CASAS | Adjunct Instructor

Job Description Summary

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that ‎‎‎‎‎‎an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage ‎‎‎‎‎‎in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed ‎‎‎‎‎‎Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a ‎‎‎‎means to a significant educational ‎‎end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the ‎‎‎‎development of good learning ‎‎conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is ‎‎‎‎possible, provide for individual ‎‎differences, abilities, and interests. ‎ **

Job Summary**

Working independently and exercising good judgment and discretion while facilitating an assigned online class of approximately 25 students **

Essential Functions And Responsibilities**

Maintain predetermined deadlines for start/end dates, roster verification, grading, and pasting of final grades (10%)

Engage weekly within the class and participate on applicable discussion boards and student prayer requests (10%)

Grade assignments and offer substantive feedback each week (60%)

Respond to student inquiries in a timely fashion (15 %)

Provide weekly communication to the class that helps to address upcoming content (5%) **

Qualifications And Credentials**

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree in specific area of study, or related field
• Teaching experience in online education (with residential educational experiences as a plus)
• Understanding of technologies associated with online education
• Interest in curricular planning
• Passion for faculty mentoring
• Academic and research experience (conducting and disseminating) in related field
• Commitment to the mission and purpose of Liberty University

Preferred Qualifications:

• History of outstanding teaching and student mentorship
• Track record of publishing
• Interest in emerging educational technologies
• Administrative experience in online higher education with assessment, course outcomes, and/or accreditation

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Regularly required to sit at a computer

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

This is a remote position and there are not any campus requirements

Driving Requirements

N/A

Work Hours

Part Time flexible hours

Disclaimer Liberty University’s hiring practices and EEO Statement are fully in compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment preference to members of their own religion. Liberty University is in that category.