Culinary Principles Adjunct Faculty - Onondaga Community College Onondaga Community College - 3.9 Syracuse, NY Job Details Part-time $1,527 a month 1 day ago Qualifications ServSafe ServSafe Food Manager Certification Associate's degree

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Syracuse, NY Category:

Adjunct Faculty Job Type:

Part Time - 10

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Wed Sep 16 2026 Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY, is accepting applications for an adjunct chef instructor in our Culinary Management program to teach classes in Culinary Principles. This course gives students a working knowledge of the fundamentals of culinary techniques and the scientific principles behind it in a commercial savory kitchen. Students will learn the appropriate cooking methods that may be applied to meats, fish, poultry, starches, and vegetables. The basic cooking methods are introduced and practiced in the laboratory. Students will also learn the proper techniques used in the preparation of stocks, soups, and sauces. Major hospitality and institutional food service applications will be covered.

Anticipated Hours:

This course runs 2nd 1/2 Spring semester March-May. Lab component runs face-to-face on Monday and Wednesday 1:35pm - 4:15pm. The adjunct instructor is responsible for demonstrations, lecturing, compiling tests, and assessing student performance relative to standardized learning objectives. This course includes a lab component. This course is hybrid which means lecture material is on-line, and lab component is face-to-face. Once hired, the candidate must become certified to teach on-line through OCC Quality Matters within the full academic year.

Job Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Associate's degree in culinary arts from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent. At least 5 years professional culinary experience AND/OR at least 5 years prior teaching or training experience. Certified ServSafe Food Protection Manager.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent. Prior experience teaching college-level culinary courses. Bilingual in English and Spanish. English and another language will be considered.

Additional Information:

Adjunct rate of pay for the 26/27 academic year is $1,527/credit hour. Classes will be assigned on an as needed basis dependent upon enrollment. Adjuncts are eligible to participate in the NYS Teacher's Retirement System.

Anticipated Hours:

This course runs 2nd 1/2 Spring semester March-May. Lab component runs face-to-face Monday and Wednesday 1:35pm-4:15pm.