Job Description

 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

 

Position Title:                          Adjunct Faculty, SGPS

Department:                            School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Reports To:                             Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Staff:                                       Part-time/Temporary

Work Hours:                           Varies

Status:                                     Temporary  

FSLA Classification:               Non-Exempt

Creation/Revision Date:         August 19, 2021

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MISSION

Rosemont College is a community of lifelong learners dedicated to academic excellence and fostering joy in the pursuit of knowledge. Rosemont College seeks to develop in all members of the community open and critical minds, the ability to make reasoned moral decisions, and a sense of responsibility to serve others in our global society.

 

Rooted in Catholicism, Rosemont welcomes all faiths and is guided by the principles of Cornelia Connelly and the Society of the Holy Child Jesus to meet the needs of the time.

 

Rosemont College values: Trust in and reverence for the dignity of each person; Diversity with a commitment to building an intercultural community; Persistence and courage in promoting justice with compassion; Care for the Earth as our common home.

 

SUMMARY

 

Rosemont College seeks to appoint a new full-time faculty member to teach business department courses, assist with department operations and student achievement in business programs of study and to provide expertise in program development. This appointment starts in August 2021. The ideal candidate has teaching experience and strong experience in the following areas: Accounting, Finance and/ or Sports Business.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The Adjunct faculty member for the School of Graduate and Professional Studies will be responsible for:

 

• Providing an academic learning environment that supports student success and cultivates a classroom culture that embodies Rosemont’s values.
• Implement best practices in online course design and instruction.
• Teaching a 7-week asynchronous course, as assigned by the Dean or Program Director.
• Ensuring timely management and response to correspondence from students, administrators, and other school officials.
• Participating in discussion board conversations to engage students in relevant discussion and coursework – connecting the material to real world experience whenever possible/appropriate.
• Submitting Early Alert Notifications and partnering with Academic Advisors to address student concerns.
• Maintaining and submitting accurate and timely reports for student grades/progress.
• Submitting final grades in accordance with the academic calendar.
• Enforcing student conduct policies as outlined in the University Catalog.
• Attending university, departmental, and faculty meetings as requested.
• Additional duties as may be assigned by the Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies or Program Director

• PLEASE NOTE: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibility that are required of the employee for this job.   Duties, responsibility and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

SKILLS, ABILITIES, TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS 

 

• Master’s degree in related discipline (required) with doctoral degree preferred.

• 1-3 years of related practical/professional experience and/or training; online, higher education teaching experience is preferred).

• Teaching experience with positive student outcomes for a diverse population of learners. Experience teaching nontraditional students is preferred.

• Evidence of the ability to provide differentiated instruction that meets the needs of all learners.

• Evidence of commitment to educating students from diverse educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Exceptional computer skills using Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications, and Zoom. Experience with Canvas LMS is preferred.

• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills

• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment with minimal supervision.

 

ENVIRONMENT 

• This is a remote position with little or no on campus engagement.

 

PHYSICAL MOVEMENT 

• Regularly: Sitting: Required to remain seated in a normal position for long periods of time

 

HEARING / SPEAKING / VISION 

• Regularly: Required to talk and hear
• Regularly: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing documents, data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; moderate reading.
• Regularly: Able to see and read computer screens
• Regularly: Able to read fine print and/or normal size print

 

OFFICE MACHINERY USAGE

• Regularly: Personal Computer
• Regularly: Telephone

ADJUNCT FACULTY POOL NEEDED IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES

THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IS LOOKING TO CREATE AN ADJUNCT FACULTY POOL OF QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TEACHING ACCELERATED ONLINE COURSES IN A VARIETY OF AREAS INCLUDING:

Africana Studies, Accounting, Business, Economics, English, Film, Global Cybersecurity, Healthcare Administration, History, Leadership, Literature, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Sustainability

Examples of some courses that will need instructors in the 2021-2022 or 2022-2023 academic year will include: 

• AFS 0100 Introduction to Africana Studies
• AFS 0110 We Were Kings and Queens
• AFS 0150 The Atlantic Slave Trade
• AFS 0200 The Black Experience
• AFS 0210 Black Contributions to the Development of the United States
• AFS 0220 The New Jim Crow
• AFS 0250 Social Responsibility in Eliminating Systemic Racism
• BUS 0451 Diversity in the Workplace
• BUS 0456 Building & Managing a Diverse Workplace
• BUS 0458 International Business Law
• BUS 0470 Global Seminar
• BUS 0475 International Economics
• CRJ 0215 Diversity & the Law
• CRJ 0280 Understanding Terrorism
• ECO 0320 Principles of Marco-Economics
• HUM 0225 Immigration: Current Issues
• PSY 3040 Cultural Psychology
• PSY 4010 International Psychology
• RST 0227 What is Buddhism?
• PSY 4005 Psychology of Gender
• PSY 3040 Cultural Psychology
• RST 0227 What is Buddhism?
• RST 0228 What is Judaism?
• RST 0229 What is Islam?

Foundations of Information Security

Geopolitical Threat Landscape

Psychology and Sociology of Information Security3

Security Organization

Offensive Security

Defensive Security

Incident Response

Programming in Rust

Software Validation

Security Across the Lifecycle

Foundations of Information Security

Global Threats and Information Security

Cultural Implications of Information Security

Security Organization

Offensive Security

Defensive Security

Essentials of Incident Response

Intro to Programming in Rust

Software Testing and Validation

Software Development Security

Substantive Criminal Law & Procedure

Sociology of Law and Violence

Management of Information Technologies

Positional Bargaining and Principled Negotiation

Information Systems Project Management

Environment and Society

Multi-cultural Issues in Society

Cultural Critique through Fall

Intercultural Communications

Diversity in the Workplace

Advanced Rhetoric

Social Justice in Creative Writing

Business Writing

Writing in Digital Environments

Introduction to Creative Writing

Major American Writers Beginnings to 1890

Major American Writers 1890-1940

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Rosemont College is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. It is our intent that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.