Master of Social Work (Adjunct)

Walden University; United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Walden University invites qualified professionals to join our adjunct faculty for online course delivery. You will teach on the eCollege platform, engage with students, and provide timely feedback and grading while complying with Walden’s policies and standards.

Roles include required training, availability for students, and potential residency attendance. Prior online teaching and appropriate credentials are essential to success in this distance-learning environment.

Qualifications

• PhD or DSW in the field or closely related field; required.
• MSW from a CSWE accredited institution; required.
• 3+ years of teaching experience at the degree level preferred.
• 2+ years of online or technology-enabled instruction experience preferred.
• 2 years of post-graduate experience with license preferred.
• Faculty must maintain currency with research and be credentialed in the discipline taught.

Responsibilities

• Training: receive specific training in teaching techniques and use of the online platform.
• Course Teaching: manage courses on the eCollege platform, interact with students, and provide timely feedback and grades.
• Availability: be reasonably accessible to students, publish availability in syllabi or instructor info.
• Residencies: attend domestic or international residencies as required (part-time faculty may not be required).
• Performs other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.

Skills

Online teaching

Technology-enabled instruction

Education

PhD or DSW in field

MSW from CSWE accredited program

2 years post-graduate license preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Zip software

Job description

Job Description

Adjunct faculty members serve in a part-time capacity to educate Walden University Students by effectively and proficiently using online technology and resources so that knowledge, information, feedback, and critique are imparted to and shared with students in thoughtful, carefully formulated, well written, and timely communications. This is accomplished in an environment that is respectful of student, the Faculty Member, Walden University, and the discipline in which the Faculty Member is involved. Faculty Members are expected to adhere to all Walden University Faculty expectations, which are clearly set forth to the Faculty Member at the start of his/her employment with the University.

Responsibilities

• Training: All new Faculty Members receive specific training from Walden University in the techniques teaching, use of an electronic learning platform, specifics of the policies, procedures and degree programs of the School or College in which they are going to teach, socialization into the Walden University culture, assessment of academic integrity of student work (including use of www.turnitin.com), and research supervision of theses and dissertations.

• Course Teaching: Faculty Members are assigned a course, which is taught using the eCollege platform, and are responsible for interacting with students within this platform. Discussion Boards for classrooms are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Although postings to the classroom may be done at any time of day, they must be completed in a timely manner in accordance with the Faculty Handbook or other criteria established by Walden University. Per the faculty handbook, responses to student questions must be posted within 48 hours. Faculty Members are required to verify the accuracy of student postings and submissions and to provide feedback and grades to students through Blackboard.

• Availability: Walden expects faculty to be reasonably accessible to students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students outside the course discussion board and in addition to providing substantive feedback on assignments and postings. Faculty members will publish their availability to students through course syllabi, instructor information in the classroom, and/or other appropriate documents. The university suggests regular and predictable availability, such as online office hours or regular online chats.

• Residencies: Faculty Members may be required to attend Residencies held domestically or internationally, (Part-time faculty may, but are not required to attend), where they will teach intensives and colloquia, and facilitate school and university-wide discussions.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Comply with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• PhD or DSW in the field of study or closely related field (or recognized by a country’s Ministry of Education or Counsel of Higher Education). Required
• MSW from a CSWE accredited institution Required
• 3+ years of teaching experience at the degree level of the program is preferred.
• 2+ years of online or technology-enabled instruction experience is preferred
• 2 years of post-graduate experience with license preferred.
• Faculty members are required to have an adequate computer to handle an electronic learning platform, keyboard, pointing device, and computer monitor. All other tools are knowledge-based or training-based through Walden University. The Faculty Member must be able to use Microsoft Office products (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), zip software, and Adobe Acrobat and must have reliable Internet access as well as alternate access in cases where primary access becomes unavailable.
• Candidates should possess a significant record of intellectual and professional contributions to the field of [school specific], including experience in the practice of [field of study].
• Commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment.
• Teaching, advising and mentoring; commitment to the promotion of applied research and the recruitment and development of a diverse faculty; excellent leadership, communication, team, and human relations skills.
• Experience with distance learning is preferred.
• Faculty Members must be appropriately credentialed, possess an earned degree from an accredited institution or recognized by a country's ministry of education in the discipline being taught, and may be expected to be licensed or license-eligible in order to teach in specific programs.
• Faculty Members must maintain their licenses and any appropriate certifications in order to continue to teach at Walden University.
• Faculty Members are also expected to maintain currency with research by reviewing articles, journals, and presentations. If participating in research, the Faculty Member may publish and acknowledge Walden University.

Additional Information

• Graduate Course Instruction: $1,560 - $4,080 per Quarter or Semester, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Undergraduate Course Instruction: $700 - $2,200 per quarter, depending on type of course taught and length of course. Actual pay may be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as type of course taught; experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Walden also offers other opportunities for its Adjunct faculty members, such as dissertation/doctoral study committee chair positions, research reviewing, and dissertation and doctoral study mentoring.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation