Adjunct Faculty- Sociology Professor

Title: Adjunct Faculty- Sociology Professor

State Role Title: Adjunct Faculty- Sociology Professor

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Virginia

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University, a comprehensive urban public institution, is committed to transforming
students' lives through exemplary teaching, research, and service. Offering a supportive academic and culturally diverse environment for all, the University empowers its students to tum their aspirations into reality and achieve their full potential as well rounded, resourceful citizens and leaders for the 21st century.

Norfolk State University’s Department of Sociology, seeks Adjunct faculty for the August 2024 academic year to teach Sociology and/or Criminal Justice courses. The selected adjunct professors will teach at the undergraduate level and conduct office hours to support their
courses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess a Masters of Arts or Science degree in Sociology, Criminal Justice, or in a similar discipline, with 18 graduate credits in the field.
• Possesses considerable knowledge of and skill in areas of specialization in a discipline, as highlighted above.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to a diverse student-body audience, both verbally and in writing, with emphasis applied to a commitment to diversity.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp and advocate an institution teaching and learning philosophy, preferably in an institution of higher education.
• Proficiency in or commitment to attaining distance learning certification at NSU.
• Teaching experience, at a college or university is strongly preferred.

Additional Considerations

EEO Statement
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The following must be submitted for a complete application:
1. A statement of your Philosophy of Teaching (via cover letter)
2. A current Curriculum Vitae (via resume)
3. Complete Commonwealth of Virginia State Application
4. Official transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted, however, official transcripts are required of finalist) (via transcripts)
5. Three reference’s (name, phone, email,) via references



Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 7578238160

Email: Emailed material is not accepted.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.