I got three cc teaching jobs just by networking — going to local ccs, speaking to chairs of the departments in which I wanted to teach, bringing a CV, and offering my services.

Luckily for me, my university was very well respected in my discipline, and they’d employed PhD students in my area before. In each case, they hired me part time on the spot. I was also asked to go full time, but it was a pro forma request, as they knew I was near to finishing my dissertation, and would instead be looking for full time tenure track positions at universities.

My advice is, then, to speak to people in person. Do not emphasize curricular flexibility — you may not have any. Do emphasize your dedication to pedagogy, and your desire to introduce nontraditional students and traditional students to biology in an engaging way.

It is true that many ccs now prefer to hire professors with PhD in hand. Your competition will be stiff.

Best wishes to you.