management

This course covers the management of livestock farm systems, their pastures and paddocks, and associated systems of winter feed production such as hayfields and silage or baled silage production systems. The primary emphasis is on natural/organic farming and dairying using rotational grazing systems, sustainably grown winter-feed systems, and energy efficient use of manures and farm and household wastes in fertilization. The major species and breeds of livestock and poultry are discussed. The course discusses and practices basic husbandry and vetting for each breed, as well as appropriate shelter, fencing and other facilities design, construction, and maintenance.

General Chemistry I

The first part of a two-semester course designed to provide an introduction to the nature and properties of matter at the atomic and molecular level. Topics covered will include chemical problem solving, measurement, significant figures, components of matter, aqueous solutions, origin of atoms, structure of atoms, structure and reactivity of molecules, and chemical reactions.

Geography

Geography describes, relates, and explains both the natural and cultural features that distinguish different areas on the face of the earth. At the same time geography is concerned with the phenomena of continual change: the ways people modify their environments as reflections of changes in cultural values and levels of technology; and the ways the physical environment presents opportunities and constraints for human development.

Business Management

This course covers the basic techniques for the management and analysis of small business operations, including the use of profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow analysis, and break-even analysis. Also covered will be the problems of starting a new business and the development of general business strategies, business organization, and accounting techniques for payroll, inventories, cash management, and cost control.

College Composition

This course focuses on basic principles of composition with an emphasis on the roles that reading, thinking, and revision play in the process of composing. In addition to learning how to summarize and respond analytically to frequent reading assignments, students are expected to develop ideas of their own, primarily in short essays. Revision is stressed as a means of reevaluating the content, structure, and point of view of previous drafts. The assigned readings vary depending on the instructor. Each semester supplementary course descriptions detailing the topics offered by composition instructors are published in the course schedule.

Fundamentals of Writing

This developmental writing course emphasizes the composition of clear and effective sentences, paragraphs, and short essays. Students devote a portion of each class period to writing.

Elementary Spanish I

This course is an introduction to the use of the Spanish language with its emphasis on communication without neglecting the skills of reading, writing, and an awareness of Hispanic culture. Throughout the course there are hands-on communicative activities which involve pair and group work, the use of an integrated workbook/laboratory cassette program, classroom use of overhead transparencies, computer software for student troubleshooting, and a video program correlated to the core text.

Introduction to Sociology

This is an introduction to the study of human society and culture with major sociological concepts such as social behavior, social structure, socialization, and stratification. This course is for the beginning student in social sciences.

Introduction to Psychology

This course is a survey of psychology as a science of behavior. Topics include basic principles underlying behavior and experience, learning, human development, motivation, personality, and psychotherapies.

REQUIREMENTS:    Must possess competence in the profession or discipline with the ability to effectively communicate training and subject matter to others.  Instructors will hold the minimum credentials appropriate to the discipline, such as professional certifications or appropriate academic degrees.

TO APPLY:  Send a cover letter, resume’, and an employment application to Kathleen Hale, Director of Human Resources at khale@unity.edu or mail to Human Resources, Unity College, 90 Quaker Hill Rd., Unity, ME 04988.  Employment application can be downloaded at www.unity.edu/jobs  or contact 207-948-3131, ext. 369.

POSTED:  February 17, 2010

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Unity College hopes to attract employees who share a commitment to the environment and to human diversity, and who have an interest in helping students develop an understanding of the richness and complexity of individuals and society.