School of Aeronautics | Online Adjunct Undergraduate

Job Description Summary

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that ‎‎‎‎‎‎an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage ‎‎‎‎‎‎in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed ‎‎‎‎‎‎Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a ‎‎‎‎means to a significant educational ‎‎end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the ‎‎‎‎development of good learning ‎‎conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is ‎‎‎‎possible, provide for individual ‎‎differences, abilities, and interests. ‎

This aeronautics adjunct will teach aeronautics across the curriculum and across programs. They will teach assigned class(es) in accordance with course outlines, including specified textbooks. A course outline is a Liberty University-approved document covering such items as course prefix, number, title, description, rationale, learning outcomes, and content.

The adjunct will be responsible for students within each section they teach. He or she will take advantage of teaching opportunities using weekly announcements, e-mails, videos, and discussion board forums. The adjunct will respond to e-mails within 36 hours and will grade students’ assignments, giving substantive feedback, within 6 days of the assignment submission. The adjunct will also fulfill administrative responsibilities as directed by their Instructional Mentor, Faculty Support Coordinator, Chair, or Associate Dean; some administrative tasks include roster verification, reporting items, and timely submission of final grades.

Basic functions:

• Teach material from approved curriculum in accordance with assigned schedule to ensure student satisfaction.
• Assist students in achieving completion of objectives and learning outcomes.
• Provide regular and timely feedback to students.
• Participate in school retention initiatives by maintaining contact with students and helping absent students.
• Advise students in matters related to academics and attendance.
• Motivate students to actively participate in all aspects of the educational process.
• Maintain and report student grades and attendance in accordance with university policies.
• Address any concerns regarding individual student performance, professionalism, readiness for field or profession, academic dishonesty, other gatekeeping concerns, etc. and participate in communication with other faculty and department leadership about such
• Provide feedback to Subject Matter Expert and/or Department leadership regarding course content and student learning, as part of the program’s continuous improvement process
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications:

• Candidates should have a master’s in aviation from a regionally accredited program; OR a master’s degree and eighteen aviation graduate credits from an accredited program; OR an MSA from an accredited program with a Ph.D. or J.D in a related field.
• Demonstrated strengths in teaching at the college level
• -Understand and articulate aeronautics from a biblical worldview
• Proven organizational skills and ability to complete required tasks both timely and accurately with minimal supervision
• Ability to effectively collaborate remotely with colleagues and department faculty and staff
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
• Creative, innovative, and critical thinking skills
• Basic competency with Office 365 (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Preferred qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in aeronautics or a related field.
• CFI, CFII, and MEI Certificates with at least 2 years of teaching experience.
• Experience teaching at the college level.
• Experience with learning management systems (i.e., Canvas).