Full Time Faculty - Management and leadership abilities

Full Time Faculty - Management and leadership abilities

The Full-time Faculty member is a faculty position with exempt status. Reporting to the Department Chair, this non-tenure track full-time faculty position is expected to provide academic instruction to degree, certificate, and non-degree learners. Responsibilities include teaching, curriculum development and oversight, committee work, and maintaining a program of scholarship, continued learning, and/or practice within their area of skills and specialization. this job offer is located out of the university’s home office in Albany, NY with the option of considering remote candidates. Remote employees will have mandatory occasional travel for meetings, conferences, and professional development opportunities. Remote employees are expected to be available during work hours 8:30am – 5:00pm Eastern time. The University will supply necessary equipment to execute the essential functions of this job (e.g., laptop, docking station). Employees are responsible for having a workspace where they can participate in virtual meetings without multiple interruptions and noise.
Full-time faculty are expected to support department and school leadership abilities in terms of recommendations on program and course design, the assessment of student learning in conformity with university, college, and program standards, and the execution of data-informed and high-quality learning practices within courses.
The full-time faculty position will provide a benefit to the University by aligning courses and programs with accreditation requirements, serving as a model by providing rigorous oversight of course development and revisions, and facilitating student learning and success in support of the University’s academic programs. Full-time faculty are expected to show a availability to take on essential functions and tasks as needed, within the department, school, college, or university, and as directed by the department, school, and college leadership abilities.

Essential tasks and Responsibilities include the following: Other tasks may be assigned.

»Teach 10-12 courses (30-36 credits per year) and advance student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in conformity with established course outlines, University standards, and external benchmarks of quality.

»Lead and/or coordinate the development and/or revision of courses, including serving as subject matter expert for course development projects, with a focus on data-informed continuous quality improvement.

»Review courses on an continuing basis using data on course and instructional quality to improve student learning and success results.

»Participate in program improvement initiatives including university-established program reviews, supporting the department to improve program performance.

»Participate in developing, implementing, and analyzing student learning results and utilize data to improve the quality of course, program, and student results;

»Adhere to all policies specified in the Faculty Handbook and serve as a model to other faculty.

»Confer with members of educational committees and advisory groups to obtain expertise of subject areas, and relate curriculum materials to specific subjects, individual student needs, occupational areas, and discipline expertise.

Institutional and professional service:

»Serve on the appropriate University, College, departmental and professional society committees as directed by the Department Chair.

»Attend Commencement and connected activities.

»Contribute to professional development activities, both departmental and university-wide.

»Participate in activities supporting the University's strategic plan and the goals of the College.

»Provide subject matter assistance to advising, and in collaboration with the academic advisors provide academic guidance to students.

»Provide professional assistance to instructional faculty, staff, and students.

»Facilitate recruitment, retention, and timely graduation of students.

»Promote and coordinate student professional organizations.

»Support community and industry relationships, including support for project partnerships and student opportunities.

»Contribute to recruitment of dedicated and diverse instructional faculty.

»Comply with published College Policies and Procedures.

»Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on the development and assessment of program and course results.

Professional Development & Research may include:

»Research and/or compile data as may be assigned.

»Participate in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide.

»Maintain current expertise in the subject matter area and innovate effective teaching/ learning strategies.

»Pursue furthering of domain expertise and academic skills through scholarly activities by attending professional conferences, publishing papers or articles, etc.

»Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.

Qualifications required
to execute this job prosperously, an individual must be able and willing to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the expertise, skill, and/or capability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to execute the essential functions.

» practice teaching range of undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational behavior, leadership abilities, and management, and other courses as assigned and in alignment with academic qualifications.

»Doctoral degree (Ph.D./DBA) in business leadership abilities or related field/degree is preferred.

»Master’s degree and significant industry certifications will be considered or 18 hours of graduate-level learning in the discipline.

» practice and comfort teaching across multiple modalities, and leveraging strengths of each to inform instructional practice.

»Significant and documented industry practice in the business, nonprofit, or public administration is required, with preference given to individuals with practice in health care or technology fields.

» practice mentoring master- or doctoral-level students research, theses, and dissertations.

»A commitment to interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration and prosperous track record of working across disciplines to support the development of program pathways from associate to doctoral degrees.