Adjunct Faculty

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Ace Edu Institute

📍Remote - United States

Summary

Join American College of Education as an Adjunct Faculty and contribute to a vibrant online learning environment. You will play a key role in supporting student success, fostering a positive learning experience, and maintaining high academic standards. Responsibilities include delivering engaging instruction, providing timely feedback, and collaborating with colleagues. The ideal candidate is passionate about education, possesses strong communication and organizational skills, and thrives in a virtual setting. Compensation is competitive and based on student enrollment and additional opportunities exist for supplemental income. American College of Education is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

  • Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs
  • Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills
  • Follows established processes as outlined by the organization and leadership
  • Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set
  • Consistently produces a high volume of quality work
  • Capable, and adapts as needed, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel
  • Must support and embrace the College’s B Corp mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives
  • Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
  • Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
  • Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team player
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
  • Builds and maintains student satisfaction
  • Recognizes and anticipates student needs
  • Earned a terminal degree and experience in Leadership, Higher Education, Research or Community College
  • 1+ year experience in teaching and leadership in a formal educational setting using both traditional and non-traditional teaching formats, higher education strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience in successfully developing online/virtual professional relationships
  • Evidence of professional research and/or creative endeavors and expertise in the field

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a strong academic presence and growth in professional development for teaching, scholarly or creative works, and service to the profession and to the college
  • Report and work directly under the leadership of the department chair who provides guidance regarding 1) academic and teaching responsibilities, 2) service to students, department, college, and community, and 3) professional development
  • An adjunct faculty relates directly to students, handling instructional responsibilities to support, strengthen, and enhance the learning experience
  • Interacts directly with students in an appropriate, professional manner
  • Facilitates a safe and productive learning environment for students
  • Responds in a timely manner to student requests for information, clarification of content, posts, and personal queries, and contacts inactive students as the need arises
  • Oversees the quality of the course by reviewing the functionality and content, ensuring high-quality delivery of content
  • Expands the student experience by “fingerprinting” the course content with unique personal experience, insights, or other professional knowledge
  • Monitors and provides appropriate student feedback on assignments within college policies
  • Synthesize and reports student performance data in a timeline manner
  • Faculty understand and support professional relationships within the course room, department, institution and beyond
  • Supports the policies procedures and guidelines of the program and institution
  • Aid student learning of ethical conduct, particularly related to plagiarism and copyright infringement; follows appropriate procedures in reporting infractions
  • Directs students to supplemental resources as needed to enhance their individual skills and abilities
  • Works collaboratively with colleagues and leadership of the college including attending required meetings
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and culture of the college within and beyond the institution
  • Provides appropriate leadership within one’s individual sphere of influence
  • As a demonstration of lifelong learning, faculty pursue endeavors to augment personal and professional skills
  • Maintains a professional and technical knowledge of the curricula and industry by participating in leading-edge educational workshops/seminars, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. This includes maintaining a deep knowledge of emerging issues and trends related to the department
  • Ensures the quality of program and course offerings by supporting and promoting research

Benefits

  • Adjuncts are paid per student per course here at ACE, and in general the pay is $50/student at the bachelor and master levels, and $126/student at the doctorate level
  • There are also opportunities to serve on paid committees, as well as receive payment for writing and developing courses
  • For 6 consecutive years, ACE was recognized as one of Indiana’s Best Places to Work, winning the #1 spot for medium-sized companies in 2020
  • In addition, ACE has earned national recognition, being named a USA Top Workplace in 2022, 2023 and 2024
  • As a virtual first organization, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a family-like inclusive work environment

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