Theology Online Adjunct (Undergraduate Program) - School of Divinity

About the role

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engages in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.

Responsibilities

• Emphasize and model excellence in teaching and learning.
• Distribute departmental communication in accordance with established guidelines.
• Ensure instruction is based in or defensible before the academic community, that personal views are so identified, and that it is compatible with the University’s Christian worldview, as reflected in the doctrinal statement.
• Encourage excellence in students with appropriate course requirements.
• Provide appropriate evaluations of student progress through grading and consultation.
• Fulfill contracted teaching assignment by the end of the academic year.
• Encourage a commitment to the Christian life, one of personal integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, social responsibility, and active communication of the Christian faith, and, as it is lived out, a life that leads people to Jesus Christ as the Lord of the universe and their own personal Savior.
• Support and foster Liberty University’s doctrinal beliefs.
• Support and foster the spiritual development of students, ensuring that Christian values remain the focus of our mission and purpose at Liberty University.

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in a qualifying area (Theology, Theological Studies, Biblical Studies, Ministry, Practical Theology, etc.) from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Proven scholarly work, thorough scholarship and research ability.
• Demonstrated experience in theology.

Skills

• Superior interpersonal, customer service, presentation, and communication skills.
• Creative, innovative, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to complete assignments timely and accurately with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in MS Office, LMS, and the Internet.
• Ability to obtain and maintain licenses if applicable as required by state or accrediting commissions.

Pay

Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour.

Schedule

Part‑time remote position.