YourPace Part-Time Faculty: Social Work

Adjunct Faculty Positions

The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) is seeking to hire fully remote Adjunct Faculty members who are subject matter experts in Human Services and/or Social Work or related fields.

UMPI is a public institution for competency-based education (CBE) accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Your Pace degree programs are self-paced, student-driven, student-centered, subscription based competency-education model that primarily serves adult learners. Your Pace allows high flexibility for students without compromising academic quality.

Your Pace invites applicants to be Adjunct Faculty members to be Instructors of Record and/or develop courses from a wide range of disciplines and professional skills for undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Teaching assignments may begin at any of our six or eight-week session start dates per year. Your Pace seeks subject matter experts in the following areas:

• Multiculturalism, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Ethics
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation
• Social Welfare and Policy Issues
• Case Management
• Crisis Intervention
• Etc.

All Your Pace competencies are fully online and asynchronous, and interpersonal interactions with students are expected. Your Pace Adjunct Faculty are compensated based on agreements as per the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreements/MOU.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Your Pace Adjunct Faculty for undergraduate degree programs must have at minimum, a master's degree from an accredited institution, and/or significant work experience in a related field.
• Your Pace Adjunct Faculty for graduate degree programs must have a Doctorate, terminal, advanced degree in field of study, and/or significant work experience in a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the college-level
• Online teaching experience
• Teaching in a competency-based education model

Technology Requirements:
Your Pace Adjunct Faculty are required to have the appropriate technology to teach in a fully online environment. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Computer (laptop) with appropriate amounts of processing speed
• High-speed internet connection
• Webcam
• Microphone

How to Apply

Click "Apply Now" below or visit the UMPI Careers Page at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

You will be required to create an application profile and application.

In addition, for your application to be considered complete, you must submit (upload):

• Cover letter (include your experience, interests, and suitability for the position with specific reference to the qualifications outlined above; including an indication of which subject(s) you believe you could teach)
• Curriculum vitae (preferred) or résumé
• Transcript for highest degree earned
• (Optional) Student course evaluations and reflection to demonstrate how these assessments improved your teaching practices

Important items to know about the recruitment process:

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates will be hired as programmatic needs arise. (Unless otherwise notified, applications will remain on file until May 30, 2027. If no communication regarding application status has been received by that date, the application will be considered inactive.)
• Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of references.
• A background screening will be conducted on candidates who move forward in the selection process.
• The University is not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

About the University For more than a century, the University of Maine at Presque Isle has been helping students find their path to great professional careers providing its 3,000 traditional and non-traditional students from all areas of the state, country, and world with life-changing opportunities in a caring, small-university environment.

The university sits on 150 acres surrounded by the rolling hills and potato fields of northern Maine and the university strives to be the region's premier learning institution while helping to stimulate cultural and economic development in Aroostook County and the State of Maine. The university serves as…