Online Adjunct Professor - Allied Health / Healthcare Services

Part-Time Faculty – Allied Health
Online (This is a Virtual Position)

Description: BSC seeking a Part-Time instructor to teach health administration courses
Requirements: Qualified candidate will possess a Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines:  Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Zoology, Nursing, Exercise Physiology or a Doctorate in Medicine or Chiropractic. Online teaching experience preferred.

To be considered for a Part-Time faculty position, applicants are required to submit the following items with the application:

• Resume/CV
• PhD (if applicable), Masters, and Bachelor’s unofficial transcripts
• At least 3 professional references (be sure to include phone numbers and email addresses)

During the application process, please be sure to upload all of these documents under the documents section.

 

Position Status: Exempt

Reports To: Program Manager/Faculty Administrator

Location: Remote (Orchard Park, NY)

Bryant & Stratton College Online adjunct instructors will support the college mission and vision by facilitating an active virtual learning classroom through alternative delivery methodologies. Instructors will maintain contemporary knowledge and skills in their discipline to support their expected classroom responsibilities. Instructors will participate in departmental, campus-wide, and college-wide activities to support the needs of the student population and the Online Education team.

Job Responsibilities:

Classroom Preparation & Performance

• Prepare course(s) assigned in Blackboard with required elements by the designated deadline.
• Throughout each session, provide approximately 12-14 hours per week of instruction over the course of five days each week, per course. This includes facilitating discussion, grading student work, checking email, engaging in personalized retention efforts and outreach to support student success, and answering student inquiries.
• Respond to all outreach (email, text, calls, etc.) from students, supervisors, colleagues, etc. within 48-hours. This includes responding to inquires in the “Ask Your Instructor” forum in each section.
• Facilitate discussion with substantive, high-quality posts, higher-order questioning, and supplemental resources, ensuring minimum participation in discussion of at least three days each week (including Weeks 1 & 7.5).
• Respond to 100% of students’ initial posts within the designated weekly timeframe.
• Substantive responses must include personalized comments and ask a higher-level thinking question whenever possible.
• Close the loop after asking questions and receiving responses from students
• A requirement is to post in discussion early in the week (with some posts and replies made by Wednesday) and then show an engaging presence again in the middle and end of the week. A week-opening post should include supplemental material and/or EQ(s) from the supplemental syllabus.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, which will be evaluated through informal and formal observations annually. These observations are completed using tools such as midsession checks, yearly formal evaluations, etc.
• The seven principles are: Encourage contact between students and faculty, Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students, Encourage active learning, Give prompt feedback, Emphasize time on task, Communicate high expectations, and Respect diverse talents and ways of learning.
• Ensure the grade book is updated each week no later than Thursday at 11:59 pm, ET for Weeks 1-6, and 9 am ET Thursday after the last day of class for Weeks 7 and 7.5.
• Review student work, adhere to grading rubrics, and provide detailed, individualized feedback.
• If grading is completed early in the week, review the grade book again before the grading deadline to ensure all submissions have been graded and zeroes have been reverted (if applicable).
• Ensure zeroes are entered weekly for students who do not submit assignment(s) by the due date.
• Late work needs to be graded when completing the next round of grading in the class to ensure students have an accurate picture of their standing in the class. It is not to be left until the end of the course.
• Ensure that zeroes are reverted each week for work that was submitted late.
• Meet final grades deadline for each course each session, which is Thursday after the last da