Adjunct Faculty Member, Doctor of Behavioral Health Leadership

About the role

We are seeking qualified online adjunct faculty to teach and support doctoral students in a doctoral-level Behavioral Health Leadership program.

Responsibilities

• Instruction
• Create a welcoming, engaging environment by regularly connecting and communicating with students in the classroom through various means of communication.
• Encourage dynamic learning environments that support student learning, discussion, and growth.
• Support each student in their academic and professional growth by providing constructive feedback, which helps students understand their current performance, and feed forward, which focuses on the students’ future development.
• Demonstrate genuine care and concern for student well-being, personal and professional growth, and attainment of their personal and professional goals through individualized instructional support and guidance.
• Demonstrate dedication to the mission and vision of Walden University.
• Be available to students via email, phone, text, office hours, and individual appointments.
• Scholarship
• Faculty members demonstrate fulfillment of the university’s scholarship standards through creating new knowledge through research, interpreting knowledge across disciplines, examining teaching models to achieve optimal learning, and/or working to solve problems within the discipline and across society.
• Faculty members are encouraged to participate in scholarship activities that are aligned with the Walden mission.
• Service
• Faculty members demonstrate a strong and consistent record of service to the institution and community in ways that advance its educational mission.
• Faculty members are encouraged to participate in service activities that are aligned with the Walden mission and demonstrate service to the institution, profession, and/or community.

Qualifications

• PhD Earned doctorate in the field of study or closely related field.
• Prior online teaching experience preferred.
• Prior experience leading capstone/research committees.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Zoom, and online learning management systems.
• Strong time management skills.
• Experience supporting doctoral capstone/research committees and/or a capacity and willingness to mentor and support a diverse population of doctoral students.
• Experience with distance learning.

Qualifications

• Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate that they can be effective within a person-centered teaching model that strengthens a community of care.
• Must meet promotional selection criteria to be eligible for position.
• Must meet performance expectations outlined for your program area.
• 2+ years Teaching experience and/or a capacity and willingness to instruct within Walden’s Person-Centered and Community of Care approach to fostering human potential through teaching.
• Experience supporting doctoral capstone/research committees and/or a capacity and willingness to mentor and support a diverse population of doctoral students.
• Experience with distance learning.

Application Materials

• A cover letter that provides insights about the candidate’s philosophy and effectiveness in teaching, with a focus on the ability to work with students from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds.
• Curriculum Vita
• Capacity and willingness to provide individualized instructional support and guidance to students with a wide range of professional and lived experience.
• Demonstrate capacity through application materials to support Walden University’s mission and vision.

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• The expected compensation rate for this position is as follows:
• Graduate Course Instruction: $1,560 - $4,080 per Quarter or Semester, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Undergraduate Course Instruction: $700 - $2,200 per quarter, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Actual pay may be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as type of course taught; experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility.
• Walden also offers other opportunities for its contributing faculty members, such as dissertation/doctoral study committee chair positions, research reviewing, and dissertation and doctoral study mentoring.