Adjunct Faculty - Teacher Education: PreK-12

The William Paterson University of New Jersey; Wayne (NJ); Hybrid; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

William Paterson University invites applications for adjunct faculty within the College of Education, Department of Teacher Education: PreK-12, with the potential for contact if an immediate need arises.

Qualified applicants may be contacted for future openings. Positions generally involve teaching undergraduate courses and may include expectations for curriculum development, student support, and use of educational technology.

Qualifications

• Earned Master's or doctorate in the relevant educational field.
• Classroom experience at the appropriate grade level.

Responsibilities

• Develop relevant syllabi for courses up to six credits per semester in undergraduate classes.
• Provide consistent and effective support and guidance through role modeling and mentoring to students.
• Use technology for teaching and administrative applications.

Skills

Classroom experience

Mentoring

Education

Master's or Doctorate in the relevant educational field

Job description

Thank you for your interest in working at William Paterson University.

We invite you to join William Paterson University: a wonderful community to learn, work, grow, and thrive. William Paterson University has been named to Forbes' prestigious "Best Employers by State" list for 2024, recognizing the institution as one of the best-ranked employers in New Jersey based on nationwide surveys. WP is one of four education institutions on the Garden State's list this year. Here is the link to the article forbes-best-in-state-employers-new-jersey-2024. William Paterson University is among more than 40 companies and organizations that will be honored with a 2024 NJBIZ Empowering Women Award for their commitment to supporting and elevating women employees.

William Paterson University employs approximately 1000 full time employees in the state who work in a variety of positions ranging from professors to administrative assistants and administrators, physical plant operations, campus police, athletics coaches, academic advisors, and more. William Paterson University supports a remote friendly hybrid work schedule for this role. William Paterson also boasts a four-day summer work week from mid-May to mid-August (Fridays off), during which all employees participate in our award-winning Summer Learning series.

Spanning more than 400 wooded acres in suburban Wayne, New Jersey - just 20 miles from New York City - our campus is one of the most diverse in the nation and it ranks in the top 4 percent of colleges for social mobility. William Paterson is a strong proponent of employees growing their careers there. More than fifty percent of the University's roles are filled by promotions from within. We're not only committed to social mobility for our students, but also for our employees.

Your work as a member of our team is important to our students and to the progress of our University. What you do here matters, and we value every contribution.

William Paterson University invites applications for adjunct faculty within the College of Education, Department of Teacher Education: PreK-12.

Thank you for expressing interest in serving as an adjunct faculty member at William Paterson University.

Please note that there may not be a vacancy at this time. Rather, qualified applicants may be contacted if and when there is an immediate need, or on an exploratory basis for a future opening.

Courses in this department generally taught by adjunct faculty include, but are not limited to:

• Early childhood/elementary language and literacy methods and assessment
• Early childhood/elementary mathematics and science methods and assessment
• Early childhood/elementary classroom environments and the arts
• Early childhood/elementary social studies methods and assessment
• Early childhood special education
• Classroom management and differentiating instruction
• Multicultural education
• Child development and constructivist teaching

Department Overview:

The Department of Teacher Education: PreK-12 prepares inquiring and reflective educators to teach in diverse settings from preschool through grade eight in the public schools of New Jersey. Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered to students who are pursuing elementary/early childhood education as a profession and to certified teachers who want to enhance their professional development and practice through graduate study.

For detailed information on the majors and courses, visit https://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/?

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Using the course outline as a guide, develop relevant syllabi in order to teach course content, objectives, and methods of student assessment for up to six (6) credits per semester in an undergraduate course.
• Contribute to student success by providing consistent and effective support and guidance through role modeling and mentoring.
• Use technology for a variety of teaching and administrative applications.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned Master's or doctorate in the relevant educational field
• Classroom experience at the appropriate grade level

Preferred Qualifications:

• College teaching and/or staff development experience in diverse settings
• Experience in curriculum development

Personal Attributes and Traits:

• Thrives in a collegial, cooperative environment
• Dedicated to excellence and achieving positive outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
• Capacity to fulfill professional responsibilities with a strong sense of moral duty and obligation to the work at hand

ADJUNCTS PER CREDIT RATE:

• New employees - $2100/CREDIT
• Employees who have worked for 13+ semesters at WP - $2175/CREDIT

This position may be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health and dental insurance and retirement plans.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.wpunj.edu/human-resources/total-rewards/