Rasmussen College Hiring for Online Adjunct Instructor – Principles of Health Behavior – CBE Assessment at Remote Full Time

Rasmussen University

The Company:
Rasmussen University is a regionally accredited private university dedicated to changing lives and the communities it serves through high-demand and flexible educational programs. As a pioneer in career-focused education since 1900, the University is defining a new generation of higher education that focuses on competency-based education, technology and transferrable skills. Rasmussen offers undergraduate and graduate programs online and in person at 23 campuses around the country. The University is designed to lift and support its students every step of the way, from their first credential to their last. Rasmussen is dedicated to global enrichment, serving the underserved and meeting the evolving needs of diverse students, communities and economies. Rasmussen encourages its students, faculty and staff to strive for academic excellence, community enrichment and service to the public good. For more information about Rasmussen University, please visit www.rasmussen.edu.

Course Description:
This course studies basic principles of behavior analysis and identifies areas of public health in which these principles are used. Health behavior models for culturally appropriate and theory-driven individual and community-based behavior change interventions are examined. Students analyze literature and health belief models to develop, implement, and evaluate health behavior interventions within new or existing health promotion programs.

Location:
This position is remote but not available to CO residents.

Reporting Relationships:
Adjunct Faculty will report to an Academic Dean

Responsibilities:
Competency-Based Education (CBE) allows students to master content and skills within a course or program at their own pace and prioritizes the demonstration of student learning over time.

Students are able to show what they know when they know it. CBE courses are broken into multiple modules that are self-paced. Each module has an assessment at the end of it that allows students to demonstrate their mastery of the material.

CBE Assessment Adjunct Faculty members focus on grading the work coming in from students. They are assigned a set number of students that are theirs and all submissions from those students are graded by their assessment faculty member.

Grading is facilitated through the use of detailed rubrics and feedback. Very little direct communication is had with students and more attention is put on the grading itself. This allows for an unbiased grading process and a faculty member with an expert understanding of the course project and its requirements.

Key Accountabilities:
The essential function of the position include, but are not limited to the following tasks, duties, and responsibilities consistent with the function. The employee is expected to perform all other duties as requested, directed, and/or assigned. Adjunct faculty will be assigned up to 3 work units per academic quarter.

Teaching Effectiveness: Professionalism, Use of Technology, and Content Expertise

Dynamic, Active Classroom

Use of effective teaching strategies and multiple teaching techniques; teaching and modeling appropriate level learning skills and creating an environment conducive to learning

Creating high levels of student engagement through activities, community building, and student-centered learning including the use of live classroom tools to hold synchronous learning sessions with students

Clarity, relevance, and connection of class session objectives to course performance objectives

Organized classroom and efficient use of class time

Subject Matter Expertise

Demonstrate mastery and ability to articulate and relate to students

Play an integral role in the development and implementation of curriculum and assessment for their area of expertise

Student and University Support and Professionalism:
Faculty are responsible for creating a classroom presence in support of students in collaboration with their Dean

Student support and outreach that supports the success of students is accomplished through faculty availability to students in all courses through synchronous or asynchronous communication and meetings to help students achieve the learning objectives for their course(s)

Faculty Meetings and other responsibilities:
Faculty will attend events, programmatic meetings, and committee work as agreed upon and/or designated by the Dean

Appropriate behavior, language, professional communication, demeanor and dress will be exhibited at all times

Professional Development

Faculty must complete a minimum of six (6) Rasmussen Educational Units (REUs) annually or two (2) REUs per quarter for each quarter you teach (whichever is less) between the combined areas of Teaching Development and Development in Discipline on an annual basis as described in the faculty handbook

Experience and Qualifications:
Teaching experience preferred (Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of study)

Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work in a team environment with minimal supervision

Strong interpersonal skills to interact with students, leadership, and peers.

Excellent written communication and strong verbal communication skills in the English language

Online adjuncts will need regular access to a computer with the following system requirements

Windows XP or greater

Microsoft Office 2010

An internet connection

Education, certifications and Licensures:
Doctorate in Public Health, Epidemiology, or Community Health

Rasmussen University follows the requirements set by the Department of Education, accrediting agencies, and the states in which the campuses operate

Must be able to provide professional licenses/certifications required for specialized schools (Health Sciences, Nursing) before teaching. License must be active and unencumbered

Must be able to provide official transcripts for each degree earned from an accredited institution before teaching

At Rasmussen, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to supporting and encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome our employee’s differences regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status.