Humanistic Clinical Psychology Department - Adjunct Faculty

Job Description:

Saybrook University, a non-profit accredited graduate school using a hybrid distance/residential learning model, seeks Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Humanistic Clinical Psychology. Innovative and progressive applicants are invited to join a distinguished faculty; whose accomplishments reflect the quality and academic achievement of our students and graduates. Our faculty are scholar-practitioners and leaders in their fields and professional associations, like within the American Psychological Association in many of its divisions. Faculty are effective educators, inspiring clinical supervisors, well published scholars, and social activists for change. Our pedagogy includes a rich diverse curriculum with a focus on critical and creative thinking grounded in humanistic principles. It combines best practices in hybrid online and residential education. Saybrook students are mature and proficient in the use of advances in technology applied in higher education. We prepare scholar-practitioners to engage the world in the 21st century.  

Under the direction of the Department Chair, the Adjunct Faculty member will engage students through discussion and assignments as outlined in the course syllabi, provide students with substantive feedback, and respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner. The  Adjunct Faculty member will also maintain communication with Department Administration, Faculty, and Students.

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Effective student engagement and mentorship

• Collaboration with and responsiveness to department chair, faculty, staff accordingly

• Course Delivery/Development and Syllabus Review/Updating

  • Deliver high quality innovative on-line courses that foster critical thinking

  • Ensure high academic standards and quality aligned with program learning outcomes

  • Coordination of course offerings and catalog documentation as needed

  • Potential to design innovative, progressive, and clinically responsive courses

  • Participating in curriculum development, as needed.

• Attend at least one faculty meeting per term (others are encouraged); monitor departmental communications

• Residential Learning Experiences (RLE)

  • Potential for presenting workshops, course introductions, clinical training, and/or attending meetings during the weeklong in-person learning activity (negotiable)

Faculty Engagement Expectations

All Faculty members at Saybrook University are expected to be available and responsive to students. Adjunct Faculty engagement expectations include:

• At a minimum, Adjunct Faculty are expected to interact with students in their online course at least three (3) times per week. Note: Substantive Faculty interactions with students may/often include (but not be limited to) methods such as email, phone, video teleconference, Residential Conference meetings.
• Saybrook Adjunct Faculty are expected to respond to students by using their Saybrook email address (@saybrook.edu), Canvas inbox, or by phone within two (2) business days no matter where they are located.
• In addition to scheduled student appointments, Adjunct Faculty are expected to post and provide two (2) hours of drop-in office hours via GTM a month.  These time blocks should be no less than thirty (30) minutes each.  Office hours can be offered during normal business hours.
• Following through on Student inquiries and requests as it relates to academic progress.
• Utilize University offered resources to maintain technology skills specific and appropriate to each program and process.
• Adjunct Faculty will contact Students enrolled in their course within the first week of the new semester and prior to residential and educational conferences.
• For individually mentored courses, Adjunct Faculty will schedule with each Student regular online and off-line communication.
• For other course designs, Adjunct Faculty will demonstrate how they are engaging Students in a consistent and meaningful way across the semester or term.
• Adjunct Faculty will return Student papers with feedback for assignments submitted through Canvas within the following guidelines (applicable to candidacy essays, MA theses/projects, and dissertations):