[Hiring] Healthcare Management - Adjunct Faculty @Perdoceo Education Corporation

Role Description

Reporting to the Faculty Lead (or Program Director), the Part-Time Faculty member teaches and engages students within a particular discipline for which they are qualified. This position is critical in providing a quality education for students and ensuring their persistence towards the completion of their degree plans.

Essential Functions: Instruction and Engagement

• Teach Students and Assess Their Work in the Trident Learning Community (TLC):
  • Convey command of and enthusiasm for the course content by providing insight and sharing expertise with the class throughout the course.
  • Use the grading rubrics to provide detailed feedback on student assignments based upon the assignment criteria.
  • Broaden and deepen students' understanding of the course material by posting prompts and responses in the course discussions.
• Engage Students Regularly and in a Timely Fashion:
  • Communicate with the class as a whole at the beginning of each module to engage students in the course materials and the class.
  • Welcome all students, encouraging them to get started and provide initial guidance.
  • Create a welcoming and comfortable environment and maintain a professional, positive, and respectful tone through multiple communication channels.
  • Respond to communications received from students within 24 hours during the business week.
  • Grade students' assignments within 72 hours of their submission during the business week.
  • Reach out and offer to help students who have not logged into the course within the first few days.
  • Post and respond regularly in course discussions to guide the discussion and provide feedback.
• Administer:
  • Perform routine duties in a timely fashion, without prompting or reminders.
  • Respond to e-mail and/or phone correspondence from your Faculty Lead and/or Program Director within 24 hours during the business week.
  • Work closely with your Faculty Lead and/or Program Director to resolve student academic questions, complaints, and concerns.
  • Enforce academic policies as detailed in the current university catalog.
  • Implement college and/or program-specific procedures and protocols through communications with the class.
  • Review and approve requests for regular course extensions submitted through the TLC portal.
  • Grade assignments submitted by students with approved course extensions in a timely manner.
  • Report any basic issues with the course materials to your Faculty Lead or Program Director immediately.
• Actively participate in:
  • Student retention efforts.
  • Periodic asynchronous faculty development activities.
• Encouraged (but not required) to:
  • Provide substantive feedback to improve course content and the curriculum.
  • Participate in periodic Program, College, and University meetings.

Qualifications

• Ability to inspire and engage students by delivering quality instruction and support.
• Ability to demonstrate academic rigor and fairness in grading.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with ability to create and sustain a collegial, collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to formulate feasible and logical solutions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with ability to quickly learn new technologies and software.

Requirements

• To teach at the graduate level, a terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant discipline is required.
• To teach at the undergraduate level, a terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant discipline is required.
• Experience teaching in a higher education setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current trends in the discipline.

Education and Experience: Preferred

• Significant experience as a practitioner in work related to your academic discipline.
• Teaching non-traditional students (e.g., working adults).
• Teaching with an online learning management system.
• Application of rubrics to feedback and grading.