Adjunct Professor - Early Care & ChildDevelopment

Campus

OSU-Oklahoma City

Contact Name & Email

Kim Leigh,

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, with

occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length

6 months or less

Hiring Range

$750.00 - $800.00 Per Credit Hour

Priority Application Date

Resumes will be accepted until

position is filled.

Special

Instructions to Applicants

For full

consideration, please include a resume, cover letter and contact

information for three professional references.

About this Position

To develop in each student the

knowledge and applicable skills of critical thinking and to help

students learn and apply concepts, core knowledge, and the

fundamental workforce responsibilities of working with young

children, families, personnel, and implementation of administrative

systems within the early care education presented to them in order

for that student to become a positive and productive member of the

early care education profession and community.

Required Qualifications

Associate or Bachelor degree and

licensure / certification in discipline required (technical

program / non-transfer classes)

Master’s Degree

in discipline or related area or Master’s Degree with 18 hours in

discipline required (degree must be conferred on or before agreed

upon start date)

Must

have educational qualifications to teach in subject area or have

documented specialty education / experience to meet tested experience

requirements, as per the Higher Learning Commission’s publication

on Determining Qualified Faculty and provide leadership in an

academic discipline and / or degree program.

Must have experience working in licensed early care education

programs.

Programs with discipline-specific

external accreditation may have more stringent training and

experience requirements.

Certifications, Registrations, and / or Licenses :

Dependent on course

Skills, Proficiencies,

and / or Knowledge :

Teaching Competence – Must be able to create lesson plans, content,

presentations, ancillary materials, and assignments to effectively

transform information to knowledge for students; have the ability

to assess student learning and progress.

Communication skills – Must be able to communicate verbally and in

writing with clear, grammatically correct English; requires

interaction with supervisors, colleagues, students, alumni,

advisory committee members, and the public, using tact, discretion,

and independent judgment.

Computer skills –

Must be demonstrably proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Word,

PowerPoint, Excel), as well as e-mail and internet, and learning

management systems.

Passion for assisting

students (customers) and representing the OSU-OKC and OSU brand

with positivity and professionalism.

Demonstrated history of ethical and professional behavior.

Preferred Qualifications

• . / .

Essential Job Functions :

Maintain student and

course records with updates on the learning management system.

Maintain and file current course outlines,

objectives and grading procedures for all courses.

Exhibit innovative and adaptive instructional

methods.

Completes all mandatory training.

Fulfill all requirements as noted in the

Adjunct Handbook.

Perform other related

duties as assigned.

The duties

listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations

of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of

specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the

position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment

to the position.

Working Conditions :

Must be able to work a flexible schedule to

include some evenings and weekends.

Work will

be performed in an office and classroom environment with a

significant amount of public contact, in person, by telephone, via

email, and various communication platforms.

Physical Requirements :

Duties require extended periods of sitting, talking, and listening.

Duties require extensive use of computers,

telephones, and other office equipment.

Requires possible lifting of up to 25 lbs. (If an object weights

more than 45 lbs., OSU-Oklahoma City requires this to be a

two-person lift).

The work

environment and physical demands described here are representative

of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions

of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.