Adjunct Instructor- Educational Leadership

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 16,036; Part time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is announcing a recruitment for adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University for Summer 2025. The position involves teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in educational leadership, with a focus on equity and belonging.

Qualified candidates will hold a master's or terminal degree in education, with relevant professional experience. Roles may be online or in-person, providing flexible teaching options.

Compensation is $1,437 per credit, with additional benefits available.

Qualifications

• Master's degree for teaching BA programs.
• Terminal degree required for other programs.
• Experience related to leadership and policy in education sectors.

Responsibilities

• Meet course instruction guidelines.
• Provide timely feedback and assign grades.
• Attend orientation and improvement sessions.

Skills

Facilitation skill

Designing online learning and instructional design

Crisis leadership and management skills

Project management

Understanding DEIB principles

Education

Master's degree for BA programs

Terminal degree in education (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) for other programs

Job description

The Department of Educational Leadership in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University is recruiting a pool of adjunct faculty beginning in Summer 2025. Adjunct faculty may teach online or face‑to‑face undergraduate or graduate courses in educational leadership and practice and integrate approaches and perspectives with a focus on equity and belonging. The adjunct faculty pool will be utilized on an as‑needed basis, and candidates may resubmit applications for subsequent years or when the application is periodically refreshed.

The Department prepares visionary scholars and leaders who promote justice across a variety of spheres. We have a robust set of programs spanning PK‑20 W (pre‑kindergarten, postsecondary undergraduate and graduate education, and workforce development/adult learning). Programs in need of adjunct instructors include:

• BA in Human and Organizational Development
• EdD in Leadership (student cohorts in PK‑12, Higher Education, and General Leadership)
• M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (concentrations in Administration and Supervision, Culturally Responsive Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Leadership Studies)
• Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership
• Post‑Master’s Certificate in Educational Leadership (licensure)

Benefits

All VCU employee types are eligible for a wide array of benefits to support you during your employment at VCU. For information on benefits eligibility according to employee type, consult the benefits website.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Meet all designated course instruction guidelines, including delivery of content specific to the course and in the modality assigned.
2. Provide written feedback and assign grades to student work in a timely manner.
3. Respond to student inquiries within 24 hours.
4. Submit final grades according to policy.
5. Attend orientation and program/curriculum continuous improvement sessions, as appropriate.
6. Instructors teaching the Ed.D. must teach according to a prepared syllabus, may modify and personalize the syllabus, and complete specific post‑semester tasks to provide program‑level feedback about students and the course for student assessment and continual improvement. Knowledge of and the ability to weave improvement science into coursework is paramount.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:
To teach in the BA programs, applicants must have a master’s degree. For all other programs, a terminal degree in education (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) is required. Applicants must have a combination of professional experience and/or content knowledge related to leadership and policy in one of the following sectors: PK‑12, higher education, and/or general leadership (public sector, nonprofit, military, academic leadership, and leadership in education‑adjacent disciplines such as social work and healthcare). In your cover letter, highlight the program(s), content areas (e.g., courses), and teaching modality experience (online asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, in‑person, etc.) in which you have expertise and are interested in teaching.

Program Specific Areas of Needed Expertise

BA in Human and Organizational Development (and undergraduate minor in Instructional Design and Technology)

• Facilitation skill
• Designing online learning and instructional design
• Developing culturally competent workplaces
• Organizational development and change
• Project management
• Consulting skills

Post‑Master’s Certificate, Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership, and M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (concentrations in Administration and Supervision, Higher Education, Culturally Responsive Leadership, and Leadership Studies)

• Legal and regulatory frameworks in education
• DEIB principles and social justice theory and application
• College student developmental theory and practices
• Human resource management in education
• Individualized learning strategies and practices
• Crisis leadership and management skills
• Immigration theory and practice analysis
• Student‑centered policy development
• Higher education policy
• School community and education stakeholder engagement
• Higher education administration

Ed.D. in Leadership

• Research methods and improvement science, especially using quantitative data and data visualization
• Budgeting and finance (public and nonprofit sectors, higher education, and PK‑12)
• Leading for organizational culture change (public and nonprofit sectors)
• Systems analysis and improvement science (public and nonprofit sectors)
• Teamwork, project management, and conflict resolution
• Policy and ethics (public and nonprofit sectors and higher education)
• Organizational analysis and epistemologies
• Legal perspectives (public and nonprofit sectors and higher education)
• Professional and academic writing
• Crisis management and leadership (public and nonprofit sectors)

Salary Range: $1,437 per 1 credit

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Hours per Week: Varies

Rank: Instructor