Instructor - 9 MONTH

University of Arkansas Fayetteville • Fayetteville, AR

3d • $58,000 - $60,000

About The Position

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations. The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life. As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary. The duties and responsibilities of this instructor in Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology include: lead classroom instruction, provide curriculum materials, construct syllabi, create and give exams, and provide other scholastic guidance, collaborating as part of a team by serving on appropriate departmental or college committees, utilizing excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and maintaining an understanding of current educational issues and initiatives. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Agricultural and Extension Education, Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Leadership, or closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the start of employment
• Written and oral communications skills, including social media, graphic design, writing for press, and a variety of teaching delivery methods

Nice To Haves

• Terminal degree in Agricultural and Extension Education, or closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• At least two years teaching experience in a higher education institution
• Knowledge of academic study of agricultural communications and agricultural leadership

Responsibilities

• lead classroom instruction
• provide curriculum materials
• construct syllabi
• create and give exams
• provide other scholastic guidance
• collaborating as part of a team by serving on appropriate departmental or college committees
• utilizing excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• maintaining an understanding of current educational issues and initiatives
• Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty
• ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time