[Hiring] Adjunct Faculty - Department of Transformative Social Change @Saybrook University

Role Description

Saybrook University seeks part-time adjunct faculty members to serve on doctoral candidacy and dissertation research committees in the Department of Transformative Social Change (TSC). The university is committed to academic excellence within its faculty, staff, and student body and is recruiting passionate educators to support its mission. Adjunct faculty in the TSC program report to the TSC Department Chair.

Position Responsibilities:

• Complete requisite dissertation training.
• Serve as dissertation reader/subject matter expert on dissertation committees as determined by the student’s Department Chair and dissertation policies.
• Collaborate with committee members to communicate student progress and participate in ad hoc dissertation committee meetings.
• Use the provided rubrics to review student work based on student program requirements.
• Provide meaningful written feedback for student work using track changes.
• Attend student proposal orals and dissertation orals.
• Maintain technical skills related to Saybrook systems and procedures, including Canvas LMS, research administration (Mentor IRB), and petitions to form dissertation committee (Mentor Petitions).
• Facilitate ongoing communication with units within the Office of Research, Innovation, and Sponsored Projects (ORISP), including but not limited to the academic Department of Research and Dissertation Services.
• Complete all Saybrook University new hire training, as required by federal and state law, in addition to any applicable ongoing employee training to foster a safe and productive work community.
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) training: Dissertation faculty must obtain and maintain a current (within the last 3 years) verification of CITI program Saybrook Researcher's human subjects training certification prior to the student's submission to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and until the research is complete. When initial CITI training has expired, they will need to complete the Saybrook Researchers Refresher training.

Dissertation Subject Matter Knowledge/Reader Responsibilities:

• Contribute to assessing the student’s subject matter knowledge.
• Collaborate with the dissertation chair to support the student through the construction of the proposal and dissertation and the execution of the applied research.
• Provide written feedback regarding the subject matter in all parts of the proposal and dissertation.
• Use the provided rubrics.

Qualifications

• Expertise in the field of Transformative Social Change.
• Graduate degree in related field, e.g., Ph.D.
• Prior teaching experience in peace studies, conflict resolution, social sciences, and/or advocacy or related fields.
• Prior online teaching experience preferred.

Requirements

• Each member must have primary U.S. residency.
• Each member must be degreed at the doctoral level.
• Minimum of two years record of successful dissertation mentorship.
• Mastery of Office 365 suite.
• Mastery of APA 7 publication style.
• Ability to use software for data analysis as needed (SPSS, NVivo) and educational software (Grammarly, ReciteWorks, TurnitIn).
• Experience teaching using the Canvas learning management system.

Compensation

Compensation is based on the adjunct faculty pay scale for online instruction, dissertation service, and participation in university activities. Specifically, dissertation work as a subject matter expert/reader receives $900 per committee divided among the three milestones of the dissertation process.

Required Application Documents

• Cover Letter (include documented experience specific to the required and preferred qualifications; note the number of dissertation committees for which you have served and in what capacity).
• Curriculum Vitae.

Benefits

• Three credit courses are budgeted at $2,000-4,000 per course, dependent upon student enrollment.
• Two credit courses are budgeted at $1,334-2,668 per course, dependent upon student enrollment.
• Under-enrolled courses may fall below these ranges.
• Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation.
• Generous paid time-off.
• Medical and dental insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Multiple flexible spending accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.