Adjunct Instructor – Career Planning and Management - CTU Online

pec; United States; Remote; USD 456,000 - 832,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement (possible)

Job summary

Colorado Technical University (CTU) seeks an adjunct faculty member to deliver instruction and engage students within a structured higher-education setting. The role emphasizes alignment with CTU curricula, professional practice, and ongoing faculty development.

Responsibilities include creating instructional materials, maintaining office hours, assessing student work, and collaborating with program leadership to support student success.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Career Management/Counseling, Human Resources, Psychology, or related field; if degree is out of field, 5+ years' experience required with knowledge of interviewing, hiring, onboarding, development.
• Strong professional social media presence (e.g. LinkedIn).
• Experience teaching adult, non-traditional, or veteran students in higher education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructional materials aligned with CTU curricula and course outcomes.
• Provide instruction in assigned courses including labs or work integral to courses.
• Engage with students to encourage participation and maintain professionalism.
• Relate industry experience to CTU's Professional Learning Model and stay updated on trends.
• Maintain weekly office hours for student questions and support.
• Assess student performance and provide timely feedback.
• Document student course activities adequately.
• Collaborate with CTU teams (advising, leadership, staff) to support at-risk students.
• Refer students to co-curricular resources (tutoring, library, career services).
• Participate in academic governance and assessment processes; complete required trainings.
• Provide documentation of licenses, certifications, and professional experience.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Office applications

Education

Master's Degree in Career Management/Counseling or related field

Tools

LinkedIn

Job description

Position Description

Consistent with and supportive of CTU's mission (to provide industry-relevant higher education to a diverse student population through innovative technology and experienced faculty, enabling the pursuit of personal and professional goals), Adjunct Faculty members provide quality and innovative instruction and meaningful engagement with our students to successfully achieve the relevant course, program, and degree level outcomes and support their academic success.

Responsibilities

• Prepare relevant, insightful, and engaging instructional materials and utilize existing course materials that support learning by CTU's student population.
• Provide instruction in assigned courses (including applicable laboratory or work that is integral to the courses) that aligns with CTU's curricula and outcomes, instructional modalities, course technologies, and faculty expectations.
• Engage and communicate with students to encourage their course participation and learning while maintaining mutual respect and professionalism.
• Relate professional/industry experience to CTU's Professional Learning Model by the continuation of professional/technical skills development, introduction of professional/industry perspectives into courses, and active awareness of professional/industry trends and opportunities.
• Maintain accessibility for and provide timely responsiveness to students, academic/faculty leadership, and University staff by telephone, CTU e-mail, and other appropriate means of communication.
• Establish and maintain weekly office hours for student questions/support.
• Assess student performance on course assignments and provide assignment feedback to support continued student growth and development.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of student course activities.
• Work with appropriate CTU teams (e.g., advising, academic/faculty leadership, and University staff) and leverage appropriate information to identify and support students who may be exceptional or challenged in their coursework and/or educational endeavors.
• Refer students to appropriate co-curricular and extra-curricular resources (e.g., advising, tutoring, library, learning centers, and career services).
• Participate in and contribute to CTU's academic governance through attendance at appropriate University/college/program meetings and participation in the academic assessment and institutional effectiveness process (including completion of appropriate surveys and participation in continuous improvement initiatives).
• Successfully complete required new faculty certification training, course-specific technology/pedagogical training, annual ethics and information technology policy training, and annual faculty development requirements.
• Provide periodic required documentation of ongoing and updated licensures, certifications, immunizations (as appropriate to the specific college/program), scholarship, and academic/professional experience (e.g., CVs/resumes).
• Work closely with Program Chair and/or Lead Faculty (as appropriate).
• Perform other responsibilities and abide by the appropriate policies and procedures contained in CTU's Faculty Handbook.

Required Skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills, with proficiency in meeting deadlines and urgency in responding to questions/requests.
• Strong interpersonal and oral presentation/written communication skills.
• Proficiency in working effectively, cooperatively, and flexibly in a team environment.
• Proficiency with standard office and mobile applications (i.e., word processing, presentations, e-mail, calendaring, teleconferencing, text messaging, personal computers, and smart phones/tablets).

Required Experience

• Master's Degree in Career Management/Counseling, Human Resources, Psychology, or subfield; if degree is in subfield or out of field, then 5+ years' recent experience is required in human resources or management (with knowledge related to interviewing, hiring, onboarding, professional development, etc.) and must have a strong professional social media presence (i.e. , LinkedIn).

Preferred Requirements:

• Preferred degree, licensure, certification, or other experience: Doctorate Degree in Career Management/Counseling, Human Resources, Psychology, or subfield; 3+ years’ documented experience teaching adult, non-traditional, and Active Duty Military/Veteran student learners in a higher education setting; 5+ years' experience with career management, planning, networking, and digital identity.
• Career Counselor/Coach/Advisor for an institute of higher learning, corporation, nonprofit organization, grant funded or work development program or Human Resources field such as recruiting, talent procurement, or staffing consultant.
• Taught Career Services course at the college level or as continuing education within the last 5 years.
• Management role with significant experience in reviewing job search collateral, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, providing employee’s career coaching and professional development.
• Adaptable skills to inform student goals of post military transition, career changes, and career development through instruction of effective employment research and career management.
• Knowledge of Career Planning principles, theory and practice including social media and effective employment keyword searches.
• Career Counseling/Advising certification (CDF, GCDF, etc .) or Human Resource Certification (PHR or SPHR, etc.).

What we offer*

CTU generally compensates its Adjunct Faculty on a per quarter credit hour rate that takes into consideration a variety of factors, including campus (online and campus), degree level (undergraduate and graduate), and faculty rank (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor).

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $331.50 - $603.64 credit hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Tuition reimbursement (possible)

*Most benefits apply to full-time employees. Some benefits apply to part-time employees as well. Benefits may vary by location and position and are subject to change at any time. Ask your recruiter for full details and information about eligible dependents.

About Colorado Technical University (CTU)

For 55 years, Colorado Technical University has helped students fit a real-world education into their busy daily lives. With nearly 80 degree programs and concentrations in which students can pursue a variety of degrees at the Associate, Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral level. CTU providesflexible online classes, accessible through the Virtual Campus and the innovative, award winning CTU Mobile app. CTU has two brick and mortar campus locations in Colorado Springs and Denver South, Colorado. With the help of faculty and industry professionals, CTU has awarded over 109,000 degrees to traditional campus and online students since 1965. For more information about CTU, visit www.coloradotech.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colorado Technical University is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and considers all persons without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.