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Part-time Faculty, Psychology & Dissertation Chair

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National University System
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 5 - 10K employees
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$26.63 - $28.89/hr

Part-time

Re-posted 23 days ago

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Compensation Range:
Hourly: $26.63 - $28.89
National University - San Diego, California
Part-time Faculty: Psychology & Dissertation Chair
Location: Remote, USA
National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide. Our three schools and three colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC).
Position Summary
The Department of Psychology, in the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at the National University, invites applications for part-time faculty in Psychology. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of or potential for excellence in teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university's diverse adult student body. The successful candidate will have the potential for a commitment to serving the university's diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.
Essential Job Duties:
  • Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities.
  • Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment.
  • Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.)
  • Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable.
  • Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content.
  • Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.

Qualifications:
  • Doctoral degree with a focus in Psychology or related field required, PhD preferred.
  • Research-based, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article publications, required.
  • Experience with the online delivery of education and the systems that support it, required.
  • Graduate level qualitative methods, quantitative methods, or statistics teaching experience preferred.
  • Experience as a member of a dissertation committee, preferably as the chair/advisor required.
  • Content expertise in one or more of the following areas preferred, but not required: trauma, substance use/addictions, the use and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • All skills, abilities and education will be considered for minimum qualifications.

For full consideration, interested candidates should provide the following.
  • A cover letter.
  • A curriculum vita.
  • Statement of teaching experience online and/or onsite for a diverse student body.

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Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate's qualifications, skills, and competencies. Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of National University's total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the "whole you" with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family. For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For part-time positions, please click here.
National University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a mix of highly talented, innovative, and creative people come together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University.

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