Adjunct Faculty, Educational Leadership

American College of Education

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About The Position

As an Adjunct Faculty for American College of Education, you maintain a strong academic presence and growth in professional development for teaching, scholarly or creative works, and service to the profession and to the college. You report and work directly under the leadership of the department chair who provides guidance regarding academic and teaching responsibilities, service to students, department, college, and community, and professional development.

Requirements

• Earned terminal degree(s) in a field associated with the department.
• Must have an active Principal or Superintendent License.
• Must have K12 principal experience as well as a current principal license.
• 1+ year(s) experience in teaching and leadership in a formal educational setting using both traditional and non-traditional teaching formats, higher education strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully developing online/virtual professional relationships.
• Evidence of professional research and/or creative endeavors and expertise in the field.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs.
• Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills.
• Follows established processes as outlined by the organization and leadership.
• Consistently produces a high volume of quality work.
• Capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Must support and embrace the College’s B Corp mission.
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Must be self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team player.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Builds and maintains student satisfaction.
• Recognizes and anticipates student needs.

Responsibilities

• Handle instructional responsibilities to support, strengthen, and enhance the learning experience.
• Interact directly with students in an appropriate, professional manner.
• Facilitate a safe and productive learning environment for students.
• Respond in a timely manner to student requests for information, clarification of content, posts, and personal queries.
• Contact inactive students as the need arises.
• Oversee the quality of the course by reviewing the functionality and content.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of content.
• Expand the student experience by incorporating unique personal experience, insights, or other professional knowledge.
• Monitor and provide appropriate student feedback on assignments within college policies.
• Synthesize and report student performance data in a timely manner.
• Support professional relationships within the course room, department, institution and beyond.
• Aid student learning of ethical conduct, particularly related to plagiarism and copyright infringement.
• Direct students to supplemental resources as needed.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and leadership of the college including attending required meetings.
• Promote the vision, mission, and culture of the college within and beyond the institution.
• Provide appropriate leadership within one’s individual sphere of influence.
• Pursue endeavors to augment personal and professional skills.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge of the curricula and industry.

Benefits

• Competitive wage per student per course.
• Pay is $50/student at the bachelor and master levels, and $126/student at the doctorate level.
• Opportunities to serve on paid committees.
• Payment for writing and developing courses.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree