Full Time Faculty

About the Position

A Full-time Faculty (FTF) member primarily teaches program-specific courses exclusively in their College, including didactic and/or clinical courses, and engages in specialized outreach to students and various stakeholders to assess and meet the ongoing needs of specific student populations. Additionally, a FTF monitors the quality of education and the profession through effective research. A FTF also carries out various administrative and/or service duties and performs research/ professional scholarship activities to ensure that content area expertise remains up-to-date and relevant, and to contribute to the University’s brand and reputation through publication and other means of professional advocacy.

FTF typically work 40 hours per workweek but are expected to work additional hours as needed based on job responsibilities and business need. FTF are eligible for paid vacation, holidays, and sick time in accordance with University policy. FTF teach exclusively or in some combination, didactic and clinical courses as well as residency or other program-specific courses. FTF teach online and/or at local campuses, and may be required to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends, as determined by college leadership. FTF in practice-based disciplines (i.e., Nursing; Counseling) will carry an assignment that includes teaching, administrative/service duties and research/professional scholarship activities. The workload percentage for Teaching and Service/Administrative assignments may vary between categories according to the needs of the College.

FTF are expected to comply with University and College policies, handbooks, resources; observe telecommute policy and maintain a professional home office environment (noise free, etc.) and to be available to colleagues and students on all telecommute and office days during regular working time.

This position is located at our local campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

Teaching – 70%

• Teach the equivalent of 14 courses per year, including introductory courses, didactic courses, residency courses, and clinical courses in the undergraduate and/or graduate program curricula in one of the practice-based disciplines within a College count toward this requirement. All courses must be taught in accordance with established University of Phoenix-approved curriculum, policies and College requirements, and in compliance with regulatory and accreditation agency requirements and standards.
• Based upon individual College needs and requirements, teach one or more program residencies per year; teach and lead Preceptor Courses; participate and supervise in skills and simulation activities and centers (assignment will vary among Colleges).
• Implement instructional strategies appropriate for the learner and content, differentiating instruction to meet diverse learner needs; promote student success by using creative and diverse teaching methods and strategies.
• Communicate with students regularly, using a variety of mechanisms both written and verbal; ensure availability to students based on the learning environment and according to University policy and instructional standards; guide and direct students to resources that support student success, such as the learning management system, academic and professional resources, and University resources.

Service/Administrative/Research/Scholarship – 30%

• Participate in applicable University committees, advising, and other shared governance responsibilities such as General Faculty Meetings, Content Area Meetings, College leadership, faculty and council meetings; and serve on student standards committees.
• Engage in professional development activities to maintain relevancy in educational research, evidence-based practice, discipline trends and best practices in accordance with service and scholarship requirements of the University; maintain active involvement in academic discipline, such as participation in professional organizations, academic conferences, and/or community service.
• Perform all required student, classroom and related teaching activities, including but not limited to assisting with clinical placement, tracking student progress, reviewing student and faculty course feedback. Serve as a coordinator for a variety of positions within the College (e.g. admission, advising, didactic, skills and/or clinical).
• Effectively use a mentor/coach approach to build productive educational relationships with full-time and associate faculty to support the performance and evaluation process. Support new faculty through onboarding and mentoring.
• Conduct research and construct scholarship projects through an active research and scholarship agenda; promote research and scholarship through poster and/or podium presentations at conferences and meetings; publication in peer-reviewed journals; grant writing and submission; or perform other approved scholarly activities.

General Requirements

1. When working remotely, maintain a home office environment that maintains professionalism and is conducive to student privacy.

2. Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

NOTE: The primary accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. The workload equivalency developed by the Colleges serves as a guide for College Deans and other leaders to construct FTF workloads. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager.

Job Supervisory Responsibilities

No direct supervisory responsibility; may be assigned to directly supervise staff as needed

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Counseling

• Doctorate degree in Counselor Education or related field, or Doctorate degree in another field and one (1) year full-time teaching experience in a counseling program prior to July 1, 2013
• Counselor identity imperative, professional organization membership required
• Current unencumbered State Behavioral Health license; NCC and ACS required within one (1) year of hire. Must be state qualified to provide clinical supervision to counseling students
• One or more years of experience teaching in a graduate Counselor Education program
• One or more years of experience in clinical supervision
• Five or more years of experience working in clinical/organizational counseling setting
• Must have a record of research and scholarly activity

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Experience teaching diverse adult learner populations
• Experience conducting educational research, studies, or projects
• Able to convey a professional image, as well as effectively represent the University as appropriate in its relationship with students and the community
• Excellent communication skills to effectively deliver information to diverse constituencies
• Self-motivated and proven ability to work independently managing multiple priorities and tasks to deliver required results efficiently and effectively