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Education - Adjunct Faculty - Trident University International (Terminal Degree Required)
Company | Perdoceo Education Corporation |
Address | , Remote |
Employment type | PART_TIME |
Salary | $100 - $300 per student |
Expires | 2023-06-25 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
Reporting to the Faculty Lead (or Program Director), the Part-Time Faculty member teaches and engages students within a particular discipline for which they are qualified. This position is critical in providing a quality education for students and ensuring their persistence towards the completion of their degree plans.
Essential Functions: Instruction and Engagement
- Broaden and deepen students’ understanding of the course material by posting prompts and responses in the course discussions.
- Welcome all students, encouraging them to get started and provide initial guidance.
- Reach out and offer to help students who have not logged into the course within the first few days as well as to those who are falling behind and/or struggling with assignments.
- Teach Students and Assess Their Work in the Trident Learning Community (TLC):
- Convey command of and enthusiasm for the course content by providing insight and sharing expertise with the class throughout the course, e.g., through timely posts to News You Can Use and/or the class discussions.
- Use the grading rubrics to provide detailed feedback on student assignments based upon the assignment criteria (i.e. substantive comments explaining what the student did well, why any points were taken off, and how to improve substantively).
- Broaden and deepen students’ understanding of the course material by posting prompts and responses in the course discussions.
- Respond to communications received from students within 24 hours during the business week.
- Communicate with the class as a whole at the beginning of each module to: (a) engage students in the course materials and the class, (b) provide direction, (c) reflect on the course, (d) remind students of tasks and due dates, (e) communicate changes, etc.
- In the course discussions, post and respond regularly to guide the discussion and provide feedback to the class through the techniques of summarizing, reflecting, encouraging, and identifying excellence.
- Grade students’ assignments within 72 hours of their submission during the business week (including assignments submitted by students with approved course extensions).
- Use the grading rubrics to provide detailed feedback on student assignments based upon the assignment criteria (i.e. substantive comments explaining what the student did well, why any points were taken off, and how to improve substantively).
- Create a welcoming and comfortable environment and maintains a professional, positive, and respectful tone through multiple communication channels.
Engage Students Regularly and in a Timely Fashion:- Communicate with the class as a whole at the beginning of each module to: (a) engage students in the course materials and the class, (b) provide direction, (c) reflect on the course, (d) remind students of tasks and due dates, (e) communicate changes, etc.
- Welcome all students, encouraging them to get started and provide initial guidance.
- Create a welcoming and comfortable environment and maintains a professional, positive, and respectful tone through multiple communication channels.
- Respond to communications received from students within 24 hours during the business week.
- Grade students’ assignments within 72 hours of their submission during the business week (including assignments submitted by students with approved course extensions).
- Reach out and offer to help students who have not logged into the course within the first few days as well as to those who are falling behind and/or struggling with assignments.
- In the course discussions, post and respond regularly to guide the discussion and provide feedback to the class through the techniques of summarizing, reflecting, encouraging, and identifying excellence.
- Convey command of and enthusiasm for the course content by providing insight and sharing expertise with the class throughout the course, e.g., through timely posts to News You Can Use and/or the class discussions.
- Administer:
Perform routine duties in a timely fashion, without prompting or reminders, in the courses you are assigned to teach. These duties include but are not limited to:
- Work closely with your Faculty Lead and/or Program Director to:
- Resolve student academic questions, complaints, and concerns in a timely manner, consistent with the university catalog.
- Enforce academic policies as detailed in the current university catalog.
- Implement college and/or program-specific procedures and protocols through communications with the class as a whole as well as with individual students.
- Actively participate in:
- Student retention efforts.
- Periodic asynchronous faculty development activities.
- Resolve student academic questions, complaints, and concerns in a timely manner, consistent with the university catalog.
- Review and approve requests for regular course extensions that students in your course(s) submit through the TLC portal.
- Provide substantive feedback to improve course content and the curriculum.
- Respond to e-mail and/or phone correspondence from your Faculty Lead and/or Program Director within 24 hours during the business week. Let them know in advance when circumstances arise that make it difficult to respond promptly.
- Grade assignments submitted by students with approved course extensions in a timely manner and confirm their final course grades in the TLC portal.
- Enforce academic policies as detailed in the current university catalog.
- Implement college and/or program-specific procedures and protocols through communications with the class as a whole as well as with individual students.
- Periodic asynchronous faculty development activities.
- Encouraged (but not required) to:
- Provide substantive feedback to improve course content and the curriculum.
Participate in periodic Program, College, and University meetings.
- Participate in periodic Program, College, and University meetings.
- Student retention efforts.
- Report any basic issues with the course materials (e.g. broken and/or missing links and/or materials) to your Faculty Lead or Program Director immediately.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Competencies
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to demonstrate academic rigor and fairness in grading.
- Ability to inspire and engage students by delivering quality instruction and support.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with ability to formulate feasible and logical solutions.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with ability to create and sustain a collegial, collaborative, team- oriented environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with ability to quickly learn new technologies and software.
Education and Experience: Minimum
- To teach at the undergraduate level, a terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant discipline is required
- Demonstrated knowledge of current trends in the discipline
- Experience teaching in a higher education setting
- To teach at the graduate level, a terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant discipline is required
Education and Experience: Preferred
- Significant experience as a practitioner in work related to your academic discipline
- Application of rubrics to feedback and grading
- Teaching with an online learning management system
- Teaching non-traditional students (e.g., working adults)
What we Offer
Trident generally compensates its Adjunct Faculty on a per student basis rate that takes into consideration a variety of factors including, degree level taught, tenure with the University, and Committee Member or Chair Doctoral level assignment. The base rate for an Adjunct Faculty (non-Committee/Chair Doctoral work) can range between $100.00 and $300.00 per student; Committee Members are compensated at $300.00 per student; Committee Chair compensation varies by doctorate program and can range between $2,800.00 and $4,000.00 per student.
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