Contributing Faculty, PHD Public Health Program - Mentoring and Teaching (Remote)

Company Description

Walden University is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE). More than 50 years ago, Walden University was founded to support adult learners in achieving their academic goals and making a greater impact in their professions and communities. Students from across the U.S. and more than 115 countries are pursuing a certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree online at Walden. The university offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs. Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, hlcommission.org. For more information, please visit WaldenU.edu and WaldenFacts.com.

Job Description

Job Description

Walden University is an accredited institution that has been serving the higher education needs of professionals for over 50 years. Offered online, Walden's doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degree programs are designed to help students achieve their goals so that, as graduates, they can help advance the lives of others.

Walden University is currently accepting applications for dynamic, innovative faculty in the field of public health for part-time (contributing) faculty roles in the PhD in Public Health (PhD) program in the College of Health Sciences and Public Policy. The PhD program is seeking qualified online doctoral mentoring and teaching faculty, which may also include teaching face-to-face or virtual seminars at university academic residencies or dissertation intensives.

Roles and Responsibilities for Course Teaching

Faculty members are assigned courses which are already developed and are taught using the Blackboard platform. Instructors are responsible for interacting with students and completing grading within this platform. Discussion boards for classrooms, when present, are asynchronous and open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Faculty are expected to engage with students in a manner in accordance with the Faculty Handbook, Code of Conduct, and other criteria established by Walden University. Faculty members are expected to be in the classroom a minimum of 4 days per week and respond to student questions within 48 hours. Faculty members are required to adhere to the posted course rubrics and provide constructive, qualitative, and personalized feedback and grades to students through Blackboard within five days of the student due date. Where Discussion boards are present, faculty are required to engage with students and facilitate learning and discussion a minimum of 4 days per week according to program and university requirements.

Availability

Walden expects faculty to be reasonably accessible to students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students outside the course discussion board and in addition to providing substantive feedback on assignments and postings. Faculty members publish their availability to students through posted office hours in the course, instructor information posted in the classroom, and/or other appropriate documents. The university requires regular and predictable availability for online or phone office hours.

Tools/Technical Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Technology Requirements

Faculty members are required to have an adequate computer to handle an electronic learning platform, keyboard, pointing device, and computer monitor. All other tools are knowledge-based or training-based through Walden University. The faculty member must be able to use Microsoft Office products (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), zip software, and Adobe Acrobat and must have reliable Internet access as well as alternate access in cases where primary access becomes unavailable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our goal is to have a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and our communities. Walden University is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring based upon merit. Individuals will be considered for positions for which they meet the minimum qualifications and are able to perform with or without reasonable accommodations. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Availability

Walden expects faculty to be reasonably accessible to students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students