PT - Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice Pool

About the role

The Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice is a part-time position that teaches traditional and/or non-traditional college-level students, at on campus and/or off-campus sites on weekdays and/or weeknights and Saturdays. Work is contingent on enrollment needs per semester.

Responsibilities

• Through a demonstrated commitment to the University's mission and goals, effectively teaches college-level students.
• Demonstrates acceptance and support of the mission and goals of the University.
• Actively engages in planning, developing, and improving curriculum offerings.
• Directs instructional activities that encourage students to improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills, to increase motivation, to enhance a positive self-image, and to clarify their values.
• Holds classes as scheduled, including those immediately preceding and following holidays observed by the University.
• Utilizes a variety of teaching strategies, including appropriate instructional technology.
• Encourages students to use relevant available resources to enhance the opportunity to become well educated scholars.
• Presents teaching materials in a respectful, understandable, and effective manner.
• Uses related testing measurements that accurately reflect the stated course objectives.
• Grades and returns students' assignments within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten working days from the date of the assignment or exam.
• Equitably administers academic policies the same for athletes as for other students.
• Ensures that coursework requires students to analyze, explore, question, reconsider, and synthesize old and new knowledge and skills.
• Ensures that coursework relates to currently accepted practices within the discipline.
• Ensures that coursework requires students to engage in research and to confront the diversity of views in the field of study.
• Effectively manages the classroom environment.
• Engages in professional classroom behavior that promotes maximum learning.
• Ensures that University policies concerning classroom behavior and etiquette are adhered to, such as prohibiting classroom disruption, profanity, eating, smoking, drinking, illegal drugs, and littering.
• Provides counsel to students outside of class regarding disruptive behavior.
• Reports any threatening classroom situations to appropriate emergency responders.
• Upholds academic integrity.
• Identifies classroom safety hazards and initiates corrective action, including ensuring applicable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are locally posted for all chemical-containing substances accessible by students in the classroom.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date student records pertaining to attendance, assignments, and grades.
• Submits final grades for a course, by way of the web, within 48 hours of the date of the final exam.
• Sets up and maintains accurate and up-to-date student records pertaining to attendance, assignments, and grades.
• Submits final evaluation reports within 48 hours after the administration of the final examination to the Office of Records and Registration.
• Submits end of semester course notebooks for each class taught to the Department head by the end-of semester deadline (as per the current End of Semester Course Notebook Checklist Form).
• Develops, maintains, and submits accurate, timely, and complete records, forms, reports, requests, etc.
• Ensures all University-issued property, equipment and/or materials are returned on time and in good order.
• Invites a guest speaker/lecturer to address a class or make a presentation, and promptly reports any emergency to the academic Department head.
• Maintains effective collegial communication, professional interaction, and functional relations within the assigned main-campus academic department, college and/or the applicable off campus site.
• Works to ensure that positive relations are maintained.
• Effectively resolves inter-personal and/or transactional issues and concerns.
• Ensures effective and appropriate overall communication and dissemination of information.
• Consistently exhibits sound judgment in exercising responsibilities.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and compliance with all University policies and procedures.
• Remains current in the applicable teaching field.
• Improves professional competence and performance by engaging in scholarly activities and pursuing Programs Of Self-development, Such As Participation in workshops and conferences. Membership and holding office in professional organizations. Writing and/or research completed or in progress. Publishing. Consulting and/or editing.
• Participates in the University's professional development activities and systems training offerings, as needed, to be efficient in the delivery of course work.
• Maintains up-to-date computer technology skills, including Moodle, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, and other applicable Jenzabar modules or software programs.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience or a related discipline.
• Master's degree in criminal justice field from an accredited institution of higher learning or a related discipline for non-practice courses.
• Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in criminal justice or related field from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Demonstrated success teaching at the college level.
• Able to teach in person or virtual and program needs dictate.
• Recent experience in a higher education setting.
• Candidates with teaching experience and expertise in an additional area also offered in the assigned department are highly desired.
• Knowledge and experience in using instructional technology.