Job details
Job type part-time
Full job description
The online associate faculty position is a part-time, temporary adjunct employment opportunityThe online associate faculty member performs duties relating to online instruction including but not limited to: posting faculty guidance and expectations, participating in classroom discussion boards, grading assignments, and promptly responding to student inquiriesThis is an online adjunct teaching position, and other duties may be assigned according to experience and qualifications.
Essential job duties:
Emphasize a student-centered learning environment through active engagement.
Collaborate within the university community to ensure a positive overall experience for all university students, including the following: the office of access and wellness to holistically support student success in the classroom by implementing university-approved accommodations, the center for excellence in teaching and learning to foster professional growth as it relates to successful teaching for the uagc student population, and the student records department to maintain timely and accurate student records.
Adhere to all faculty requirements such as facilitating and engaging in classroom discussion boards, grading assignments and responding to student inquiries in a timely manner.
One professional development is required to be completed per course taughtExamples are synchronous faculty development opportunities, webinars, etc.
Establishing relationships: creatively uses available tools and strategies to enhance relationships, creating a community of learners willing to take risks and actively engage with one another
Critical thinking: consistently fosters critical thinking through challenging students to elaborate on their thoughts, question their assumptions, examine biases, communicate in a clear and concise manner, and defend their positions throughout the course
Instructive feedback to students: provides instructive feedback that challenges and inspires students while providing specific suggestions to improve the quality of their work and thinking
High expectations: effectively demonstrates high expectations throughout the course, while holding students accountable for insightful exchanges and high quality performance on assignments, and promoting active engagement in their own learning
Demonstrating instructor expertise: effectively and consistently utilizes expertise in subject matter by providing personal experiences, connecting course knowledge to real-world examplesEnhances course content and resources to encourage student comprehension and application of course learning outcomes
Additional job duties (include but are not limited to):
Dissertation faculty
Dissertation faculty ensure that students have done all that is necessary to develop and conduct a study and write a quality dissertation by: assessing students’ capability to undertake and defend a dissertation study, evaluating the dissertation proposal, advising students on the selection of other committee members, acting as a liaison between students and other dissertation committee members, and assisting students in submitting an appropriate irb applicationDissertation faculty might also serve as a dissertation committee member.
Minimum requirements:
Hold a minimum of a master’s degree in software engineering, computer & information system engineering or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution
Work related experience in the area of your master’s degree
Proficiency in common internet tools, zoom, word, excel and powerpoint
Commitment to teaching in an online environment
Applicable industry experience in a software development environment using current technology (php, html5, css3, pwa, etc.).
Minimum of 2 years of recent applicable industry experience (software engineer).
Preferred qualifications:
College level teaching experience
Doctorate degree in related field
Experience teaching in area of degree
Experience teaching in the online classroom
Experience teaching in “non-traditional” settings to students.
Preferred qualifications to serve on a dissertation committee:
Previous experience as dissertation faculty at a regionally accredited college or university;
Dissertation faculty and/or committee work experience with online student populations;
Proven record of leading doctoral students to complete the dissertation process;
4 years of recent applicable industry experience (software engineer, web developer).
Education:
Graduate degree in software engineering, computer & information system engineering or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution is requiredA doctoral degree is strongly preferred.
Doctorate degree required for doctoral and dissertation offerings
