Adjunct

Sonoran University of Health Sciences shapes a healthier future by supporting students as they train to excel as healthcare professionals, by enhancing the health and wellbeing of our patients and communities, and by discovering effective treatments for humanity grounded in the healing power of nature. Our vision is a world that embraces the healing power of nature. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the overall environment is vibrant and dynamic, with passionate students, staff, and faculty.

As a private institution, Sonoran University is dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive community for all. Sonoran community members embody and promote inclusive excellence (IE*). This includes a commitment to respecting diverse perspectives and continually advancing your understanding and practices around equity, belonging, and support for all students, employees, patients, and our greater community. You will contribute to a campus culture that embraces our core values.

Job Description /Summary

The School of Mental Health at Sonoran University of Health Sciences invites applications for an Adjunct Faculty pool to support instruction within the CACREP-aligned curriculum of the online Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSCMHC) program. Qualified candidates will be considered on an as-needed basis to teach graduate-level courses and contribute to the academic and professional development of counseling students.

Adjunct faculty within the School of Mental Health are critical to the success of Sonoran University's online programs. They are responsible to supporting the efforts of the School of Mental Health and the Academic Affairs department to improve educational outcomes, foster student success, and facilitate student persistence and retention by creating a positive and supportive educational environment.

Adjunct faculty facilitate learning for Sonoran University's online students through timely and effective instruction, assessment, and communications and are responsible for improving educational effectiveness and supporting programmatic and course curricula. Adjunct faculty are assigned courses aligned with their expertise that are taught using Canvas, Sonoran University's online Learning Management System (LMS). Adjunct faculty are responsible for interaction with students within that LMS.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in, and passion for their subject area(s), prior online teaching experience, and the ability to effectively communicate with students. Responsibilities of this position include teaching one or more course sections, delivering current and relevant content, and demonstrating student learning. Adjunct faculty are active members of the Sonoran University community promoting its mission, vision, and core values.

Adjunct faculty will receive supervision, support, and guidance from the Program Director of the Clinical Mental Health Program and the Associate Vice President of Program Innovation and Dean of the College of Nutrition and School of Mental Health.

Primary teaching responsibilities include:

* Deliver expert knowledge in course subject area.

* Teach assigned courses in accordance with current syllabi and learning outcomes.

* Lead weekly live sessions and/or Virtual Grand Rounds in accordance with course syllabus.

* Initiate, facilitate, interact, and moderate online classroom forums.

* Use innovative teaching and learning strategies and methods.

* Conduct regular assessment of students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

* Provide responses to student inquiries within 24 hours.

* Engage in the online course portal a minimum of 4 times per week.

* Host virtual office hours.

* Remain current in academic discipline(s)

* Ensure course content remains current, accurate, and relevant.

* With approval of the dean, update course content appropriately

* Continuously improving teaching and learning based on assessment results and implementation of pedagogical best practices.

* Submit feedback and student grades in a timely manner.

Other responsibilities:

* Serve as a mentor and role model to students.

* Work collaboratively as part of the academic team and college community.

* Keep abreast of developments in one's own field by reading current literature, engaging colleges, participating in professional organizations, trade shows, and/or conferences.

* Promoting Sonoran University's vision, mission, and core values internally and to external constituencies

* Provide timely response to communications by program leadership, preferably within 24 hours.

* Other duties as assigned.

Experience expectations:

* At least three years of counseling practice is required.

* Experience providing supervision of counseling students.

* Licensed or license eligible in the state of Arizona as an LPC within a year is preferred.

* Experience with telehealth/telemedicine is preferred.

* The ability to teach a variety of courses across the curriculum is valued.

* Commitment to the highest level of academic and personal integrity, high…