"Adjunct Instructor – English"

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) is an intentionally Christian teaching university for

traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults who seek opportunities to learn and grow in

an academic community of faith. The University provides the context for a transformational experience

through excellent academics, service opportunities, caring relationships, and a nurturing spiritual and social

environment. Faculty, staff, and students are challenged to achieve their highest potential, to become

increasingly Christ-like and to make a difference in their world through lifelong service.

The University seeks a part-time Adjunct Instructor in College Writing for its English and History

department on the Mount Vernon main campus.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Adequately prepare all course materials and lessons (note that preparation time will vary based on

instructor experience in teaching that course)

• Provide each student with clear course expectations, evaluations and timelines through carefully

written topical outlines and approved, standardized syllabus

• Provide interesting and relevant assignments for students that demonstrate learning outcomes in a

real-life setting

• Suitably challenge, engage, serve and communicate with students to encourage their participation

and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect

• Complete grade books, final grade sheets, learning assessments and final exam assessments in a

timely manner

• Respond to student questions in a timely manner

• Identify and refer at-risk students to specific academic support services

• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus

Expectations for the successful candidate:

• Evangelical Christian confession of faith and experience (Statement of Faith required at

application)

• Candidate must have obtained at least a conferred Master's Degree from an accredited U.S.

college/university or international equivalent; additional requirements driven by state licensing or

accreditation considerations may apply

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Expertise in interpersonal and oral presentation/written communication skills

• Engaging classroom style and appreciation of successful instructional approaches for a range of

academic abilities

Interested candidates should send a curriculum vita, names of three references with contact information, a

one to two-page statement of educational philosophy, a one to two-page statement of faith, and copies of

university transcripts to:

Dorothea Hawthorne, Ph.D., Chair

Department of English and History

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

800 Martinsburg Road

Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Or electronically to: Dorothea.Hawthorne@mvnu.edu

Prior to a final offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to submit to a background

check including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification

and criminal background check. Mount Vernon Nazarene University is committed to fostering a nondiscriminatory campus environment in which community members can learn and work. MVNU prohibits

discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, disability, marital status, or military

service in the operation of all University programs, activities, and services. As a faith-based institution, the

University is exempted from certain laws and regulations concerning discrimination. The University

maintains the right, with regard to its lifestyle covenant, employment, and other matters, to uphold and

apply its Christian beliefs related to, among other issues, marriage, sex (gender), gender identity, sexual

orientation, and sexual activity to the fullest extent permitted by law. Thus, MVNU attempts to make all

policies and decisions within the doctrinal and moral convictions of the Church of the Nazarene (e.g.,

Articles of Faith, Covenant of Christian Conduct including the Statement on Human Sexuality and

Marriage, Covenant of Christian Character, and the Statement on Discrimination, 915)