Psychology Instructor, Adjunct

About the role

As a General Education Faculty member at West Coast University, you will guide healthcare students to do more than change their own lives – you will help change the lives of every patient they treat throughout their careers in healthcare. You will have the opportunity to share your success story with the next generation of healthcare professionals as a key member of our student-centered, innovative community.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a mentor, role model and facilitator who provides guidance and academic support for students.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for teaching, the teaching/learning process and for individual students.
• Apply your skills and experience to your assigned teaching schedule.
• Participate in and contribute to assessment activities of courses/curriculum and programs via a continuous improvement plan set forth by the University.
• Regularly contribute to improvement of class materials and syllabi within prescribed shared governance culture.
• Utilize a variety of teaching methodologies to instruct students, always with intent to facilitate observable evidence of student fulfillment of prescribed learning outcomes.
• Maintain scholarly activities.
• Participate in professional growth and service in accordance with university policies.
• Advance our commitment and focus on the students we serve, and their success as healthcare professionals.
• Fully leverage our innovative technologies and resources.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Products, especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and other MS office products as needed.
• A minimum of one (1) year of teaching experience in the subject areas taught or demonstrate prior training in instructional methodology and teaching skills from a formal teacher educational program or any comparable training program or formal in-house training program.
• Working with online learning management systems to further engage the student learning process.
• Training in educational methods, testing and evaluation.
• Strength in instructional methodology, delivery, and techniques.
• Master's degree in specialty field required.
• If applicable, certification(s) in area(s) of specialization required.
• Education and experience must align with state regulations and comply with the rules and regulations of state authorization agencies.