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Qualifications:

Master's degree, Ph.D., or Juris Doctorate required., At least 18 graduate level credits in a relevant discipline., Collegiate level teaching experience is preferred., Must have a Christian commitment and ability to integrate Christian faith in coursework..

Key responsibilities:

Teach undergraduate classes in English Composition and Humanities.

Meet with department faculty or administration as needed.

Foster intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in students.

Support the university's mission to integrate faith and reason.

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private, independent university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in West Palm Beach, Orlando and online. The University is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for lifelong learning, leadership and service. As a community of learners, the University provides students with a rigorous educational environment that leads to intellectual, spiritual and personal character development. Founded in 1968, Palm Beach Atlantic has a tradition of support for community service and free enterprise principles. Workship is a distinctive community service program that responds to human needs with Christ-like action in the community and the world. Through community service, students can discern their vocation and develop a life-long habit of servant leadership. To date, Palm Beach Atlantic students have volunteered more than 3 million hours. Palm Beach Atlantic's general education curriculum, required of all students, includes a course entitled “Freedom in American Society,” which examines the meaning and significance of freedom in the American experience. Students explore such topics as the historical roots of American liberty, with special emphasis on the close link between liberty and Christianity, and the nature of freedom as understood by the chief architects of the American political order. They examine the interdependence between political and economic freedom, in particular, the significance of free-enterprise capitalism for the preservation of liberty. The University's annual American Free Enterprise celebration honors individuals who exemplify free enterprise principles and perpetuate those principles in the marketplace.

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Job Details

Job Location: Palm Beach Atlantic University - West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach, FL

Position Type: Evergreen

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Education

Adjunct Instructor, Composition and/or Humanities

Summary:

PBA’s mission is to equip students to grow in wisdom, lead with conviction, and serve God boldly. The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences expands on this mission by fostering intellectual curiosity, open inquiry, critical thinking, the pursuit of knowledge, responsible civic engagement, and a deep understanding of the relationship of the Christian faith and reason.

The School of Liberal Arts & Sciences is seeking adjunct faculty to teach classes in its first-year English Composition sequence and its interdisciplinary Humanities program. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate level classes and occasionally meeting with the department faculty or administration.

Qualifications

Master’s degree, Ph.D., or Juris Doctorate required, with at least 18 graduate level credits in a relevant discipline.
Collegiate level teaching experience is preferred.
Must have a Christian commitment along with the ability to intentionally integrate Christian faith in coursework.

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