Aeronautics Residential Adjunct Faculty

Liberty University; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 937,000 - 1,267,000; Part time

Job summary

Liberty University is seeking adjunct instructors to support its aviation programs. This role involves teaching the AVIA 440 Multi-Engine Flight Course and fostering effective learning in a setting aligned with the university's Christian worldview.

The position is on-site and part-time, with emphasis on hands-on flight training for all programs. Qualified applicants hold a Master’s degree, FAA Certified Flight Instructor, and FAA Multi-Engine Instructor credentials; prior flight-instruction

Qualifications

• Completed Masters Degree.
• FAA Certified Flight Instructor.
• FAA Multi-Engine Instructor.
• Desired: Master’s degree in Aviation, Aeronautics, or related field.
• At least 200 hours of flight instruction.
• At least 50 hours of multi-engine flight instruction.

Responsibilities

• Teach AVIA 440 Multi-Engine Flight Course.
• Provide in-person flight training for all programs as required.
• Contribute to student learning in a biblically informed Christian worldview.

Education

Master's degree

FAA Certified Flight Instructor

FAA Multi-Engine Instructor

Job description

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University's mission of TrainingChampions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to assign a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.

This position will be teaching the AVIA 440 Multi-Engine Flight Course.

AVIA 440

Multi-Engine Flight 1 Credit Hour(s)

Introduction to multi-engine flight and all related maneuvers in preparation for the FAA Multi-Engine Rating. The residential course requires 19 hours of flight training. This course requires in-person flight training for all programs, including the B.S. in Aeronautics, B.S. in Aviation, B.S. in Aviation Technology, and B.S. in Unmanned Aircraft Operations.

Required

• Completed Masters Degree
• FAA Certified Flight Instructor
• FAA Multi-Engine Instructor

Desired

• Master's degree in Aviation, Aeronautics, or related field
• At least 200 hours of flight instruction
• At least 50 hours of multi-engine flight instruction

Time Type

Part time

Location

Onsite

Pay Rate

Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the religion component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.