Adjunct Faculty (In Person, Hybrid, and Online): Ethics and Philosophy

Adjunct Faculty (In Person, Hybrid, and Online) – Ethics and Philosophy

Cleary University invites candidates to apply for a position as an Adjunct Faculty in undergraduate coursework related to our courses in Ethics and Philosophy for the Fall 2025 Semester (beginning in August 2025). The academic team at Cleary University seeks passionate, student-centered Adjunct Faculty who are highly engaging and intrinsically motivated to create meaningful, transformational, and dynamic learning experiences for our undergraduate student body, which includes traditional campus-based students, student athletes, and returning adult students at our Livingston (Howell, MI) campus (both in person and hybrid using via Zoom video conferencing) and online.

We are looking for caring, supportive higher education professionals who are dedicated to playing a critical role in the early personal, cognitive, and social growth of students to fulfill Cleary University’s Mission to “provide an intimate and inclusive, student-centered business education that instills the values of The Cleary Mind™ in our community.” A key characteristic for these individuals is their dedication to forming a set of strong professional skills that students will use throughout their undergraduate education and professional careers.

In particular, we are looking for Adjunct Faculty who possess relevant professional and teaching experience to instruct the following undergraduate courses (initial assignments, with other coursework possible in the future):

• Value Systems
• Culture of Ethics
• Ethical Decision Making
• Philosophical Basis of Business
• Philosophy and Rhetoric

Adjunct Faculty Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate in-person classes that personally engage students using active, hands-on activities in the classroom, via video conferencing, and via fully online courses.
• Utilize the Canvas learning management system to deliver instruction (using an existing course structure and University-selected textbook/content materials, which faculty are welcome to supplement) and in-person student engagement using tools and features to deliver course content and record classroom attendance, grades, and assignments according to Cleary University instructional expectations.
• Practice interactive pedagogical techniques to engage students and enhance the student experience in the classroom.
• Implement relevant, creative, and effective teaching methodologies to engage learners and inspire original thinking, problem solving, global sustainability, professional communications, ethics and entrepreneurial mindset
• Assess student learning based on institutional outcomes, course goals and objectives in an unbiased, timely, and respectful manner.
• Hold regularly scheduled office hours (minimum of one hour per week for each three semester credit hour course) and be available to students on a regular basis.
• Work collaboratively with other faculty members, departments, and staff to develop a meaningful experience for students.
• Embrace education for diverse, global, and multi-cultural students.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• An earned master’s degree from an institutionally (i.e., regionally) accredited college/university in Ethics, Philosophy, Organizationa