Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Degree Programs

Primary Responsibilities

• Cover program and course learning outcomes in the College for Financial Planning materials, and ensure instruction is delivered at the appropriate level.
• Use best pedagogical practices to create engaging educational experiences and encourage critical thinking, academic rigor and intellectual curiosity.
• Create outstanding, engaging educational experiences in College courses.
• Stay current with trends, techniques, and advances in technology that are applicable to the program and pedagogy.
• Demonstrate respect for students and set expectations for students to engage in respectful academic discourse.
• Maintain open communication with students, respond promptly and provide constructive feedback.
• Refer students with questions regarding their program and/or personal issues or concerns to the appropriate departments.
• Maintain regular communication with the College to stay informed of course schedules, class changes, technological updates, curriculum updates, and other useful information or requests.
• Avoid conflicts of interest and situations that may give the appearance of such.
• Complete other duties as assigned by or agreed to with deans, chairs, or program coordinators.

Minimum Qualifications

• A terminal degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline OR a master’s degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline AND at least five years of financial services industry experience AND At least 2 of the following: Certifications or licensures directly related to the discipline area (such as CFP©)
• Publishations, presentations, or other intellectual works related to the discipline
• At least 200 hours of teaching contact hours AND evidence of teaching excellence demonstrated via teaching evaluations, teaching awards, or student letters of support.
• Area Of Study: Financial planning process, Investments and wealth management, Insurance and risk management, Income tax planning, Retirement and employee benefit planning, Estate and legacy planning, Behavioral finance, Financial analysis, Portfolio management, Security analysis, Economic and quantitative analysis, Analysis of alternative investments/classes

Additional Requirements

• 1+ industry and higher education instruction experience

Preferred Qualifications

• A terminal degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline accompanied by Certifications or licensures directly related to the discipline area (such as CFP©)
• Industry and teaching experience