Online Associate (Adjunct) Faculty - Accounting (BA), (MA)

Position Summary:

The Online Associate (Adjunct) Faculty position is a part-time, temporary adjunct employment opportunity. The Online Associate (Adjunct) Faculty member performs duties relating to online instruction including but not limited to posting faculty guidance and expectations, participating in classroom discussion boards, grading assignments, and promptly responding to student inquiries. This is an online adjunct teaching position, and other duties may be assigned according to experience and qualifications.

Essential Job Duties:

• Emphasize a student-centered learning environment through active engagement.

• Collaborate within the University community to ensure a positive overall experience for all University students, including the following: the Office of Access and Wellness to holistically support student success in the classroom by implementing university-approved accommodations, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to foster professional growth as it relates to successful teaching for the UAGC student population, and the Student Records department to maintain timely and accurate student records.

• Adhere to all faculty requirements such as facilitating and engaging in classroom discussion boards, grading assignments and discussions, and responding to student inquiries in a timely manner.

• One professional development session is required to be completed per course taught. Examples are synchronous faculty development opportunities, webinars, course development feedback, etc.

• Establish Relationships: Creatively use available tools and strategies to enhance relationships, create a community of learners willing to take risks and actively engage with one another

• Critical Thinking: Consistently foster critical thinking through challenging students to elaborate on their thoughts, question their assumptions, examine biases, communicate in a clear and concise manner, and defend their positions throughout the course

• Instructive Feedback to Students: Provide instructive feedback that challenges and inspires students while providing specific suggestions to improve the quality of their work and thinking

• High Expectations: Effectively demonstrate high expectations, while holding students accountable for insightful exchanges and high-quality performance on assignments, and promote active engagement in their own learning

• Demonstrate Instructor Expertise: Effectively and consistently utilize expertise in subject matter by providing personal experiences and connecting course knowledge to real-world examples. Enhance course content and resources to encourage student comprehension and application of course learning outcomes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Resident and eligibility to work in the United States

• Internet connection and computer with video capabilities

• Work related experience in the area of your Degree

• Commitment to teaching in an online environment

• Commitment to uphold University’s diversity, equity, and inclusion practices

• Masters in Accounting, Finance or Business with at least 16 graduate units in Accounting and a CPA, CIA, or CMA designation

• Experience: Three years of related experience in accounting or finance

• Teaching and leadership experience in Accounting or Finance

• Proficiency in common internet tools, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• College level teaching experience

• Experience teaching in area of Degree

• Experience teaching in the online classroom

• Doctorate degree in Accounting or Finance

• 4 years of teaching experience teaching in area of degree

• Course development experience

• Experience teaching in “non-traditional” settings to students.

• Masters in Accounting, Finance or Business with at least 16 graduate units in Accounting and a CPA, CIA, or CMA designation.

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree for Associate, Undergraduate, and Master’s Program Offerings

• Doctorate Degree Required for Doctoral and Dissertation Offerings

Rate of Pay: $19.25+ DOE / per hour

For more information regarding this position, please contact us at careers@uagc.edu.

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