Adjunct Faculty - Dissertation Committee Methodologist (Education)

Covista • Remote, REMOTE

6d • $1,560 - $4,080 • Remote

About The Position

The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Human Sciences seek part-time faculty to serve as methodologists on dissertation committees for our Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs. Contributing faculty are primarily responsible for student research mentoring within the school's doctoral degree programs. Specifically, they are required to serve on and/or chair dissertation committees. These faculty members will report to the Associate Dean or designer.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in the field of Education, or related field from an accredited university
• Strong research methodology background in quantitative, qualitative (preferred) and/or mixed methods.
• A significant record of intellectual and professional contributions to the field of Education, or related field, including peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
• Experience serving on doctoral dissertation committees is required.
• Commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment
• Commitment to the promotion of research that contributes to Walden's mission of contributing to positive social change
• Excellent leadership, communication, team, and human relation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Qualitative research methodology background
• Three to five years of independent research project mentoring is preferred.
• Supervising student research preferred at the graduate level
• Experience with distance learning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as methodologist on doctoral committees in either the position of chair or second member.
• Complete required faculty trainings
• Provides feedback to students on proposed research design including appropriateness for addressing the problem statement and research questions or for testing stated hypotheses
• Provides feedback to students on selection of specific methodology
• Provides feedback to students on selection of a sample of appropriate characteristics and size
• Oversee implementation of the selected methodology, assuring compliance with program/professional norms and generally accepted ethical and moral principles regarding human subjects
• Provides constructive feedback about data collection and analysis
• Provides constructive feedback about presentation of the data and the conclusions drawn from the analysis

Benefits

• Graduate Course Instruction: $1,560 - $4,080 per Quarter or Semester, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Undergraduate Course Instruction: $700 - $2,200 per quarter, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Other opportunities for its contributing faculty members, such as dissertation/doctoral study committee chair positions, research reviewing, and dissertation and doctoral study mentoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree