[Hiring] Adjunct Faculty, Doctoral Research @American College of Education

Role Description

You are passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals. You thrive in a competitive and collaborative team environment. You are comfortable working remotely and have experience collaborating with others in a virtual environment. You possess a strong attention to detail.

As an Adjunct Faculty for American College of Education, you maintain a strong academic presence and growth in professional development for teaching, scholarly or creative works, and service to the profession and to the college. You report and work directly under the leadership of the department chair who provides guidance regarding:

• Academic and teaching responsibilities
• Service to students, department, college, and community
• Professional development

Qualifications

• Earned a terminal degree and experience in Leadership, Higher Education, Research or Community College.
• 1+ year experience in teaching and leadership in a formal educational setting using both traditional and non-traditional teaching formats, higher education strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully developing online/virtual professional relationships.
• Evidence of professional research and/or creative endeavors and expertise in the field.

Requirements

• Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs.
• Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills.
• Follows established processes as outlined by the organization and leadership.
• Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set.
• Consistently produces a high volume of quality work.
• Capable, and adapts as needed, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel.
• Must support and embrace the College's Impact mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives.
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team player.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Builds and maintains student satisfaction.
• Recognizes and anticipates student needs.

Benefits

• ACE is committed to paying a competitive wage while staying true to our mission of maintaining high-quality, affordable programs for our students.
• Adjuncts are paid per student per course, generally $50/student at the bachelor and master levels and $126/student at the doctorate level.
• Opportunities to serve on paid committees and receive payment for writing and developing courses.

Day to Day Responsibilities

In this role, you will wear different hats, but your skills will be especially essential in the following areas:

Academic and Teaching Responsibilities

• Relates directly to students, handling instructional responsibilities to support, strengthen, and enhance the learning experience.
• Interacts directly with students in an appropriate, professional manner.
• Facilitates a safe and productive learning environment for students.
• Responds in a timely manner to student requests for information, clarification of content, posts, and personal queries, and contacts inactive students as the need arises.
• Oversees the quality of the course by reviewing the functionality and content, ensuring high-quality delivery of content.
• Expands the student experience by “fingerprinting” the course content with unique personal experience, insights, or other professional knowledge.
• Monitors and provides appropriate student feedback on assignments within college policies.
• Synthesizes and reports student performance data in a timely manner.

Service to Students, Department, College and Community

• Understand and support professional relationships within the course room, department, institution and beyond.
• Support the policies, procedures, and guidelines of the program and institution.
• Aid student learning of ethical conduct, particularly related to plagiarism and copyright infringement; follows appropriate procedures in reporting infractions.
• Direct students to supplemental resources as needed to enhance their individual skills and abilities.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and leadership of the college including attending required meetings.
• Promote the vision, mission, and culture of the college within and beyond the institution.
• Provide appropriate leadership within one’s individual sphere of influence.

Professional Development

• Pursue endeavors to augment personal and professional skills.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge of the curricula and industry by participating in leading-edge educational workshops/seminars, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Ensure the quality of program and course offerings by supporting and promoting research.

Company Description

Just as we strive to empower our students for success, we also aim to enrich the lives of our employees. For 6 consecutive years, ACE was recognized as one of Indiana’s Best Places to Work, winning the #1 spot for medium-sized companies in 2020. In addition, ACE has earned national recognition, being named a USA Top Workplace in 2022, 2023, and 2024. As a virtual first organization, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a family-like inclusive work environment.