Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Practice

Job Title: Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Practice

Type: Part-Time (40 - 60 hours/month) 

Start Date: January 2nd 2024

Location: Flexible within the U.S

Priority Deadline: October 2nd at 4pm EST

SUMMARY

Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) is welcoming applications for Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Practice positions on the Teacher Preparation team. Relay’s mission is to ensure that all students are taught by outstanding educators. Our vision is to build a more just world where every student has access to outstanding educators and a clear path to a fulfilling life. Individuals dedicated and well versed in culturally responsive pedagogy, social justice in education, and exceptional teaching practices will have an opportunity to thrive while ensuring that students at Relay fulfill their aspirations of becoming teachers.  

If you have a depth of content knowledge, love coaching teachers, leading professional development, collaborating with  experienced high-performing educators, learning and working with new technology, and are hungry to further build your instructional leadership skill set on a part-time basis, the Adjunct Instructor role is right for you. In this role, you’ll be able to expand your content knowledge and build relationships with aspiring educators. 

This is a great opportunity for classroom  teachers and/or school leaders who are looking to gain additional experience facilitating instruction for  adult learners. Depending on the content area, there may be an opportunity to teach more than one section. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

The essential responsibilities of this position, while not limited to the following, will include: 

• Teaching Responsibilities: You will internalize and facilitate courses, designed by our curriculum design faculty, and teach 2.5 hour synchronous classes aligned to the asynchronous modules one evening per week. Below is a sample schedule of various courses. Please note the schedule below is a sample and some 2 credit courses may have less or more synchronous class sessions. 
• 3 credit courses are taught over 10 weekly class sessions throughout the term on Tuesday or Thursday evenings
• 2 credit courses are taught over 7 weekly class sessions throughout the term on Tuesday or Thursday evenings
• 1 credit courses are taught over 4 weekly class sessions throughout the term on Tuesday or Thursday evenings or may be taught on 2 full Saturdays
• Course Preparation and Professional Development Responsibilities: Adjuncts are expected to attend the beginning of term orientation (1-2 hours). In addition to teaching, there is required weekly collaboration time (1 hour  per week), schedule based on adjunct  availability. Furthermore, all adjuncts participate in instructional observations to ensure alignment with teaching practices and support the growth and development of Relay adjuncts . 
• Student Experience:  Adjuncts ensure exceptional student experience within courses taught by ensuring all policies and practices outlined in the faculty and student handbooks are followed and that Relay students are supported to reach their full potential and serve their Birth-12 students with the knowledge learned within the course. You will also ensure all courses taught by you are mission aligned, student-centered, and continuously improving based on student input. Additional responsibilities include hosting office hours, providing academic feedback, grading student work, updating students’ course progress throughout the term via progress check systems, and collaborating with student advisors and department faculty. 
• Programmatic & Design Responsibilities: You will support the design and continuous improvement of the courses offered within the department by providing ongoing feedback on the curriculum design.

Note: Depending on course design, content area and Relay student enrollment, responsibilities and scope of work may vary. 

QUALIFICATIONS

First and foremost, the Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Practice, must share the Relay community’s commitment to working together to improve student growth and achievement through phenomenal teacher preparation grounded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. This includes providing teacher preparation programs that set novice teachers up to succeed in the classroom from day one. Additionally, for this position we’re looking for candidates that possess a combination of the following skills: 

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least five years of effective classroom teaching experience at the early childhood, elementary, middle, or second