Part-time Faculty, OSH Grad

Position: Part-time Faculty, OSH Grad Location: Remote
Job : PTFOSHGRAD # of Openings: 4 Columbia Southern University
Job Description
Job Title: Part-Time Faculty, OSH Grad Department: College of Safety and Emergency Services Reports to: Academic Program Director and Lead Faculty
FLSA: Exempt
Hours: As necessary to meet teaching guidelines
Location: This is an off-campus remote position that requires checking classes and attending to students in the evening and on weekends.
Job Summary Part-time faculty provide teaching and instruction to Columbia Southern University students and collaborates with other faculty to promote an engaging learning environment. In addition to the teaching responsibility, part‑time faculty serve as subject matter experts within their assigned discipline.

Essential Job Tasks Additional duties may be assigned.

• Teaches undergraduate and/or graduate courses within the qualified discipline, to include the following:
  • Records and posts a welcome video and transcript.
  • Communicates with students to encourage engagement and course completion.
  • Conducts weekly outreach to students struggling in the course.
  • Participates in the classroom a minimum of four separate days during the week.
  • Responds to student email inquiries in a timely manner (48 hours) utilizing the university’s assigned email account.
  • Facilitates discussion boards.
  • Reviews student submissions and provides relevant, substantive, and value-added feedback in a timely manner through the Blackboard Learning Management System. Feedback should explain point deduction/loss per the rubric.
  • Hosts a minimum of two live lectures throughout the course. Live lectures must be scheduled within the following times during units II and VI:
    • Monday – Friday:
      Between 5 pm – 9 pm CST
    • Saturday or Sunday:
      Between 9 am – 9 pm CST
• Serves as course content expert to assist with curriculum maintenance and reviews individual courses for rigor and currency.
• Resolves academic integrity concerns, grade inflation, and grade challenges in a timely manner.
• Participates in faculty development opportunities and annual university mandatory trainings.
• Other responsibilities and projects as assigned by the Academic Program Director and lead faculty.
• May have the opportunity to serve as a Course Writer for an additional stipend.

Faculty Teaching Undergraduate and/or Certificate Courses should (Course Numbers 1000 – 4000)

• Possess a terminal degree or master's degree in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or...
• Possess a terminal degree or master’s degree in any field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or…
• Possess the highest degree in the teaching discipline/field with a certification or license and a minimum of two years’ experience in the teaching discipline/field
• Possess experience teaching at the college/university level (preferred)

Faculty Teaching Graduate Courses (Course Numbers ≥ 5000)

• Possess a terminal degree in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or…
• Possess a terminal degree in any field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in the teaching discipline or in a closely related discipline from an accredited program/college/university or…
• Possess the highest degree in the teaching discipline/field with a certification or license and a minimum of five years’ experience in the teaching discipline/field
• Possess experience teaching at the college/university level (preferred)

* If a faculty does not meet the above credentialing requirements, an alternative justification…