Communication Studies and Theatre Adjunct

Brightpoint Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and the third largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia.  Brightpoint Community College adds value to the greater Richmond community by offering freshman- and sophomore-level classes that easily transfer to top-notch colleges and universities, more than 60 in-demand career and technical programs, personal enrichment and professional development classes for lifetime learning, professors committed to excellence in teaching, and high-quality, easily accessible, and affordable education for our entire community.

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 traditional, face-to-face instruction on the Chester and/or Midlothian campus of the college. Courses offered in the discipline include Acting I, II, III, & IV, Acting for the Camera, Basic Lighting, Costume Construction, Costume Design, Film Appreciation I, History of Theatre I & II, Improvisation I & II, Introduction to Communication, Introduction to Make-Up for the Theatre, Introduction to the Theatre, Movement I & II, Principles of Public Speaking, Public Relations, Scenic Design, Stagecraft, Survey of Mass Media, Theatre Aesthetics, Voice and Diction I & II, and Writing Across Media.