Adjunct Faculty - Health Education

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 1,250,172 - 1,780,548; Part time

Job summary

Aurora University seeks talented adjunct faculty to teach health education courses for physical education majors. The ideal candidate holds a master’s degree in physical education or health education and has experience teaching the subject at various levels. This part-time role involves reporting to the Program Coordinator, conducting assessments, and utilizing various teaching tools such as D2L and Moodle. The pay rate is $1,100 per credit hour, subject to change based on institutional needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree in physical education with health endorsement or health education.
• Must have taught health education at the middle school, high school, or college level.
• Sitting, standing, moving about campus, and computer use.

Responsibilities

• Teach health education courses to physical education majors.
• Complete assessments and dispositions on students.
• Use experiential and meaningful learning experiences.

Skills

Teaching experience

Knowledge of health education

Computer skills with learning platforms

Education

Master’s degree in physical education or health education

Tools

D2L

Moodle

Canvas

Blackboard

Job description

Position Purpose:

Aurora University seeks talented adjunct faculty who are passionateabout teaching and learning. Adjunct faculty are qualifiedpart-time instructors offered teaching opportunities based oncourse demand and staffing.

Essential Job Functions:

The Health Endorsement adjunct supports learning by teachingphysical education licensure students the necessary information toobtain an endorsement in health education by using experiential andmeaningful learning experiences.

Teaching Responsibilities

The adjunct will report to the Program Coordinator of PhysicalEducation. They will be responsible for teaching a fall and springhealth education course to physical education majors. There is anopportunity to teach other courses within the program. The adjunctwill be responsible for teaching the required content students needfor endorsement based on the ILTS testing framework, completingassessments, and completing dispositions on students.

Essential Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree in physical education with healthendorsement or master’s degree in health education.
• Must have taught health education at the middle school, highschool, or college level.
• Computer skills and familiarity with D2L, Moodle, Canvas,Blackboard, etc. helpful but not required.
• Sitting, standing, moving about campus, and computer use.

Skills:

The anticipated pay rate for this position is $1,100 per credithour. This compensation is subject to change at the solediscretion of the university, based on institutional needs.