Adjuncts - Adjuncts for CFP Certificate program- Fall 2025

Job Summary

Adjunct instructors to teach in-person (not Zoom) for a new CFP Certificate program slated to start in January at a financial firm. The program is a CFP Board registered program.

Program consists of seven financial planning subject courses: General Principals, Income Tax Planning, Estate and Gift Planning, Retirement Planning, Risk Management and Insurance, Investment Planning, and the Capstone course.

Each course meets once a week, starts at 6 pm, and is made up of 12 sessions (meetings). Location is nearby FDU in Florham, NJ.

Required Qualifications

Person should hold CFP with relevant professional experience in the field. Alternatively, have MBA or JD with a focus on course teaching, or some higher degree or relevant professional certification(s) in the subject area to be taught, AND relevant professional experience.

If interested, send resume to Prof Ron West at west@fdu.edu

Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check. Candidates for hire will be required to sign a waiver authorizing the background check and produce a Social Security Card.

Preferred Qualifications

Salary

$1,500 per credit

Benefits

This position provides a benefits package that includes: Eligibility to contribute towards the 403(b) plan, and a various fringe benefits (discounts on ever day good and services, entertainment/dining discounts, etc.), and State benefits such as NJ Sick Leave and State Short Term Disability benefits.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants need to also e-mail their resume and cover letter to the Dep’t Chair, Professor R. West at west@fdu.edu

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents

1. Teaching Philosophy
2. Letter of Reference 1
3. Letter of Reference 2
4. Letter of Reference 3
5. Other Document