Photography Adjunct

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 the Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS). Additional restrictions may apply depending upon other positions occupied within VCCS.

Please note there may not currently be an opening in this area and that the division office will contact you should an opening occur.

Responsibilities : To provide online or traditional (on-campus) delivery instruction on either the Chester or Midlothian campus of the college. Courses offered in the discipline include Alternative Photographic Processes, Basic Photography, Commercial Photography, Digital Film Editing and Post Production, Digital Photography II, Electronic Darkroom, Film Production I & II, History of Photography, Introduction to Digital Photography, Nature Photography, Screenwriting, Studio Lighting I & II, and Wildlife Photography.

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's / Required Qualifications Minimum of a master’s degree in the discipline or master’s degree in related field with 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Photography. Additional Considerations Prior teaching experience at the postsecondary level. Ability to use instructional technologies. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills. Operation of a State Vehicle No Supervises Employees No Required Travel No