English Adjunct Instructor

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Position: English Adjunct Instructor

Location: Seward, NE

Job : 629

# of Openings: 0

College of Arts and Sciences

Concordia University, Nebraska, an institution of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, believes, teaches, and confesses that the Holy Scriptures are the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God. As people called by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel to saving faith in Christ Jesus, the Word of God guides all we do in leading, teaching, and learning. Concordia equips students for lives of learning, service, and leadership in the home, church, and world.

Come and belong…join our team of passionate service leaders!

• In collaboration with the program director, maintain the integrity of the curriculum.
• Facilitate the course content in accordance with the stated objectives.
• Maintain high standards of excellence in face to face formats.
• Serve as a role model for students in professional interactions.
• Facilitate individual and group learning goals.
• Moderate small group sessions.
• Demonstrate competency of theoretical knowledge in area(s) of expertise.
• Use appropriate teaching models to enhance student learning.
• Assess, evaluate, and monitor student progress.
• Provide timely feedback to students.
• Record and maintain accurate class records.
• Participate in course content meetings.
• Provide the program director with on-going data related to student performance.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with practicing professional.

• Possess ability to establish working relationships with students, peers, faculty members, the administrative team and the community.
• Successful and innovative teaching experience.
• Experience or interest in adult and undergraduate education.
• Ability to use technology to support all aspects of teaching.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to learn and use the Blackboard course management system.
• Proficiency with APA format.
• Preference may be given to members of the LC-MS.

• Earned graduate degree in area of instruction.
• Experience in field.
• Experience teaching youth and adults desirable.
• Knowledge of current trends in area(s) of expertise.

• Must follow security policies that correspond to the level of sensitivity of the data they handle.
• Staff and faculty should promptly report any security concerns or incidents to designated personnel.
• Maintain security and patching of personal devices connected to the Institutional email.
• Maintain high standards for institutional, staff, faculty, employee, and financial data used for business operations.
• Values and beliefs aligned with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
• Committed to an environment of encouragement, teamwork, and excellence within a Christian University.
• Demonstrate character qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.
• Be professional and courteous in dealing with students, families, faculty and staff, and the general public.

• An application,
• Attach curriculum vitae/resume,
• Attach a statement of educational philosophy,
• Attach copies of graduate academic transcripts where degrees have been received. Upon hire, official graduate transcripts will be required.