Adjunct Instructor, Medical Laboratory Technology

Salary : $56.34 Hourly

Location : Stark State College - Main Campus (North Canton)

Job Type : Part-time Faculty

Job Number : 202500126

Division : Health & Public Services Div

Department : Medical Laboratory Tech

Opening Date : 06 / 30 / 2025

Closing Date : 7 / 21 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern

Position Purpose

Part-Time Instruction for the Medical Laboratory Technology Program. This position requires a highly trained and skilled MLS and plays a vital role in supporting the College's mission and advancing its strategic goals.

• Responsibilities include preparing instructional materials, evaluating student performance, and submitting Never Attends, Early Alerts, and final grades electronically by the designated deadlines.
• The ability to engage students with a variety learning styles is essential.
• Candidates must demonstrate the capacity to develop and implement innovative teaching strategies.

Essential Functions

The Adjunct Instructor duties support instruction for classroom and laboratory settings. The teaching load may vary depending on the semester and include duties such as :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Analytical skills. Applicant must be able to prepare laboratory specimens to mimic real-life patient samples, perform more than one task at a time and synthesize data and come to reasonable conclusions.

Detail oriented. Applicant must follow accreditation and college guidelines when preparing didactic lectures.

Motor coordination. Applicant must have good dexterity, move freely throughout the classroom and lab while instructing students.

Visual Acuity : Applicant must be able to read calibration lines on pipettes, distinguish between subtle changes in density or color reactions. Identify stained and unstained cellular components using a binocular microscope.

Interpersonal skills. Applicantmust be supportive and nurturing in their interactions with students.

Communication : Applicant must be able to communicate with students while exhibiting self-control and positive attitude.

Physical stamina. Applicant must be able to stand long periods while conducting instruction in the classroom and laboratory.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference®, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.

STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM (S.T.R.S.)

State Teachers Retirement System

The (STRS), was established to provide a secure retirement for Ohio's public educators. STRS is available to all faculty members. The College contributes 14% of the employee's wages for the retirement benefit and the employee contributes 14% of their wages toward the retirement benefit.

INSTRUCTIONAL FEES

All instructional and general fees for credit, audit, or non-credit courses offered at Stark State College will be paid by the College from the income of the College budgeted for employee benefits up to an amount per academic semester not to exceed such fees for six credit hours per semester.

A part-time employee may enroll in any section or course on a space-available basis. To qualify for this benefit, employees :

Shall have instructed a minimum of 8 credit hours or 13 CEUs at Stark State College or if paid hourly, worked a minimum of 320 hours before receiving this benefit.

Must obtain the approval of their supervisor. Employees paid on an hourly basis shall refer to the minimum hours worked requirement to qualify for the benefit. The employee's primary position during the semester the benefit is used determines the employee's eligibility.

Eligible part-time employees desiring this benefit must complete an Instructional Fee Waiver form available on mystarkstate and must submit it to the employee's supervisor for approval.

Instructional fees are available for IRS dependents of part-time employees. All instructional and general fees for credit, audit, or non-credit courses offered at Stark State College will be paid by the College from income of the College budgeted for employee benefits for dependents of part-time employees for six semester hours per academic year per employee.

Dependents of part-time employees may enroll in any section or course on a space-available basis. The student will be required to pay the processing fee and all other incidental fees associated with the course enrolled in each semester.

Dependents of employees classified as student workers, substitute workers, or seasonal workers will not be eligible to participate in this program. Dependents of part-time employees who are eligible for tuition waivers such as College Credit Plus, various scholarships and grants, and other such nonloan programs must use those funds prior to use of the Instructional Fee Waiver benefit.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers confidential support for you and your household members, dependents living away from home, and parents & parents-in-law. Professional phone support is available around-the-clock, on an unlimited basis, offering you and your family members peace of mind that there is always someone to talk to, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Face-to-face counseling is also available, with up to 5 sessions included per problem occurrence.

OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS

Tax Sheltered Annuity Programs (403 b and 457).

AFLAC (Short-term disability).

Allstate, Liberty Mutual (Insurance options)