Faculty-Adjunct-Sports, Entertainment, Event-Management

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches assigned course(s) on campus by delivering appropriate course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, and addressing students’ questions and concerns
• Teaches assigned course(s) online by delivering course content, learning activities and assessments using the university’s learning management system, according to JWU course outlines and online course delivery standards
• Prepares and maintains course site in the learning management system for dissemination of course materials, assessments, and weekly updating of the grade center in accordance with university requirements
• Maintains accurate records of student attendance, academic achievement and performance in accordance with university policies and procedures
• Distributes to each student, in each course, via the learning management system, a university-approved syllabus that includes course objectives, required course materials, attendance policy and evaluation criteria
• Communicates early with the student, department chair, and academic counselor for any student in danger of failure or in need of individual counseling, using appropriate university systems
• Refers students to appropriate university sources for information, guidance, financial assistance, career services, library services, academic support, accessibility services, counseling, and other support services
• Populates the university’s faculty information system with data to establish teaching credentials and maintains data, as needed
• Attends faculty orientation and meetings, as requested by the college

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in hospitality, sports management, or a related field of study; or, 18 graduate credits in the discipline plus a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in higher education
• Moderate amount of industry experience working in venue management, entertainment, event management, or sport management
• Ability to teach classes on campus during daytime hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned Ph.D. or DBA in hospitality, sports, or a related field of study
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level