History Residential Adjunct - College of Arts & Sciences

Liberty University • Lynchburg, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree from an accredited university, or at least 18 graduate hours in history
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer and scheduling skills.
• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
• Required to travel to local and campus locations.
• May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.
• Use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position.
• Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. in History or related field from an accredited university

Responsibilities

• Teaching American Survey and Western Civilization courses in the Department of History—and possibly American or European upper-level courses as needed
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner
• Strong organizational skills
• Advanced computer skills
• Classroom management and allocation of teaching resources
• Demonstrated commitment to mentoring students and excellence in teaching.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.

Benefits

• The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Many of our experienced faculty choose to teach at Liberty (not only because of our beautiful campus or cutting-edge classroom technology) because they desire to teach from a Christian worldview.
• And if you ask, many will tell you that teaching at Liberty is not just their job — it’s their personal ministry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level