Adjunct - Bilingual Education/TESL, Curriculum and Instruction

Position Overview

Note: Adjunct positions at UCO are part-time teaching positions. This posting is to create a pool of interested applicants from which the Department may draw as sections become open at any point in the current academic year. This posting may or may not result in the hiring of adjuncts. Adjunct Faculty - provides a quality learning experience for students on a semester basis. Adjunct faculty reports to a dean or chair and performs instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies and procedures of the college. The relationship of the adjunct faculty member to the student is one of teacher and facilitator of learning.

College/Department Overview

• Offers 23 undergraduate majors and 28 graduate majors.
• Teacher education programs are CAEP accredited.
• Other programs are recognized at the state and national levels with accreditations by various organizations.
• Enrollment of nearly 4,800 students, with about one-fourth being graduate students.
• For further information, see our website at http://www.uco.edu/ceps.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares and teaches the assigned class following a syllabus guideline.
• Teaches all class sessions, maintains appropriate records, assigns earned grades, reports needed data to the department, and completes all necessary department assessment information.

Experience Required

• Possesses at least a master's degree in the field specified in the position announcement (exceptions require Academic Affairs approval).
• Possesses excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Adjunct positions at UCO are part-time, in-classroom teaching positions.

Physical Demands

• Repetitive movement of hands and fingers - typing and/or writing.
• Frequent standing, and/or sitting.
• Occasional walking, stooping, kneeling or crouching.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Visually identify, observe and assess.
• Ability to communicate with supervisor/students/colleagues.

Regular Physical Attendance Required