Adjunct Instructor - Rehabilitation Counseling

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Summary

We invite candidates to apply to an adjunct faculty position with the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Health Professions.

The position will work with rehabilitation counseling faculty to coordinate, implement and evaluate an interdisciplinary behavioral science curriculum. In addition, the adjunct instructor will coordinate all curriculum transition activities over the next 12 months for four courses and 400 students. This includes being Course Director for 3 courses, as well as being a part of the instructional team for the remaining courses and serving as a primary assessor for all formative and summative activities. The position offers the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary team and learn curriculum design and instruction, as well as, learning technology. This is an ideal position for someone who has some teaching experience and is seeking to move into interdisciplinary education.

Responsibilities:

• Be Course Director on three courses from August through May.
• Be part of the instructional team on courses assisting focused on assessment.
• Coordinate and schedule all activities (for 400 students).
• Provide hybrid class instruction and activities.
• Develop interactive exercises, formative assessments and summative assessments.
• Coordinate and conduct formative and summative assessments.
• Provide constructive feedback to students on all assignments.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff in the creation of and implementation of case scenarios.
• Develop and implement online class instruction using the most up to date adult learning strategies and tools.
• Assist an interdisciplinary team to evaluate the curriculum on an annual basis.