CCV Part Time Faculty – World History to 1500 (Fall 2025) Position Available In Rutland, Vermont

CCV Part Time Faculty – World History to 1500 (Fall 2025)

Job Category:

Instructional

Requisition Number:

CCVPA003648

Posting Details

Posted:

June 19, 2025
Part-Time
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Rutland, VT 05701, USA
Job Details
Description
Every year Community College of Vermont employs nearly 500 part-time faculty to teach its courses at 12 locations statewide and online, and we are always looking for enthusiastic, knowledgeable teachers. All faculty work part-time with a maximum of three courses each semester.

Our Mission:

The Community College of Vermont, a Vermont State College, supports and challenges all students in meeting their educational goals through an abiding commitment to access, affordability, and student success.
The Community College of Vermont seeks applicants for a part-time faculty position to teach World History to 1500 (3 Credits) in the Rutland Center for the Fall 2025 semester.

Semester Dates:

9/2/2025 – 12/9/2025
Days and times: Tuesdays, 3:00 – 5:45 PM

Location:

Rutland

Course Description:

This survey course explores the economic, political, cultural, and social developments in world history from the rise of civilization to 1500 CE in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The course highlights geography, cultural and political movements, and human interactions that influenced the historical evolution of various world societies and their interrelationships within a global context.

Essential Objectives:

Explain the relationship between the world’s physical and natural environments and the development of ancient world societies and cultures.
Explain the development and significance of distinctive forms of political, economic, and social organization in ancient world societies and analyze how they compare to modern world societies.
Assess significant characteristics of social identity found in ancient world societies and discuss resulting social, racial, and gender inequalities.
Analyze ways in which human groups have come into contact and interacted with one another, including patterns of migration, trade, conquest, and cultural diffusion, and critique the diverse impacts of those exchanges as experienced by advantaged and disadvantaged communities.
Investigate the diverse ideologies and religions found in ancient world societies, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and secular philosophies.
Identify the major shifts in philosophical, cultural, and scientific ideas and developments that occurred in this timeframe and evaluate their implications.
Analyze the theses, context, values, perspectives, and facts in historical primary and secondary sources.
Engage in and evaluate historical research using information literacy skills

Requirements:

Master’s degree required.
The budgeted wage for this position is $4,365 per 3-credit course. Per VSC policy we are unable to offer remote employment for individuals who reside in North Dakota, Washington, Ohio, Wyoming, or outside of the USA.
CCV values individual differences that can be engaged in the service of learning. Diverse experiences from people of varied backgrounds inform and enrich our community. CCV welcomes all qualified applications, including those from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations. CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements, and will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.

Additional Information:

All new full-time employees and certain part-time employees will be subject to a criminal background check. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the satisfactory results of this check.

Application Instructions:

In order to be considered, please submit a complete application package which includes our online employment application, cover letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three professional references at: https://ccv.edu/learn-about-ccv/employment/
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