Adjunct Assistant Professor - Mathematics
- Contract
Company Description
As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced distance instructor specializing in Mathematics to join our esteemed Adjunct faculty team. This position demands a commitment to academic excellence and the ability to effectively deliver high-quality education in a remote learning environment.
DISTANCE EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION
- Fulfill the assigned teaching load per semester with utmost diligence and professionalism.
- Maintain and demonstrate exemplary subject matter expertise, including proficiency in distance education methodologies.
- Rigorously apply established teaching criteria, procedures, and curriculum to ensure optimal student learning outcomes.
- Implement diverse and innovative distance education teaching methodologies to drive continuous quality improvement.
- Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) with precision to deliver course content and provide substantive, formative feedback to learners.
- Collaborate effectively with the program chair or program director to enhance the design and efficacy of distance education environments.
LEARNER RETENTION
- Meticulously monitor and track student retention using course attendance records.
- Develop and implement data-driven student retention improvement strategies to achieve and surpass course benchmarks.
- Engage in strategic partnerships with the program chair or program director to optimize the design and effectiveness of distance education.
PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
- Maintain exceptional proficiency in all aspects of course content, curricula, learning outcomes, and assessment activities to achieve course goals.
- Teach assigned courses within the maximum allowable contact hours, ensuring the highest standards of instructional quality.
- Demonstrate superior skill and knowledge in the teaching discipline.
- Continuously strive to improve instructional quality through rigorous review and implementation of diverse techniques, including cutting-edge distance education methodologies.
- Contribute significantly to the planning, development, and maintenance of program curriculum.
- Conduct thorough and timely evaluations of student progress in achieving course goals, providing prompt and constructive feedback.
- Submit all required program reports and forms to program or course managers with punctuality and accuracy.
- Maintain meticulous student records of attendance and skill competency as required.
- Collaborate closely with the program director or department chair to resolve student appeals in a fair and timely manner.
- Attend faculty meetings as scheduled by the program director or department chair, demonstrating full engagement and contribution.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE
- Actively engage in and meticulously document participation in professional development and in-service training for learning management systems, pedagogy, and educational teaching methodologies.
- Maintain exemplary professional relationships with colleagues, students, and the community.
- Strictly adhere to all policies and procedures outlined in the employee handbook, program handbooks, and department directives.
- Effectively coordinate and balance the needs of a diverse student population, demonstrating cultural competence and inclusivity.
Performance will be rigorously evaluated in the following critical areas:
- Proficient use of the Learning Management System (LMS) to deliver course content and maintain relevance and currency.
- Strict adherence to course syllabi and instructional guidelines for assigned courses.
- Exemplary demonstration of distance education and/or on-ground teaching practices.
- Superior demonstration of job knowledge and professional judgment.
- Consistent achievement of student satisfactory academic progress.
- Exceptional proficiency in planning teaching priorities and meeting deadlines.
- Unwavering initiative, dependability, reliability, and commitment to teamwork.
Qualifications
- Masters' degree in related field required, Doctorate Preferred
- 15 credit hours of education in each topic assigned to teach
- ▪ Three (3) years of practical experience in the content area in which
- assigned to teach.
Additional Information
We Offer:
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program