3 Human Resources and Hiring For Full-time and Adjunct Faculty
All applicants for full-time and adjunct faculty positions must submit a completed Murray State College Employment Application, a resume, and all official transcripts to Human Resources. Once the information is on file, it is provided to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chair for credentialing and review. Full-time faculty are hired either as interim or full-time permanent after a committee review and recommendation. Adjunct faculty members are appointed on the basis of need in a particular discipline and on the basis of the best-qualified individual to meet particular needs.
The appointment becomes official only when the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the President recommend the applicant and the Board approval date is noted on the Personnel Action Form (PAF).
Instructors must have the following on file in the Human Resources Office:
- Completed Application
- All Official Transcripts
- Resume
- Signed and Returned PAF (once approved)
- Adjunct Account Form
- W-4
- I-9
- Copy of Social Security Card
- Copy of Driver’s License or Other Accepted Form of ID
- Ethnicity Form
- Auto Deposit Form
- Loyalty Oath Form
- Background Check Form
- Emergency Contact Form
- Code of Conduct
- FERPA Form
Length of Appointment
Full-time faculty are generally hired at 10 month, 11 month, 12 month, or 180 days annually. Appointment length is determined by the job description and may change if duties are added or removed. Adjunct faculty may be appointed at various times during the academic year, as the need arises, and are generally appointed for only one semester at a time. Appointments are made on the basis of need for additional faculty in a particular discipline. The College maintains its right to employ “at will” and may choose not to renew an appointment regardless of probationary status.
Full-time faculty usually begin on the MSC initial placement salary schedule depending on the appointment, qualifications, and experience. For more information please refer to the MSC Institutional Policy and Procedures Manual/ Employee Salary Schedule/Policy Statement and Procedure.
Salaries of adjunct faculty are established in accordance with the following salary schedule:
LECTURE/Online/ITV Courses -Per Credit Hour $600
LAB (2 hours) Per Lab Addition $600
In some instances, for online classes, one Tishomingo section and one Ardmore section are considered one class.
For ITV classes, one location plus the additional receiving site is considered one class.
Classes that do not have the required enrollment may be canceled or taught at a reduced amount of $100 per student enrolled when classes begin.
Payments of salary are distributed in four (4) monthly installments. The final installment will be made after final grades are submitted to the Registrar’s Office at the end of the semester or the end of the course. Copies of the Blackboard grade book must be electronically submitted to the Chair
Overloads: Faculty overloads are not part of the normal compensation package and are not guaranteed. The Chair and the Dean of Instruction determine the need for overloads and must be approved by the VPAA and CFO.
Faculty Job Descriptions are provided in the appendices.
