Adjunct Faculty - Dissertation Chair, Social Work Program

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 is a B Corporation with a mission to provide a diverse community of career professionals who have the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners to positively affect social change. 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.

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Job Description

Walden continues its tradition of quality as it grows. Walden's School of Social Work and Human Services seeks faculty members for the Ph.D. in Social Work and the DSW programs to commit to part-time positions. This is an opportunity for candidates to share their professional experience and academic knowledge with students across the country and around the world. With a computer and a high-speed Internet connection, the faculty member can teach on his or her own schedule while maintaining other professional and personal commitments.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Walden University seeks a dynamic, innovative faculty member for this contributing (part-time) position in the Ph.D. in Social Work and the DSW programs. Key responsibilities of this position include teaching courses and mentoring student research. 

What to Expect as a Walden Faculty Member

Faculty members educate Walden University students by effectively and proficiently using online technology and resources so that knowledge, information, feedback, and critique are imparted to and shared with students in thoughtful, carefully formulated, well written, and timely communications. This is accomplished in an environment that is respectful of the student, the faculty member, Walden University, and the discipline in which the faculty member is involved.

Course Teaching/Availability

Faculty members are assigned courses, which are taught using the Learning Management System (LMS), and are responsible for interacting with students within the LMS. Discussion Boards for classrooms are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Faculty members are expected to be in the classroom a minimum of 4 days per week and responses to student questions must be posted within 48 hours. The university suggests regular and predictable availability, such as online office hours or regular online chats; office hours may be required based on program or college policy.

Research Mentorship

Faculty mentors may be assigned to work one-on-one with students to help students meet the research requirements of their degree. Faculty members are responsible for the provision of timely feedback, approval, assessment, and evaluation of each student's work within the classroom.

Residencies

Graduate-level faculty may be invited to attend Residencies held domestically or internationally, where they will teach face-to-face intensives and colloquia, and facilitate school and university-wide discussions. Contributing (part-time) faculty may be invited to participate but are not required to attend.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• An earned Ph.D. or DSW from an accredited university in Social Work.
• An earned MSW from CSWE-accredited social work program
• Experience sitting on/chairing dissertation committees
• Possess a significant record of academic (i.e., publications, presentations) and/or professional contributions to the field of study.
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the degree level of the program and one year of online teaching experience is preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of post MSW practice experience is preferred
• A commitment to supporting student success in a diverse population of adult learners.
• Have a commitment to the social change mission of Walden University.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems and leveraging technology in learning (required).
• Proficiency with SPSS for quantitative faculty and/or NVivo for qu