[Hiring] Online Adjunct Instructor - Understanding Ourselves Through Physics - CBE Assessment @Rasmussen University

Role Description

This course tracks how we have understood ourselves and our world - including time, space, gravity, and our gadgets - as understanding of how physics has evolved. Topics will include Newton’s “discovery” of gravity, Einstein and relativity, energy particles and waves, the atom and how we use it, Schrödinger’s cat, and modern technologies.

Competency-Based Education (CBE) allows students to master content and skills within a course or program at their own pace and prioritizes the demonstration of student learning over time. Students are able to show what they know when they know it. CBE courses are broken into multiple modules that are self-paced. Each module has an assessment at the end of it that allows students to demonstrate their mastery of the material.

CBE Assessment Adjunct Faculty members focus on grading the work coming in from students. They are assigned a set number of students that are theirs and all submissions from those students are graded by their assessment faculty member. Grading is facilitated through the use of detailed rubrics and feedback. Very little direct communication is had with students and more attention is put on the grading itself. This allows for an unbiased grading process and a faculty member with an expert understanding of the course project and its requirements.

Qualifications

• Teaching experience preferred (Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of study)
• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with students, leadership, and peers
• Excellent written communication and strong verbal communication skills in the English language
• Online adjuncts will need regular access to a computer with the following system requirements:
  • Windows XP or greater
  • Microsoft Office 2010
  • An internet connection

Requirements

• Master’s in Physics
• Must be able to provide professional licenses/certifications required for specialized schools (Health Sciences, Nursing) before teaching. License must be active and unencumbered
• Must be able to provide official transcripts for each degree earned from an accredited institution before teaching

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits program
• Defined compensation structure that is market competitive and built to reward performance
• Online Part-Time (Adjunct) Instructor compensation is determined based on the workload (Work Unit) associated with the specific course assignment
• Estimated pay of $1,700.00 per full-term Work Unit
• Part-time employees are eligible for a 401(K) retirement plan with employer matching
• Paid sick leave
• Robust learning management system and individual development planning
• Continuing education benefits for part-time employees, including tuition reduction on courses taken within the family of brands