Full-time Instructional Faculty, English

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Full-time Instructor/Instructional Faculty provides teaching and instruction to South University students. This is a remote position supporting South Online students that requires extensive student contact and engagement attending to students as needed including evenings and weekends. Instructional Faculty collaborate with other faculty and staff members to achieve an excellent overall experience for every student. In addition to the primary responsibility of teaching, full-time instructors serve as subject matter experts within their assigned discipline.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

• Teaches assigned courses within the qualified discipline
• Ensures consistent achievement of effective student outcomes in course success, persistence, retention, and overall graduation.
• Maintains a high level of engagement with each student
• Provides and obtains exemplary instructional support for students
• Serves as a course content expert
• Maintains courses to ensure learning, currency and persistence goals
• Ensures prompt resolutions of academic concerns for students
• Coordinates often and effectively with student graduation support team
• Participates in regular remote meetings and faculty development opportunities
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the academic leadership

REQUIREMENTS:

The successful South University Fulltime Instructor must be passionate for and gifted in supporting students in their learning needs. Achieves high student course success and persistence rates.

Education and/or Experience:

Faculty Teaching Undergraduate and/or Certificate Courses should

• Possess a terminal degree or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or
• Possess a terminal degree or master’s degree in any field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or
• Possess the highest degree in the teaching discipline/field with a certification or license and a minimum of two years’ experience in the teaching discipline/field.
• Possess experience teaching at the college/university level (preferred)

Faculty Teaching Graduate Courses

• Possess a terminal degree in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or
• Possess a terminal degree in any field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or
• Possess the highest degree in the teaching discipline/field with a certification or license and a minimum of five years’ experience in the teaching discipline/field.
• Possess experience teaching at the college/university level (preferred)

ENVIRONMENT:

The individual must be able to travel out of the local area with an occasional overnight stay to participate in selected conferences and meetings. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds. The vision requirements include ability to adjust focus and close vision.

South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.

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PayType

Salary

EducationLevel

Master’s Degree

HiringMinRate

58066.25

HiringMaxRate

69679.5