Adjunct Instructor - Engineering​/Physics - In Person, Ottawa Residential Campus

Job Location:

Ottawa University
- Ottawa, Kansas
- Ottawa, KS 66067, Position Type:
Adjunct Instructor (Seasonal as needed),

Travel Percentage :
No
- Driving MVR, Offers of employment (campus based and remote) may be extended only to individuals who reside within one of the following registered states:
Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin. You are required to maintain primary residency in one of the above states, to maintain employment with Ottawa University.

Ottawa University is accepting applications for Engineering and Physics Adjunct Instructors. Applicants must be available to teach in person during the day or evenings at the Ottawa residential campus. Classes available to teach are Dynamics, Circuits, Electronics, Microprocessors, Signals & Systems, Physical Science, College Physics, or University Physics.

If you are interested in teaching in a university setting, it can be helpful to gain experience as an adjunct instructor. Many of our adjunct instructors hold a full-time career elsewhere and choose to teach in our evening, weekend, and online programs so that they may have the opportunity to teach students.

Ottawa University employs adjunct instructors to teach undergraduate/graduate level coursework for its adult campuses. Each location has an Academic Coordinator/Academic Dean dedicated to hiring for adjunct teaching responsibilities.

REQUIRED

EDUCATION:

(education based on essential job duties and requirements consistent with business necessity):
An earned doctorate or a master's degree in Engineering or Physics, or 18+ graduate credit hours in the discipline.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

(experience based on requirements of the role and consistent with business necessity):
Three years of academic or professional teaching experience in the field.

• Experience with Blackboard or other similar online course platforms.
• Experience with Zoom, Skype, or Web Ex

A completed employment application for each position you wish to apply for.

A completed employment application is required for each position. Please attach it to the application with a cover letter, resume, highest degree transcripts, and the names of three professional references as part of the application for employment.

• Resumeor Vita
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Philosophy
• Three professional references (you will be asked to provide letters of recommendation if offered a position)
• Transcripts (These can be unofficial for application. If hired, you will be asked to supply official transcripts directly to the University for each conferred degree)

• Be mindful and supportive of the Mission of Ottawa University.
• Understand and follow the University’s policies and procedures and exercise good judgment accordingly. Assure that University and student information is managed in a confidential and ethical manner in accordance with the University’s Code of Conduct and Ethics.
• Manage your staff in accordance with University personnel policies. Encourage collaboration among the staff, provide regular evaluation and feedback, and facilitate developmental opportunities.
• Model and encourage collaboration among University offices and campuses assuring effective communication and operations.
• Provide leadership through conduct, attitude, and professionalism. Represent the University to students, external groups, faculty, and staff in a way that reflects positively on the University.
• Exercise inclusivity in your daily actions in accordance with the University’s Mission Statement, Statement of Spiritual Identity, and Statement of Inclusion, Openness, and Community.