Remote Part-Time Faculty – Business

Excelsior • Albany, NY

9h • Remote

About The Position

The Part-time Faculty member is a faculty position with non-exempt status in the School of Business. School of Business faculty teach business courses (accounting, finance, data analytics, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, human resources, marketing, operations, information technology, project management, etc.) and public service courses (national security, criminal justice, public administration, etc.) Reporting to the respective Department Chair, this non-tenure track part-time faculty position is expected to provide academic instruction to degree, certificate, and non-degree learners. The primary responsibility of this role is teaching, with a focus on delivering high-quality, engaging learning experiences within the faculty member's area of expertise and specialization.  This position may be performed remotely. Remote employees are expected to be available during scheduled course hours and to maintain reasonable availability for student communication. The University will not supply equipment for part-time faculty; employees are responsible for having the necessary technology and a workspace suitable for participating in virtual meetings and facilitating online instruction without significant interruption.  To teach at Excelsior is to embrace teaching excellence and deliver outstanding instruction to our non-traditional students. Our faculty empower students in gaining knowledge and skills needed to become highly effective leaders in their professions. Faculty embrace diverse ideas, promote critical thinking and solution-finding, and help students challenge their own thinking and form connections between research and practice. They are deeply engaged in teaching and guiding students. Excelsior’s faculty create a vibrant online learning community through meaningful presence in courses. Our faculty demonstrate commitment to student success by supporting university engagement and retention initiatives, supporting struggling students, and collaborating with their faculty program director and the support staff to ensure students have access to all available services and supports. All public administration instructors must be committed to Excelsior’s mission and CARES Credo and be familiar with university support services. Excelsior University values students, instructors, employees, and all members of its world-wide community, and actively develops practices and policies that promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Diversity involves recognizing and respecting the richness of ethnic and cultural traditions, and the value of different perspectives related to gender, age, disability, sexual orientation religion, family status, employee tenure, and more. Inclusion is about leveraging these differences and maximizing individual contributions in a way that enhances organizational effectiveness. At Excelsior, each staff and faculty member contribute to the student experience. Even those of us who may not interact with students are vitally important to creating a positive and successful outcome. The guiding principles, collectively known as Excelsior CARES, shape the environment in which we work and set the standard to which we hold ourselves. Each Excelsior employee is Compassionate, Agile, Respectful, and committed to Excellence and Service.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in the relevant discipline or a closely related field required; doctoral degree preferred.  Candidates with a master's degree and significant, documented industry experience and/or relevant professional certifications will be considered. 
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise through professional experience, scholarship, or practice within the relevant field. 
• Commitment to student success and academic excellence. 
• Willingness and ability to be on camera through recordings and live interactions with students.  
• Willingness and ability to contribute some nights as required for synchronous components in some courses.  

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level preferred, with comfort across multiple instructional modalities (online, hybrid, in-person). 

Responsibilities

• Teach courses as assigned and advance student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines, University standards, and external benchmarks of quality. 
• Deliver instruction consistent with the approved course design, syllabus, and learning outcomes established for each course. 
• Maintain consistent, timely, and professional communication with students throughout the term, including feedback on assessments and responsiveness to student inquiries. 
• Participate in course-level data collection and reporting as required, including the assessment of student learning outcomes. 
• Adhere to all policies specified in the Faculty Handbook, Faculty Playbook, and Teaching Checklist. 
• Collaborate with the Department Chair and instructional support staff as needed to ensure course quality and student success. 
• Other duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time