AA475 - Doctoral Instructor - Part Time Staff - Educational Leadership (EDD) (Virtual)

Description and Requirements

At the University of Phoenix, we are committed to the future of work by providing a fully remote, work-from-home environment. This strategy enables us to attract top talent nationwide. Are you looking for a rewarding and fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the opportunity to make a significant impact while collaborating with a team of fun, innovative individuals? Would you prefer to work with an organization that positively contributes to the world? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you!

About Us

University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.

Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring - and learning from - those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.

We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.

About the Position

A Doctoral Instructor (Doctoral Faculty) supports the overall instructional and academic excellence of their respective doctoral program/content area. An individual coordinates with central administration and various stakeholders to inform University leadership about the changing needs of specific student populations for the purpose of continual quality improvement of education programs.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a faculty teaching within the program curricula for online, residency or dissertation classes; teach up to five classes within the academic year in accordance with teaching practices identified in the Faculty Handbook and by the practicing College and University administration; effectively use a mentor/coach approach to build productive educational relationships with students.
• Serve on dissertation committees or in an assigned role as a project chair, resource specialist, research methodologist, statistician, IRB expert, or panel validator; develop and maintain strong relationships by serving as a program resource for college and/or academic staff, faculty and students, and serve as a liaison for the College.
• Support the research methodology team by peer reviewing content for publication.
• Apply flexibility and creativity in meeting student needs, ensuring availability to students, responding to student issues and concerns, as needed, inside and outside of the classroom, based on the learning environment and according to University and College policy and instructional standards.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the quality and integrity of the College’s respective doctoral program, including the development and implementation of program goals and program integrity; Participate in programmatic accreditation activities, committees, and attendance at required meetings and student forums.
• Participate in and lead task forces and committees, which includes participating in the planning, implementation, and coordination of activities to maximize service quality effectiveness and efficiency, as required; represent and address academic concerns with academic leadership.
• Maintain a flexible work schedule, including nights and weekends, to support student development and progression; hold open office hours to accommodate student development and progression.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge of the curricula by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies and developing an annual personal research or scholarship agenda that includes publication or presentation to a larger academic community; maintain a general knowledge of emerging issues and trends related to the respective doctoral studies.
• Work remotely and maintain a home office environment, that is conducive to professionalism and student privacy, with capability of video conferencing for all College meetings.
• Perform other duties as required or apparent;

NOTE: The Primary Accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of the position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the Primary Accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

Doctoral Instructor - Doctor of Education Program

• Doctoral degree in a field related to the content of the academic program, as described
• Doctorate Educational Leadership or related degree requiring the successful completion of a dissertation OR
• Must have 1 year of leadership experience in (K-12 or higher education), educational technology, curriculum and development and Administration experience
• Doctorate in any area requiring the successful completion of a dissertation
• Must have 3 years of leadership experience in (K-12 or higher education), educational technology, curriculum and development and Administration experience
• Knowledge of adult education practices, curriculum development and academic content area
• Must be a current University of Phoenix Associate Faculty member

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS:

• Have current graduate scholarship on file.
• Complete the self-guided Dissertation Chair Training Refresher (DCTR) annually
• Five (5 years) recent experience in education or related field
• Two (2 years) significant experience teaching education or leadership at a college/university level
• Two (2 years) current experience in project management and leading organizations and teams
• SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT:
• Enhanced Scholarship: 1) Presentation that is peer-reviewed and given in an academic or professional setting, 2) Peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed articles that are submitted or accepted to appear in an academic, professional, or scholarly journal are applicable if they fall under the Scholarship of Discovery domain of the Boyer Model. (Includes: An editor of a book or review of chapters in an edited book). Self-published manuscripts do not count., or 3) White Paper that is peer-reviewed and submitted or accepted for publication by a professional organization or educational institution. If faculty do not currently meet this requirement they may still be qualified; however, they have one year from the date the content area is approved to come into compliance with this Enhanced Graduate Scholarship requirement to maintain the content area approval

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven experience as a scholar, practitioner, leader in one of the industries relative to our doctoral degree program
• Able to convey a professional image and effectively represent the organization as appropriate in its relationship w/ the community as well as in all professional social media profiles such as LinkedIn
• Familiarity with adult education experience
• Experience w/ doctoral-level education
• High level of problem solving and decision-making abilities to respond to student issues and concerns, evaluate students for retention, persistence, and assess student work and abilities, facilitate the doctoral learning experience
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to communicate effectively w/ diverse constituencies, including students, faculty, employees and external parties.

University of Phoenix is an Equal Opportunity Employer

If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.

Pay Range

The annual pay range for this position is $32,688 (minimum) - $48,750 (midpoint) - $64,813 (maximum).

The hiring range for this position is $37,000 or $40,000.

Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.

Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer benefits designed to help you meet your financial and educational goals.

Part-time employees are eligible for:

• Competitive 401(k) employer match;
• Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,
• Paid sick time and time off for vacation and company holidays.*

*For more details around paid time off benefits, please click here.