Blended Remote Hybrid Online Adjunct Professor - Early Childhood Education

Bryant & Stratton College; Town of Niskayuna (NY); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Part-Time Faculty – Early Childhood Education

Blended Remote/Online (This is a Virtual Position)

Bryant & Stratton College Online Education is seeking Part-Time instructors to teach Blended Remote Early Childhood Education courses. Qualified candidate will possess a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. Prior Remote teaching experience preferred.

To be considered for a Part-Time faculty position, applicants are required to submit the following items with the application:

• Resume/CV
• PhD (if applicable), Masters, and Bachelor’s unofficial transcripts
• At least 3 professional references (be sure to include phone numbers and email addresses)

During the application process, be sure to upload all of these documents under the documents section.

Position Status: Exempt

Reports To: Dean/Faculty Administrator

Location: Remote (Orchard Park, NY)

Bryant & Stratton College Online adjunct instructors will support the college mission and vision by facilitating an active virtual learning classroom through alternative delivery methodologies. Instructors will maintain contemporary knowledge and skills in their discipline to support their expected classroom responsibilities. Instructors will participate in departmental, campus-wide, and college-wide activities to support the needs of the student population and the Online Education team.

Job Responsibilities:

Classroom Preparation & Performance

• Prepare course(s) assigned in Blackboard with required elements by the designated deadline.
• Facilitate a 1 Hour 35 minute remote session via Teams each week at a specified day and time.
• Throughout each session, provide approximately 10 - 12 hours per week of instruction. This includes facilitating a weekly live session via Teams, discussion, grading student work, checking email, engaging in personalized retention efforts and outreach to support student success, and answering student inquiries.
• Respond to all outreach (email, text, calls, etc.) from students, supervisors, colleagues, etc. within 48-hours. This includes responding to inquiries in the “Ask Your Instructor” forum in each section.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, which will be evaluated through informal and formal observations annually. These observations are completed using tools such as midsession checks, yearly formal evaluations, etc.
• Ensure the grade book is updated each week no later than 11:59 pm, ET the day before your Teams session.
• Review student work, adhere to grading rubrics, and provide detailed, individualized feedback.
• Meet final grades deadline for each course each session.
• Utilize provided retention tools weekly from weeks 2 - 15 to monitor at-risk students, communicate with students and their advisors (observers), and document outreach attempts.
• Comply with all student ADA accommodations provided by the ADA Coordinator.
• Encourage student participation in student survey/faculty evaluation within each course and routinely download and review survey responses after each session.

Administrative Requirements Outside of Teaching

• Maintain current knowledge of teaching disciplines/fields of study and best practices in distance education through professional development opportunities and provide documentation to B&SC as required.
• Participate in all required live and asynchronous faculty meetings to stay eligible for scheduling in the upcoming semesters.
• Complete all required workshops/seminars as necessitated by management.
• All instructors are required to possess the technology required to facilitate online courses. The minimum requirements can be found here.
• Collaborate with full-time faculty as part of an active community in discipline to help identify potential areas of improvement and raise classroom performance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• All instructors will possess and exhibit the qualities of professionalism, integrity, self-esteem, self-motivation, and a strong desire to guide students to improve their career prospects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Internet applications.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree; Preferred earned PhD Degree.
• Three (3) years’ experience in education at the college level within the last ten (10) years; experience in Remote instruction preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, integrity, and ethical practice with emphasis on problem solving, conflict management/ resolution, adaptability, creativity, and sensitivity to diversity.

Application Process:

• Please complete an application, and upload a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts, copies of license, and teaching philosophy for consideration.

Salary Range:

$2000 - $2500 per course

Unlock your full potential in the innovative and inclusive environment at Bryant & Stratton College. We are a career-focused, private, nonprofit college built differently to serve the needs of students, alumni, associates, employers, and the community. Founded in 1854, Bryant & Stratton College offers real-world education leading to bachelor's, associate's, and professional certificates after completion in the fields of healthcare, technology, legal, business, graphic design, and more.

Apply now to join our team of student-focused faculty!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Bryant & Stratton College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.