Online Part Time Faculty - Emergency & Disaster Mgmt (Bilingual Faculty Spanish/English)

Synopsis

APUS faculty demonstrate a strong commitment to learning, teaching, interaction with students and faculty, service to our communities of practice, and scholarship. Bilingual faculty (English/Spanish) effectively communicate in both languages, both verbally and in writing, to support our diverse student population.

About the Role

Courses will be taught in Spanish. Candidates must be fluent in both English and Spanish and pass a fluency test.

Responsibilities

• All APUS faculty are required to complete the “Engaging the First-Year Student Certification” course (APUS110), offered through the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
• Graduate Faculty must complete the Graduate Faculty Certification (APUS501) within 90 days of hire.
• Specific requirements related to your Graduate / Undergraduate Faculty designation, duties, and performance expectations are outlined on the Course Assignments issued with respect to each course to be taught.
• You agree to comply with and be bound by all policies with respect to work product and intellectual property rights set forth in the APUS Faculty Handbook, the APUS Employee Handbook, the APEI Employee Handbook, and applicable Course Assignments.
• You will be expected to perform your duties in a remote, professional working environment of your choice.
• APUS assumes no responsibility for injuries occurring in your selected workspace or damages related to your real or personal property resulting from your employment with APUS.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Emergency and Disaster Mgmt or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution is required.
• Five or more years of experience in an Emergency and Disastert Mgmt field is required.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish is required.
• Candidates must be able to communicate effectively in both languages, verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English and Spanish with the ability to convey complex information clearly and accurately across diverse audiences.
• Ability to translate and interpret information, ensuring accuracy and cultural sensitivity in communication.
• Experience supporting or engaging with Spanish-speaking students preferred.
• College-level teaching experience is preferred.
• Online teaching experience is preferred.
• Record of excellence in teaching.

Qualifications

Information regarding our faculty benefits may be found here: https://www.apus.edu/about/careers/faculty. Please Note: Applicants selected to proceed in the hiring process with conferred degrees from foreign institution(s) will require a course-by-course evaluation completed by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) approved agency. All charges associated with official transcripts and foreign transcript evaluations are the responsibility of the applicant and are not reimbursed by APUS.

Benefits

https://www.apus.edu/about/careers/faculty

Pay

Information regarding our faculty benefits may be found here: https://www.apus.edu/about/careers/faculty.

Schedule

Faculty members are expected to perform their duties in a remote, professional working environment of their choice.