Psychology Faculty (part-time/remote)

Covista • Remote, REMOTE

6h • Remote

About The Position

Chamberlain University seeks instructors with high professional standards, excellent communication skills, enthusiasm, and a commitment to practitioner-focused education. The university is primarily seeking industry professionals to teach undergraduate and graduate students. Courses meet once or twice a week for eight weeks, blending face-to-face interaction with technology such as online discussions and assignments. The commitment is on a course-by-course basis.

The course may include Psychology (PSYC110), which provides a foundation for understanding, predicting, and directing behavior. Topics include learning, attitude formation, personality, social influence, communication dynamics, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership, and group roles and processes.

Requirements

• A master's or PhD degree in Psychology or a very closely related field, along with at least 18 earned graduate credit hours directly in psychology courses.
• At least two years of online or virtual teaching experience at the Instructor level or higher.
• Be experientially prepared to teach assigned courses.
• Maintain current regulatory and practice credentials, when appropriate, based on the assignment.
• Have a genuine passion for education and lifelong learning.
• Have subject matter expertise and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be able to provide official transcripts for all earned degrees from a regionally accredited institution; foreign degrees must be evaluated by an approved evaluation entity.

Nice To Haves

• A PhD in the field is strongly encouraged.
• Teaching experience that includes student outreach is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide students with an approved Covista syllabus using the local campus template and including terminal course objectives.
• Organize, prepare, regularly revise, and update course materials.
• Use appropriate online technologies and course-related software, including websites, email, and online discussions, to prepare and make the course accessible to students.
• Model effective oral and written communication that engages students, provides clarity, and improves learning.
• Set clear course expectations by publishing terminal objectives, assignment and examination dates, and the weighting of evaluation categories.
• Ensure exam content and difficulty correspond to course terminal objectives.
• Prepare and grade exams consistently and fairly, and provide timely feedback to students.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time