[Hiring] Graduate IT Program - Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Data Science - Faculty @Covista

Role Description

This job is for part-time teaching within the College of Management and Human Potential in Master Programs in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Data Science. There is also an expectation of teaching and mentoring in the Doctor of Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Training:
  • Complete Walden University training in online teaching techniques, use of the electronic learning platform, school or college policies and degree programs, Walden’s institutional culture, academic integrity, and research supervision.
  • Participate in ongoing professional development related to adult learning, inclusive teaching, student engagement, developmental feedback, mentoring, and effective online instruction.
• Course Teaching:
  • Assigned graduate courses taught through the Canvas platform.
  • Maintain an active, welcoming, and academically rigorous instructional presence.
  • Explain complex technical concepts using clear language, relevant examples, demonstrations, and multiple instructional approaches.
  • Facilitate substantive discussions and check for understanding.
  • Connect course material to students’ professional goals and experiences.
  • Provide timely, specific, actionable, and encouraging feedback.
  • Guide students toward solutions through coaching and questioning.
  • Participate in course discussions available 24/7, meeting response and engagement expectations established in the Faculty Handbook.
• Availability:
  • Be accessible and responsive to students within established university timelines.
  • Communicate availability and response expectations clearly.
  • Provide opportunities for individual support outside the course discussion board.
  • Monitor engagement and performance for signs that a student may be struggling.
  • Conduct timely, constructive outreach and refer students to appropriate academic or university support resources when needed.
  • Respond to questions with patience, professionalism, empathy, and respect while maintaining clear academic expectations.
• Mentoring:
  • Build supportive, professional relationships with doctoral students.
  • Clarify research milestones and expectations.
  • Provide timely, developmental scholarly feedback.
  • Help students work through academic and technical challenges.
  • Encourage persistence and guide students toward increasing independence.
  • Follow university research, academic integrity, and doctoral supervision requirements.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated success teaching, coaching, advising, or mentoring adult learners in an online or technology-supported environment.
• Three to five years of graduate-level teaching experience in technology-related courses.
• Demonstrated commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students in a distance-learning environment.
• Experience mentoring doctoral students and providing clear, constructive, developmental feedback on scholarly work.

Requirements

• Record of intellectual or professional contributions to information technology or a related field.
• Technical expertise valued; ability to translate that expertise into accessible, engaging, and supportive learning experiences.

Benefits

• Graduate Course Instruction: $1,560 - $4,080 per Quarter or Semester, depending on type of course taught and length of course.
• Undergraduate Course Instruction: $700 - $2,200 per quarter, depending on type of course taught and length of course.
• Other opportunities for contributing faculty members, such as dissertation/doctoral study committee chair positions, research reviewing, and dissertation and doctoral study mentoring.