Part-time Assistant Professor, Microeconomics

Part-time Assistant Professor, Microeconomics

Position Summary

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COBET / SOBE is seeking a PT Faculty Member in the following areas of specialization(s) : PT Assistant Professor, Microeconomics.

In this role, the part-time faculty member will teach cohorts of students within a programmatic core discipline as assigned.

Primary responsibilities include engaging students, offering excellent feedback, and inspiring students to achieve course and program outcomes relevant to the core discipline.

This position works closely with other faculty teaching in the discipline, Department Chair, and Dean.

Essential Functions

The role of Part-time Assistant Professor includes teaching courses within a programmatic core discipline as assigned.

Measuring Performance

Specific performance standards for teaching include, but are not limited to :

• Part-time Assistant Professor will email / record and post a welcome letter to their assigned students one week prior to the start of course, when feasible, but always within the first week of the course.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will record and post a video introduction which will be placed in each course.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will answer all student emails within two calendar days which is likely to require responding over weekends.

The exception to this requirement is if the Part-time Assistant Professor is on PTO or when there is a holiday observed by the University.

• Communication with students will take place within the University learning management system (LMS), University-designated systems and through University assigned email.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will contact Student Services (by use of designated means) in the LMS as soon as Part-time Assistant Professor determines a student is not actively participating in the course.
• Part-time Assistant Professor will contact a student by email and a phone call to encourage re-engagement in the course as soon as Part-time Assistant Professor determines a student is not actively participating in the course.
• As technologically supported by the platform, Part-time Assistant Professor will host no less than two one-hour synchronous office hour sessions per week.

Office hours will be posted in each course.

• Part-time Assistant Professor will provide quality feedback to students. Quality feedback includes but is not limited to :
• substantive and reflect a content focus
• impart knowledge, share resources and dialogue with students
• include track changes of edits to proper use of mechanics
• include a summative statement at the beginning or end of document with key observations
• communicate in a manner and with language reflecting support of the student

Scholarship

Part-time Assistant Professor is expected to meet the University's requirements for scholarship as articulated in the Faculty Handbook.

Part-time Assistant Professor is encouraged to apply for the various initiatives the University funds to promote research and scholarship.

Part-time Assistant Professor will :

• Maintain a record of scholarly activities befitting a doctoral granting institution.
• Contribute to the body of knowledge of their discipline.

Compliance with University Policies

Part-time Assistant Professors are expected to know, acknowledge, and comply with University policies as stated in the Team Member Handbook and Faculty Handbook.

Supervisory Responsibilities : N / A

Requirements :

Education and Experience :

Required Qualifications :

• Master's degree in Economics or a related field with at least 6 semester hours of graduate courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
• Experience with curriculum / standard alignment and / or academic program assessment.
• Experience working with videoconferencing and web-based tools.
• Must be willing to travel to teach classes onsite as a part of hybrid courses (part online and part onsite).

Preferred Qualifications :

• Terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in Economics, or a related field, from a nationally accredited university.
• Experience in practitioner research and literature reviews.

Competencies / Technical / Functional Skills :

• Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Actively seeks to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and / or external partners to accomplish business objectives.
• Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations.
• Working knowledge, principles and practices of office management / systems within a higher education environment, preferred.
• Ability to drive towards achieving measurable and challenging goals to support organizational success.
• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and / or small team of diverse cultures.
• Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.
• Skill in operating equipment, such as personal computer, fax, copier, phone systems.
• Ability to handle a diversity of details in order to make informed and responsive decisions.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills : verbal and written.

Location : Hybrid Yuma, AZ.

Travel : Travel may be required.

Compensation Range : Hourly : $26.63 - $28.89

Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary / pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.

Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package.

National University offers an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that supports diversity. National University (NU) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws.

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