[Hiring] Online Doctoral Dissertation Mentor @Liberty University

Role Description

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engages in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.

Liberty University’s School of Divinity's doctoral team is seeking multiple Remote Online Adjunct Mentor/Readers to guide doctoral candidates academically and spiritually. Primary responsibilities will include:

• Guidance of doctoral candidates conducting research to ensure methodological soundness.
• Provide detailed feedback specific to qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.
• Maintain communication with candidates to ensure compliance with school doctoral program handbook(s) and university policies.

Qualifications

• Established record of research evidenced by intellectual and professional contributions to the field through peer-reviewed publication and conference presentations.
• Experience with capstone, dissertation, or thesis mentorship.
• Experience teaching research methods using online learning platforms (e.g., Canvas).
• Ability to work at a pace that will not delay the progress of a doctoral candidate toward timely completion of the doctoral degree.
• Conferred degree in the following: PhD in Bible Exposition, Bible, or related field.
• Degree must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Full doctrinal compatibility with Liberty University.
• Demonstrated expertise in qualitative and quantitative research.

Requirements

• Exceptional interpersonal, customer service, presentation, and communication skills.
• Creative, innovative, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Canvas.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to complete assignments timely and accurately with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated strengths in teaching & mentoring at the college level.

Benefits

• Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour.

Company Description

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law.