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Job ID:
268417
Entrepreneurship, Part-Time Faculty (Non-Credit)
Community College of Philadelphia
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Date Posted
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Nov. 18, 2025
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Title
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Entrepreneurship, Part-Time Faculty (Non-Credit) |
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University
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Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Department
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All Jobs |
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Application Deadline
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Open until filled |
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Position Start Date
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Available immediately |
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Posting Details
Position Information
Position Title: Entrepreneurship, Part-Time Faculty (Non-Credit)
Requisition Number: FAC00574
General Description
The Workforce Development unit at the Community College of Philadelphia seeks part-time instructors with expertise in lean startup methodologies to support training designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners, and community innovators. Ideal candidates will bring strong, hands-on experience in areas such as customer discovery, business model design, MVP development, and iterative product/market testing, along with a proven ability to deliver engaging, practical, and industry-aligned instruction. These noncredit courses and workshops prepare students and community members to transform ideas into validated business models and scalable ventures using lean startup practices. Classes may be offered during daytime and/or evening hours at the Community College of Philadelphia or at partner and community locations throughout the Philadelphia region.
Workforce Development provides noncredit education to businesses, organizations, and individuals wishing to enhance their skills and meet professional goals. We offer a comprehensive menu of high-quality continuing education and career-training programs delivered by expert faculty and staff.
College Intro
Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, predominantly Black institution and a minority-serving institution which provides access to higher education for all who may benefit. CCP’s Strategic Plan affirms the College’s long-standing commitment to quality, access, affordability and upward mobility while including an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion. This plan firmly plants student success at the center of all efforts, establishing the means for each student to achieve their goals.
Teaching faculty are an integral part of the larger Academic and Student Success Division at CCP including Workforce Development or Career Training. The Academic and Student Success Division is a community of learners committed to student success as demonstrated through equitable and measurable outcomes, innovative practices, relevant curriculum, quality learning, and a rewarding student experience. As a minority-serving institution, CCP faculty contribute significantly to our collective efforts to improve student success and eliminate racial equity gaps through the utilization of inclusive and high-quality teaching practices.
Specific Responsibilities
- Instruction: Teach non-credit and credit-aligned courses / modules that focus on lean startup frameworks: customer discovery, hypothesis testing, MVP development, business model canvas, pivoting, growth strategies.
- Applied Projects: Guide participants through real-world, hands-on lean startup projects (e.g. interviewing customers, building prototypes, iterating).
- Curriculum Development: Assist in designing or updating curricula, case studies, workshop modules, and assignments that reflect current lean startup practices.
- Assessment & Feedback: Evaluate learner progress through defined metrics, deliver meaningful feedback, and track learning outcomes over time.
- Technology & Tools: Leverage tools such as business modeling software, prototyping platforms, no-code tools, analytics, and collaboration tools.
- Collaboration: Work with CCP’s WD team and internal departments to align the curriculum with employer/industry needs, incorporate guest speakers, and integrate capstone experiences.
- Inclusive Teaching: Cultivate an inclusive learning environment, responsive to diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
- Continuous Improvement: Stay current with lean startup methodologies, share innovations with colleagues, recommend improvements to course content.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- At least 3 years of entrepreneurial experience / small business startup experience, including hands-on application of lean startup methods (customer discovery, MVPs, pivots).
- Prior venture experience, including developing and operating at least one startup or small business.
- At least 1 year of teaching, training, or mentoring in entrepreneurship, innovation, or applied business settings.
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to teach using technology (in-person, hybrid, or online).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching at the community college level.
- Prior involvement in incubators, accelerators, or startup mentorship programs.
- Experience with curriculum design, case-based teaching, or workshop facilitation.
- Familiarity with non-credit / workforce development settings.
- Experience engaging diverse student populations and promoting equity in entrepreneurship education.
- Bilingual or multilingual capabilities.
Work Location: Main Campus, NERC, CATC, NWRC
Benefits Summary
Benefits:
“Success Starts Here” at Community College of Philadelphia. We recognize that our success as a college and the success of our students starts with our employees. Our employees are vital to our success. Our total compensation package includes a comprehensive offer of benefits that are unrivaled by most.
Full-time faculty and staff benefits include:
- College-paid medical, dental, drug, life and disability insurance
- Tuition remission (for classes at the college)
- Forgivable tuition loan (for classes at any accredited academic institution)
- 403(b) retirement plan with 10% College contribution with employee contribution 5%
- Flexible spending accounts
Additional College benefits:
- Winter break: 1 week around the third week in December and New Years
- Spring Break: 1 week in March
Salary Grade or Rank: Adjunct Faculty
Job Posting Open Date: 11/03/2025
Position Type: Faculty
Employment Status: Part-Time
Special Instructions to Applicants
Interested candidates should complete an online application.
- Cover Letter of interest and resume required.
- Name and contact information of 3 references required.
- Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of background checks in accordance with PA Child Protective Services Law.
- Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S.
Community College of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, status as a Vietnam Era Veteran or disabled veteran or any other status protected by law, in matters pertaining to employment.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about Community College of Philadelphia?
- CareerBuilder.com
- Higheredjobs.com
- LinkedIn
- The Chronicle
- Veterans Job Fair
- Professional & Technology Diversity Career Fair
- AL DIA - Diversity Career Fair
- Community College of Philadelphia Website
- Indeed.com
- Other
- If your answer to the above question is Other, please note the source below. If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.
(Open Ended Question)
- * Do you have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)?
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, or related field
- I have equivalent professional experience
- I do not have either of the above
- * Do you have at least 3 years of entrepreneurial experience / small business startup experience, including hands-on application of lean startup methods (customer discovery, MVPs, pivots)?
- * Do you have prior venture experience, including developing and operating at least one startup or small business?
- * Do you have at least 1 year of teaching, training, or mentoring in entrepreneurship, innovation, or applied business settings?
- * Do you have experience teaching at a community college?
- * Do you have prior involvement in incubators, accelerators, or startup mentorship programs?
- * Do you have experience with curriculum design, case-based teaching, or workshop facilitation?
- * Do you have familiarity with non-credit / workforce development settings?
- * Are you bilingual or multilingual?
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
- Unofficial Transcripts
- References
- Letters of Recommendation
- Other Document ( See Special Instructions to Applicant)
- Link to Additional Documents
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