Job Details

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Scottsbluff, NE
Job Type: Adjunct
Remote Employment: Remote Optional
Division: Educational Services
Department: Science/Math/Physical Ed.
Opening Date: 01/29/2026
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: N/A

Job Summary

Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) is seeking qualified applicants for an adjunct teaching position for Nutrition & Diet Therapy.

This course is intended for students who need to learn basic nutritional information for the medical field. Included are the basic nutrients and their functions, food sources, and the effect of deficiencies. There is an emphasis on correct information to combat food faddism. Planning for normal nutrition through the life cycle and special needs of the elderly, children, and pregnant women is discussed, as well as sanitation of food, legislation, and labeling as it affects the food supply.

Adjunct instructors are compensated $975 per credit hour.
Key Responsibilities

1. Mastery of Subject Matter
   • Demonstrates thorough, accurate knowledge of the field and discipline.
   • Connects subject matter with related fields.
   • Stays current in subject matter through professional development, i.e.. membership in professional organizations; attending professional meetings, conferences, or workshops; participating in webinars; completing courses, maintaining professional licensure, etc.
2. Teaching Performance
   • Plans, organizes, and employs instruction in ways that maximizes student learning and engagement including but not limited to strategies that communicate subject matter to students.
   • Modifies, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse students' needs.
   • Employs available instructional technology, i.e. the Internet, interactive technology, when appropriate.
   • Encourages the development of communication skills and higher order critical thinking skills through appropriate assignments.
   • Aligns activities with program and general education goals, course objectives, and student learning outcomes.
   • Provides feedback regarding grades/progress to students in a timely fashion.
   • Assigns reasonable course activities in terms of time required for student completion.
3. Evaluation of Student Learning
   • Publishes student learning outcomes and course objectives as outlined in the master syllabi.
   • Establishes and explains methods that measure student progress toward learning objectives.
   • Provides students with clear information on how they will be assessed and graded.
   • Evaluates student performance consistently in accordance with the evaluation section in the course syllabus.
   • Maintains accurate, updated records of student progress in the institution's learning management system.
   • Conducts course, program, and general education assessments.
4. Support of College Policies and Procedures
   • Prepares, distributes, and submits syllabi and approved course outlines for all assigned sections in accordance with program and divisional practices to the appropriate Division Chair and Educational Services.
   • Maintains confidentiality of student information using FERPA guidelines.
   • Exercises stewardship of college facilities and materials.
   • Demonstrates sensitivity to student needs and circumstances and complies with requested/suggested accommodations.
   • Uses the required WNCC learning management system.
   • Reports attendance, mid-term, and final grade rosters to financial aid and the registrar each term according to established deadlines.
   • Complies with the philosophy, policies, regulations, procedures, and announcements of the College as set forth in the Board Policy Manual, College Catalog, Student Handbook, Employee Handbook, and Adjunct Instructor Handbook.
   • Submits institutional reports on students or directly addresses students who are academically at risk and/or who exhibit behavioral difficulties.
5. Professionalism
   • Is punctual to class.
   • Avoids cancelling classes.
   • Maintains respectful attitude toward students and colleagues.
   • Maintains proper and professional/personal boundaries between colleagues and students.
   • Adheres to college policy and procedures in the use of social media both inside and outside the classroom.
   • Conducts self within federal and state standards/laws.
   • Maintains professional appearance as defined by discipline.
6. Participate in College, Division, and Program Activities
   1. Responds in a timely fashion to information requests from College, division, and program administrators.
   2. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators.
   3. Other duties as assigned.

Required and Preferred Qualifications

Any equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties as per Higher Learning Commission guidelines.

• Instructors will hold a minimum of a:
  • Masters degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Clinical Nutrition, or Public Health Nutrition.
  • Or a Masters degree in a closely related field with 18 graduate hours in the discipline or subfield.
  • Or an academic degree relevant to what they are teaching and at least one level above the level at which they teach (Bachelors degree in field) and a Masters degree with 18 graduate hours in the discipline or subfield.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) preferred.

Western Nebraska Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression/identity, or political affiliation, in its policies, practices, and activities related to employment, admissions, educational services/programming, student services/activities, or financial aid; as expressly prescribed by institutional policy, state and federal laws, regulations, and executive orders.
This position is not eligible for benefits.