Adjunct Faculty at MCUTS

Adjunct Faculty at MCUTS

Union University seeks qualified individuals for the following adjunct faculty positions for its Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies campus:

• Psychology
• History
• Sociology
• Computer applications
• Economics
• English Composition
• Literature
• Critical Reasoning
• Public Speaking
• Biology
• Environmental Science
• Math
• Statistics
• Physical Education
• Art

Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed by the department chair when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring, and summer.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in the teaching discipline or master's degree in another discipline with 18 hours of graduate work in the teaching discipline is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous higher education teaching experience strongly desired.

Christian Requirement:

Successful candidates must be professing Christians who are active members of a local church, enthusiastically support Union University's Identity, Mission, Core Values, and Statement of Faith, and articulate a Christian worldview in their work and life.

Physical Requirements:

The work performed by this position is of a general office and classroom nature. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to perform the following:

• Communicate professionally in person, over the telephones, through email and other electronic means.
• Walk from office to the classroom and from one campus office to another office/building on campus.
• Spend extended periods of time sitting and standing with occasional instances of bending and stooping. Classroom and laboratory settings require periods of standing and sitting for the duration of class (1 to 3 hours).
• Ability to lift and carry files and materials, handle various types of media and equipment, occasionally required to life and/or move up to 10 pounds, unless otherwise specified in the job description.
• Have adequate vision, hearing and manual dexterity to interact with people in person, on the phone, on computer, and in writing. Requires the ability to identify, observe and assess visual color discrimination and depth perception.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls (e.g. mouse, keyboard, telephone, lab equipment). Also requires arm-hand steadiness, manual dexterity, and the ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

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