Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Position Summary

The School of Arts, Letters, & Sciences is seeking Part-time Faculty in the following areas ofspecialization(s): Psychology.

In this role, the part-time faculty member will teach cohorts of students within a programmatic corediscipline as assigned. Primary responsibilities include engaging students, offering excellent feedback, and inspiring students to achievecourse and program outcomes relevant to the core discipline. This position works closely with other faculty teaching in the discipline,Department Chair, and Dean.

Essential Functions

The role of Part-time Faculty includes teaching courses within aprogrammatic core discipline as assigned.  

Measuring Performance

Specific performance standards for teachinginclude, but are not limited to:

• Part-time Assistant Professor will email/record and post a welcome letter to their assignedstudents one week prior to the start of course, when feasible, but always within the first week of the course.
• Part-time AssistantProfessor will record and post a video introduction which will be placed in each course.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will answerall student emails within two calendar days which is likely to require responding over weekends.  The exception to this requirement is ifthe Part-time Assistant Professor is on PTO or when there is a holiday observed by the University.
• Communication with students willtake place within the University learning management system (LMS), University-designated systems and through University assignedemail.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will contact Student Services (by use of designated means) in the LMS as soon as Part-timeAssistant Professor determines a student is not actively participating in the course.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will contact astudent by email and a phone call to encourage re-engagement in the course as soon as Part-time Assistant Professor determines a student isnot actively participating in the course.
• As technologically supported by the platform, Part-time Assistant Professor will host noless than two one-hour synchronous office hour sessions per week.  Office hours will be posted in each course.
• Part-time AssistantProfessor will provide quality feedback to students.  Quality feedback includes but is not limited to:
  • substantive and reflect acontent focus
  • impart knowledge, share resources and dialogue with students
  • include track changes of edits to proper use ofmechanics
  • include a summative statement at the beginning or end of document with key observations
  • communicate in a mannerand with language reflecting support of the student

Scholarship

Part-time Assistant Professor isexpected to meet the University's requirements for scholarship as articulated in the Faculty Handbook. Part-time Assistant Professor isencouraged to apply for the various initiatives the University funds to promote research and scholarship. Part-time Assistant Professorwill:

• Maintain a record of scholarly activities befitting a doctoral granting institution
• Contribute to the body ofknowledge of their discipline

Compliance with University Policies 

Part-time Assistant Professors areexpected to know, acknowledge, and comply with University policies as stated in the Team Member Handbook and Faculty Handbook.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Requirements

Education & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in Psychology or related discipline from a regionally accrediteduniversity
• Proficiency in common internet tools, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must reside and be eligible to work in theUnited States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree (PsyD, PhD)
• College-level teachingexperience strongly preferred

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:

• Ability to participate as an activeteam member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal. Contributes fully to the team effort and plays an integral part inthe smooth running of teams without necessarily taking the lead.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution forpersonal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Actively seeks to influence,build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives. 
• Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs andimplements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.  Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generatesuccessful outcomes.
• Working knowledge, principles and practices of office management/systems within a higher education environment,preferred. Demonstrates an understanding of underlying organizational issues.
• Ability to drive towards achieving measurable andchallenging goals to support organizational success. Demonstrates the ability to focus on achieving results consistent with theorganization's objectives. As a leader, develops goals based on the organization's vision, mission, strategic goals andobjectives.
• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures, while workingin a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and frequently changing priorities.
• Intermediate use of computers and MicrosoftOffice Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.  Experience using Student Information System (SIS) such asSOAR/Peoplesoft systems.
• Skill in operating equipment, such as personal computer, fax, copier, phone systems.
• Ability tohandle a diversity of details in order to make informed and responsive decisions on matters that impact the Part-time Professors, andstudents.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governing bodyregulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to define problems, collectdata, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions inmathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong analytical and critical thinkingskills.
• Experience with the online delivery of education and the systems that support it
• Willingness to participate in trialuse of new technologies and integrate new technologies into teaching.
• Excellent communication skills: verbal andwritten.
• Skill in using or eagerness to learn to use multiple technologies to teach and communicate with students (learningmanagement systems, Skype, etc.).
• Demonstrated mastery of APA style.

Location: Remote

Travel: Notravel required

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Compensation Range:

Hourly: $25.85 - $25.85

Candidate receiving offers will be offereda salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate's qualifications, skills, and competencies.  Absentexceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of NationalUniversity's total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the "whole you" with our holistic approach to employeebenefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.  For full details about our benefit plan offerings, pleasevisit benefits.nu.edu. For part-time positions, pleaseclick here.

National University offers an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that supports diversity.

National University (NU)is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employee perapplicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative, and create people come together to make theimpact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education,and admission at National University. We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, family carestatus, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and otherlegally protected group status.