Contributing Faculty - Healthcare Management

Company Description

About Walden University

Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social change in their professions and communities. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

In our U.S. locations, we operate on a hybrid work model with three in-office days and two remote days per week. Starting Q1 2025, we will transition to a four-day in-office schedule, Monday–Thursday. This in-office time fosters creativity, innovation, communication, and stronger team relationships, supporting both individual and organizational success.

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Job Description

Walden University seeks a dynamic, innovative faculty member for this contributing (part-time) position in the B.S. in Public Health program in two modalities: course-based with 6-week terms and Tempo (Competency-Based) using a subscription model. All modalities are asynchronous. Key responsibilities of this position include teaching courses in the following content areas: Concepts of Health Promotion, Public and Global Health, Public Health Policy, Public Health Education, Health Communications, or Research Methods and Analysis.

Contributing Faculty manage their own time to fulfill their responsibilities. We value the experience you bring with you and want to make sure your voice is heard as policies and initiatives take shape and find implementation.

• Provide Course instruction as assigned
• Engage in classrooms at least 4 days a week
• Respond to student questions within 48 hours
• Facilitate and engage in discussion boards
• Assess student work and provide substantive feedback in a timely fashion
• Be available to students via video chat or phone as needed
• Occasional additional duties may include course content development
• Service on university and school committees and school initiatives as needed
• Support administrative needs within the college
• Course maintenance as needed
• Establish an accessible and supportive virtual classroom environment
• Collaborate with colleagues and supervisors, sharing experiences and observations

Contributing Faculty serving the College of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Studies. We are looking for faculty in the following disciplines:  Healthcare Management.

• Demonstrated commitment to fostering empowerment and providing support for adult learners.
• Experience with and dedication to serving a diverse population of adult learners who manage multiple responsibilities while pursuing education.
• Experience working collaboratively with faculty and staff to effectively support a positive student experience.
• Completion of appropriate advanced and/or doctoral degrees and experience in the field and/or interdisciplinary fields within academia.
• Experience with building and fostering communities in online environments. Online teaching experience is assumed.
• Documented contribution to research, thought leadership, and/or scholarship is valued in applicants and participation in community organizations, organizational leadership, and social change initiatives. However, we prefer teaching experience over publication records.

Responsibilities

• Training: All new Faculty Members receive specific training from Walden University in the techniques teaching, use of an electronic learning platform, specifics of the policies, procedures and degree programs of the School or College in which they are going to teach, socialization into the Walden University culture, assessment of academic integrity of student work (including use of www.turnitin.com), and research supervision of theses and dissertations.

• Course Teaching: Faculty Members are assigned a course, which is taught using the eCollege platform, and are responsible for interacting with students within this platform. Discussion Boards for classrooms are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Although postings to the classroom may be done at any time