Masonry, Residential Technical Studies Adjunct Faculty

Liberty University; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Liberty University is seeking adjunct instructors for Mason trades, with at least four years of field experience in residential and commercial settings. Instructors will teach both classroom and lab sessions, supervise trade-related activities, and uphold campus safety and university policies. Licenses or certificates in the field are preferred.

This a part-time role on campus. Candidates should be able to communicate effectively, present information clearly, and work well in a team, embracing

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English clearly and professionally.
• Strong organizational and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with general computer tools and classroom technology.

Responsibilities

• Classroom instruction/management and lab instruction/management.
• Maintain a safe working environment and supervise trade-related activities.
• Utilize classroom-related technology (Canvas, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Represent Liberty University in alignment with its mission and policies.

Skills

Communication

English proficiency

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Education

Mason field experience

Residential/Commercial Mason licenses

Job description

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of TrainingChampions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct membermodels a personal commitment to the goals and values of LibertyUniversity, engage in an active commitment to, and experienceof, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informedChristian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching,engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to asignificant educational end. They should strive to employ avariety of techniques for the development of good learningconditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofaras it is possible, provide for individual differences,abilities, and interests.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Classroom instruction/management Lab instruction/ management. Beable to perform and supervise trade-related work. Maintain a safeworking environment. Work with classroom-related technology i.e.Canvas, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint … Strictly adheres to LibertyUniversity policies, representing the University in an exemplarymanner. Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fosteringLU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions forChrist.

Education and Experience

The Technical Studies Instructor must have a minimum of four yearsof field experience as a Mason. Applicant’s resume must demonstratethis experience and should reflect both residential and commercialwork. Instructors will need to provide industry-recognized licensesor certifications. It is preferred that the instructor holds adegree and/or licenses or certificates related to their field andany combination thereof.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writingto convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order toconvey messages and correspond in an articulate and professionalmanner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professionalrepresentation of Liberty University.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, andapply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complexnature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• May be required to travel

• May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak to effectively communicateorally.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to moveabout the campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order toconduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds. However, must be able tolift 50 pounds.
• Regularly required to perform work related to the trade.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

This position will require the employee to work in a settingsimilar to fieldwork. This can include working in uncontrolledclimates, loud work areas, and hazardous conditions.

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 itis our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility offensuring that all management practices regarding employees areconducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with TitleVII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal andstate statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promotingforall job classifications will be administered without regard torace, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy orchildbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicablestatus protected by law, including state of employment protectedclasses. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate allemployees and prospective employees strictly according to therequirements of the job. All personnel related activities such ascompensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments,working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs,and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions andprivileges of employment will be administered without regard torace, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy orchildbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicablestatus protected by law, including all applicable state ofemployment protected classes. The University is a Christianreligious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject toreligious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiringpractices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliancewith both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exceptionto the “religion” component of the employment discrimination lawsfor religious organizations (including educational institutions),and permits them to give employment practice preference to membersof their own religious beliefs.