PT Faculty - Financial Planning

* Part-time faculty teaching undergraduate courses are required to hold a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
* Required qualifications for graduate teaching include a PhD in relevant field required
* CFP (Certified Financial Planning) certificate required
* Five years of professional experience
* Prospective faculty must enroll in and successfully complete the Faculty Orientation Training Course
* Online teaching experience is preferred
* All degrees must be conferred from an institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).  For faculty holding degrees awarded by non-U.S. institutions, the institutions must be approved by the appropriate governmental or accreditation agency.
* A student-centered instructional philosophy is required
* Curriculum development experience a plus
* Proficiency in MS Office Suite Products and leveraging the Internet
* Knowledge of, and use of Blackboard Learning Management System is preferred
* Able to make decisions and work independently with effective problem solving and analytical skills
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with technicians and faculty
* Knowledge of distance learning educational model required
* Able to gather, analyze, evaluate, and integrate information electronically
* In-depth knowledge of distance learning educational models, adult learning styles, and technology-assisted instruction.
* In-depth knowledge of developing curriculum design required
* Excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills required
* High speed Internet and a webcam are required for this role.
* Able to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
* A flexible work schedule is required.
* Able to multi-task yet maintain close attention to detail and timeliness of work production.
* Able to work in a positive team-oriented manner with a variety of people (students, faculty, staff, administrators, vendors, and members of the general public)
* Language

Skills:

Able to read, analyze, and interpret common journals and legal documents. Able to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Able to effectively present information to executive management, faculty, staff, and/or students.
* Mathematical Skill:
Able to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
* Reasoning Ability:
Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to present facts to faculty for departmental response. Able to deal with a variety of information presented in oral or written formats. Able to deal with non-verbal behavior in assisting with problem resolution.
* Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  + Frequently required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel (including the use of computer keyboards) and talk or hear (including the use of a telephone and computer).  

+ Occasionally required to walk, stand, and make presentations.  + This position may involve sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.  + Specific vision abilities include close vision and distance vision.

The University was founded in 1951 as Grantham Radio License School – a private, postsecondary, degree-granting distance education institution established by World War II veteran Donald Grantham, who understood how the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the G.I. Bill, and its educational benefits, could transform the lives of returning servicemen and women and their  the decades that followed the university received institutional and programmatic accreditations, expanded to locations across the country, and grew its program offerings.  

In 2000 the university transitioned to delivering programs exclusively online; in 2021 the University joined the University of Arkansas System and officially became the University of Arkansas Grantham.

Rooted in its mission –
* to provide quality, accessible, affordable, professionally relevant programs in a continuously changing global society* – UA Grantham offers more than 50 fully-online degree and certificate programs to thousands of adult learners in Arkansas, across the country, and around the world.
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