Applied Psychology Adjunct Instructor

ctu; United States; Remote; USD 456,000 - 831,000; Part time

Job summary

Colorado Technical University seeks an adjunct faculty member to provide quality instruction and engage with students to achieve course outcomes. Responsibilities include developing materials, delivering online courses, and supporting student success in a professional learning environment.

The role requires significant online teaching experience, a psychology-focused advanced degree, and ability to blend industry insight with academia in a diverse student population.

Qualifications

• Significant online teaching experience preferred.
• Master's Degree in Psychology or related field with 18+ graduate hours or 5+ years of professional experience.
• Doctorate preferred; 3+ years teaching adult and veteran learners in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Prepare engaging instructional materials aligned with CTU curricula and outcomes.
• Provide instruction in assigned courses (including labs/work) per faculty expectations.
• Engage with students to encourage participation and learning with professionalism.
• Relate professional/industry experience to CTU's professional learning model and stay updated on trends.
• Maintain accessibility and timely responsiveness to students and CTU staff.
• Establish weekly office hours for student questions and support.
• Assess student performance and provide timely feedback for growth.
• Maintain documentation of student activities.
• Collaborate with CTU teams to identify and support students needing help.
• Participate in CTU academic governance and assessment processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Office applications

Education

Master's Degree in Psychology

Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Job 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).

Areas of Expertise:

• Conflict Resolution
• Psychology of Mass Media
• Research Methods
• Cross-Cultural Psychology

Required Experience

• Significant online teaching experience preferred.
• Minimum and preferred (if different) from an institution regionally accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (or international equivalent), additional requirements driven by state licensing or accreditation considerations may apply; educational requirements from primary MCO.
• Minimum Requirements:
• Master's Degree in Psychology or subfield; or out of field graduate degree with 18+ graduate semester hours in field/subfield; or out of field graduate degree with 5+ years' documented professional experience in field/subfield.
• Preferred Requirements:
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology or subfield; 3+ years’ documented professional experience in field/subfield; and 3+ years’ documented experience teaching adult, non-traditional, and Active Duty Military/Veteran student learners in a higher education setting.

What we offer*

• Pay: $331.50 - $603.64 per credit hour
• 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.