Adjunct Faculty- Clinical Psychopharmacology- Online Campus

Position Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Medical Studies, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related discipline
• Formal degree in Pharmacology or Clinical Psychopharmacology
• Professional license preferred (pharmacy, physician, or prescribing psychologist)
• Board Certification preferred
• Previous online teaching experience (3 years preferred)
• Exemplary professional experience
• Engagement in research and scholarship (preferred)

Principal Duties

• Enrich courses by sharing theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject, encouraging direct application to the workplace within the field of Clinical Psychopharmacology
• Be available (online) and responsive to students five out of seven days during the course of the week
• Participate in the discussion forum
• Post course-related announcements
• Timely grading of assignments and providing quality feedback
• Hold virtual office hours
• Post a welcome message to all students outlining weekly virtual office hours
• Create a video welcome message and post to Canvas course site
• Hold one voluntary conference call or synchronous chat each term, either via Skype or GoToMeeting software (account information provided by the Department Manager)
• Respond to each student’s initial post in a discussion forum
• Grading quizzes and provide feedback on short assignments within 48 hours
• Provide grading and feedback on larger assignments within 3 days after due date
• Respond to all student email(s) within 24 hours
• Issue final grade on time (by Tuesday midnight after Week 7 ends)
• Complete an 8-week training course reviewing online pedagogy best practices prior to teaching their assigned courses

Position Summary

The Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology Program (APA designated) at The Chicago School is currently seeking qualified individuals to teach courses in the curriculum. All online courses at The Chicago School are 7 weeks long and are taught in the Canvas Learning Management System.

Disclaimer

This job posting, and all others for adjunct faculty roles with The Chicago School, are posted as “evergreen” roles. This means that there is usually an ongoing need for departments to hire 1-2 adjuncts each semester (usually for teaching specialized topics), and they prefer to keep a running pool of applicants to select from when the need to hire arises. Given this information, please note that your application to our evergreen roles will be reviewed on an as needed basis and you may not hear back immediately. If you would like an update on your application status, you can email National-HR@thechicagoschool.edu. We sincerely appreciate your interest in working with us and hope this won’t deter you from continuing to submit your application for any current or future roles you may be interested in.

Compensation & Benefits

This opportunity is budgeted at $1,124-1,540 per credit and may vary per course with student enrollment. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

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Disclaimer

For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.