Adjunct Faculty – Cell Biology Accelerated Online Courses

Adjunct Faculty – Cell Biology for Accelerated Online Courses

Position Title Adjunct Faculty – Cell Biology for Accelerated Online Courses

Employment Status Part Time

Months

Campus Remote

Adjunct Faculty within the College of Professional Studies (CPS) play a critical role in the success of UNE’s online programs. Faculty facilitate the learning process for online students through timely, effective instruction and clear communication. Instructors also serve as mentors, sharing their expertise to guide students and help them achieve their educational and professional goals. Faculty support student retention by creating a positive educational environment, enabling students to gain the maximum benefit from the program in which they are enrolled.

Instructors will receive supervision, collaboration, and guidance from the UNE Online Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health (PBPH) and Bachelor of Health Sciences (BSHS) Program.

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands‑on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

• Provide expert, graduate‑level knowledge in Cell Biology.
• Guide students through their educational experience while upholding the CPS commitment to student success.
• Respond to student inquiries in a timely manner, within 24 hours.
• Facilitate class instruction by actively engaging in the online course portal at least five times per week.
• Host a minimum of one hour of virtual office hours per week.
• Demonstrate excellent collaborative and communication skills.
• Analyze and apply best practices in online Cell Biology education.

• Experience teaching online in an educational setting.
• Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development and assessment and passion for teaching Cell Biology.
• Master’s degree in Cell Biology or a related field (PhD preferred).
• Minimum of three years of teaching experience in Cell Biology.
• Commitment to motivating and encouraging students in academic and professional settings.
• Expertise in online teaching and a willingness to learn and apply new technological approaches to education.
• Experience using the Brightspace/D2L Learning Management System preferred.

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