Business/Leadership Adjunct Instructor

Concordia University, Nebraska • Seward, NE

49d • Onsite

About The Position

Concordia University, Nebraska, an institution of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, believes, teaches, and confesses that the Holy Scriptures are the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God. As people called by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel to saving faith in Christ Jesus, the Word of God guides all we do in leading, teaching, and learning. Concordia equips students for lives of learning, service, and leadership in the home, church, and world. Come and belong…join our team of passionate service leaders! Concordia University is needing a Business / Leadership Adjunct Instructor who wants to be a part of this mission. The main campus (and this role) is located in Seward, Nebraska. If you thrive in a Christian atmosphere and community-driven environment, you will enjoy Concordia University's community feel. If you want to learn more about Concordia University, Nebraska, please visit www.cune.edu. Position Description: Concordia University, Nebraska is seeking a part-time adjunct instructor to teach an in-person course for our Paul Scholars academic community. This course is an innovative work-education program that bridges academic learning with hands-on workplace coaching. Each student is hand-selected into the program and maintains a 15 hrs/wk campus internship as part of a four-year scholarship. You are shaping work education students into confident communicators and change leaders now and in off-campus internships next year. This isn't traditional teaching-you're developing emerging leaders who will graduate ready to start "on the 2nd or 3rd floor," not the ground floor like most.

Requirements

• Possess ability to establish working relationships with students, peers, faculty members, the administrative team, and the community.
• Successful and innovative teaching experience, using technology to support all aspects of teaching.
• Evidence of bridging classroom learning or training with real-world application; in the workplace or similar setting.
• A candidate who is an active Christian is required. Preference may be given to members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
• Earned master's degree or demonstrated professional achievement in business, leadership, or a closely related field.

Nice To Haves

• College-level teaching experience or adult professional development preferred.
• Professional experience in subject area preferred.
• Familiarity with higher education, curriculum planning, course development, assessment, best teaching, and administrative practices; or a record of excellence in teaching.
• Able to communicate professionally with a diverse constituency both on and off campus.
• Committed to an environment of encouragement, teamwork, and excellence within a Christian University.
• Responsible for creating an environment that is consistent with the values of the University and fosters the development of students. This environment is one that is designed to build a positive character and foster Christian faith formation.
• Demonstrate character qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.
• Able to work within a culture of teamwork with emotional stability and positive words/actions.
• Be professional and courteous in dealing with students, families, faculty and staff, and the general public.
• Values and beliefs aligned with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
• Must follow security policies that correspond to the level of sensitivity of the data they handle.
• Should promptly report any security concerns or incidents to designated personnel.
• Maintain security and patching of personal devices connected to the institutional email.
• Maintain high standards for institutional, staff, faculty, employee, and financial data used for business operations.

Responsibilities

• Teach one section of "Followership 2" with 10 Paul Scholars students in their second year of a four-year program.
• Collaborate with the Paul Scholars Director to coordinate classroom learning with workplace practice and maintain curriculum integrity.
• Integrate content from course text with competency development and real workplace challenges and prepare students for off-campus work placement the following school year.
• Develop Scholars' ability to work with their Mentor to identify, plan, and implement positive changes in their work environments while building support and managing resistance.
• Guide Scholars in Portfolio documentation to capture competency development with workplace evidence.
• Use active, engaging teaching methods to enhance student learning through direct instruction, discussion, and hands-on practice with team debriefing.
• Assess, evaluate, and monitor student progress with accurate class records; provide timely feedback to students.
• Develop Scholars' ability to mentor incoming students and prepare for advanced leadership roles within the program and their future careers.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with a practicing professional.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Educational Services