Traditional Adjunct Instructor-Mass Comm

Job Summary

The Division of Cultural & Communication Studies seeks adjuncts to join its adjunct pool for Mass Comm. Adjunct faculty members are employed on a course-by-course basis, depending on the curricular offerings and course enrollments in any given semester.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Teach courses at assigned days and times
• Plan lessons using division curriculum that address particular learning outcomes and the needs of students
• Use technology to enhance instruction and assessment
• Design, administer and grade assessments to measure student learning
• Gather and submit a sample of course assignments as requested for documentation for SNU General Education Committee
• Maintain accurate, up to date grading in Learning Management System
• Maintain accurate, up to date attendance record in university required system
• Set up and make proper use of a Learning Management System site for assigned course(s)
• Administer a final exam on the day and time scheduled by the university
• Submit final grades as required
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to operate office equipment
• Ability to provide quality customer service
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Southern Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. According to SNU policy, all faculty and staff must profess faith in Jesus Christ, possess a strong personal Christian commitment and be committed to the SNU mission to make Christlike disciples through higher education in a Christ centered community. As an institution of the Church of the Nazarene, applicants must understand and embrace the biblical principle that all people are created in the image of God and should be treated with dignity and respect, including a belief in equal opportunity to work, contribute, and flourish without discrimination.

• Master’s Degree in Mass Comm or related field or 18 credit hours in graduate level courses in Mass Comm or related field
• Minimum of two years of teaching experience
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple demands in fast paced work environment
• Typing and spelling competency
• Experience with various computer software applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal Degree in Mass Comm or related field
• Experience in face-to-face classroom instruction at the undergraduate level
• Experience using discovery learning or inquiry-based learning for instruction
• Experience using the Canvas learning management system

Supervision Received

Receives supervision and work assignments from a designated chair, although other staff members in the unit may provide work direction.

Supervision Exercised:

None

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Organization

Southern Nazarene University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university. It is an expression of the educational ministry of the Church of the Nazarene. Based at its main residential campus located just west of Oklahoma City, SNU serves students from around the world at multiple locations in Oklahoma and through online educational opportunities.

Founded in 1899, SNU grew out of several small evangelical colleges committed to training people for service to God and their fellow man. During the later part of the nineteenth century, settlers in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas founded these educational institutions to promote the optimistic message that the result of people fully aligning their lives with God’s work in the world would be personal holiness and compassionate service.

Southern Nazarene University values each person created in the image of God, therefore, we also desire to be a community that reflects representation of diversity. We care about inclusion and equity through the refining of our character, the way we create culture and the way we serve Christ. Our University values reconciliation through God’s love.

Southern Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, veterans status or any other legally protected class in the recruitment and admission of students, in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary, and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services.