Part-Time Faculty: HED Research College Student; Fall

Part-Time Faculty: HED 712 Research on the College Student (Fall 2026)

Job Title
- Part-Time Faculty: HED 712 Research on the College Student (Fall 2026)

Location
- Syracuse, NY

Campus
- Syracuse, NY

Commitment to On-Campus Experience
- Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the above campus location and requires regular in-person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Syracuse University values the collaboration, mentorship, and spontaneous connections that happen when our community works together on campus.

Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.

Pay Range - $2,084.07 - $2,146.59 per credit hour

FLSA Status
- Exempt

Hours
- Per time schedule of classes or as determined by department chair. Office hours required.

Job Type
- Part-time

Rank - PTI/Adjunct

Unionized Position Code - UA

Job Description - HED
712 – Research on the College Student (3 credits). This residential (in-person) course is targeted to master's and doctoral students in higher education/ student affairs roles. It offers a comprehensive examination of research on college student access, persistence, and success, with particular attention to students from underrepresented and marginalized communities. Students explore who attends, persists, and graduates from U.S. colleges and universities, and engage with leading theoretical models on college access, choice, and student persistence/retention.

Drawing on national databases and scholarship, the course investigates the role of ideology, capital, habitus, and systemic educational inequities in informing and shaping students' educational pathways and outcomes (e.g., sense of belonging, persistence, graduation) and how to promote conditions for student success and mental wellbeing. Instructor must have scholarly expertise in these areas, professional experience in knowing how to apply this knowledge to student-facing, higher education settings, and experience using collaborative, active-learning strategies with a diverse graduate student population.

This position is part of a bargaining unit and is represented by the union SEIU, Local 200 United.

Qualifications
- PhD

Job Specific Qualifications
- Earned doctorate and extensive exposure to academic research on college access and student success in higher education and ability to apply in student affairs/ higher education settings. Prior teaching graduate students in student affairs preparation/higher ed administration programs desirable.

Responsibilities
- Developing and/or updating a class syllabus. Ordering the appropriate books and materials in advance of the class start date. Preparation of lectures, projects or other student assignments. Meeting all designated class periods. If you are unable to meet your class due to illness or emergency, you should exercise your best effort to move to a synchronous or asynchronous option. You must also notify the faculty director, graduate studies of your absence and of your plan to cover the class.

Presenting instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course. Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours. Grading student assignments and exams in timely manner. Collect and submit student assessment data for accreditation purposes, if applicable. Submitting completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations. Providing departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.

Application Instructions
- Please attach a resume/CV and cover letter.