English - Adjunct Instructor - AIU Houston - On Campus

Pay Competitive

Location Houston/Texas

Employment type

Full-Time

• Responsible for providing quality instruction to students through well-prepared classes, relevant assignments, fair and holistic assessment of learning, clear documentation of student progress, and support of the academic success for at-risk students.
• Teach assigned courses.
• Adequately prepare all course materials and lessons. Note preparation time will vary based on instructor experience in teaching that course.
• Provide each student with clear course expectations, evaluations, and timelines through carefully written topical outlines and approved, standardized syllabus.
• Provide interesting and relevant assignments for students that demonstrate learning outcomes in a real-life setting for custom courses.
• Suitably challenge, engage, serve, and communicate with students to encourage their participation and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect.
• Complete all assessments, grade books, and final grade sheets per requirements.
• Respond to student questions within 48 hours.
• Identify and refer at-risk students to specific academic support services.
• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus.
• Where applicable, ensure safety and sanitation of all labs, equipment, and supplies.
• Post and maintain office and classroom schedules.
• Support program, campus, and university retention activities.
• Attend regularly scheduled in-services and discipline-specific professional development activities.
• Complete required professional development and training activities.
• Responsible to maintain credentials as required by accrediting councils/agencies and regulatory bodies.

• Possesses a minimum of two (2) years of experience in the subject field in which they teach to instruct undergraduate courses; five (5) years of experience to instruct graduate courses.
• Candidate must have obtained at least a conferred:
• Master’s Degree in field of instruction 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 to instruct undergraduate courses).
• Doctorate in field of instruction 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 to instruct graduate courses).
• Selected candidates will also be required to complete a satisfactory background check.
• Candidate will be required to submit a resume and/or curriculum vitae and copies of unofficial transcripts (graduate/doctoral degree levels).

* AIU generally compensates its Adjunct Faculty on a per quarter credit hour rate that takes into consideration a variety of factors, including campus (Atlanta/Houston/Online) and degree level (undergraduate and graduate); the base rate for an Adjunct Faculty can range between $266.67 and $445.00 per credit hour.

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