Adjunct Faculty - Nursing

ivytech; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

Ivy Tech Community College is seeking Adjunct Faculty to deliver classes and provide effective instruction within the ASN/PN programs. This part-time role involves online and in-person components, maintaining records, and adjusting materials to meet course objectives.

Responsibilities include leveraging technology to enhance learning, engaging students regularly, and promoting a respectful environment that reflects diverse backgrounds. A FERPA-compliant setting is expected.

Qualifications

• Adjunct faculty role with emphasis on creating learning environments and student success.
• Involves delivering classes, assessing within syllabus framework.
• Must promote inclusive environment reflecting diverse student backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned classes per college policy and syllabus.
• Utilize technology to enhance instructional methods.
• Alter lesson plans, assignments, tests, and materials as needed.
• Maintain accurate student records and grades.
• Engage with students regularly to ensure positive learning experiences.
• Implement teaching strategies for online learners.
• Interact professionally with students and colleagues.
• Promote a safe, high-quality online learning environment.
• Reflect and support the college’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Teaching

Online teaching

Student engagement

Technology-enhanced learning

Education

ASN nursing program faculty standard

Master’s degree in nursing

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

Job Type: Part-time. Classification: Adjunct faculty. Salary Range: $47.35 Per Contact Hour. Reports To: Department/Program Chair.

Who We Are:

We are an open-access college that fuels Indiana’s economy through excellence in teaching and proactive engagement with industry and community partners, embedded in a culture of innovation that empowers all students to learn and succeed. We are “higher education at the speed of life!”.

Our Values:

• Empathy: We stand with our students, partners, and communities.
• Integrity: We treat all with dignity and respect.
• Accountability: We deliver on our commitments.
• Agility: We innovate, iterate, and transform.
• Connectivity: We connect with partners to strengthen communities and ensure student success for all.

About the Role:

Adjunct Faculty are hired each semester on an as- needed basis. Adjunct Faculty are responsible for creating a learning environment that assists students in reaching their goals; and for providing effective instruction and assessment within the framework of common syllabi provided.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate student learning by delivering assigned classes in accordance with college policy and course objectives.
• Make optimal use of available technology to enhance instructional methods.
• Supplement and alter, where appropriate, lesson plans, assignments, tests, and materials. Maintain accurate student records, grades, and other requirements.
• Engage with students proactively and regularly in meaningful and productive ways that impact student learning and lead to a positive experience with Ivy Tech Community College.
• Demonstrate evidence of developing and implementing teaching strategies focused on engaging online students with their learning.
• Interact with students and co-workers in a professional and cooperative manner, complying with College policies, guidelines and expectations.
• Maintain a safe, quality online educational environment.
• Must demonstrate the ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees in which every individual feels respected and valued

This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ASN) and Practical Nursing (PN) Program Faculty Standard: A full- or part-time faculty member in the ASN or PN program must meet all of the following criteria:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Registered Nurse and,
• Possesses a current, unencumbered Indiana Registered Nurse license, and
• The majority of faculty shall hold master’s degrees in nursing.

Faculty with bachelor’s degrees in nursing must meet ALL of the following requirements:

• Within one semester of initial appointment, must have a written academic plan of study for completion of a Master’s degree in nursing, and
• Provides ongoing documentation (each semester) demonstrating matriculation towards completion of a Master’s degree in nursing, and
• Continued employment of a person who does not hold a master’s degree in nursing shall be contingent upon documented progress towards their approved academic plan.

Must demonstrate ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued. Candidates will be asked to submit official transcripts and submit to a background check prior to employment.

Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.