Compensation Range:
Hourly: $26.63 - $28.89
National University – San Diego, California
Part-time Faculty: Part-time Faculty, Homeland Security, Emergency Management, and Criminal Justice
Location: Hybrid – San Diego
* Must be available to teach on military instillations in the San Diego area.
National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide. Our eight schools and two colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC).
Position Summary
The School of Public Service at National University invites applications for part-time faculty in our undergraduate and master’s programs in Homeland Security, Emergency Management and Criminal Justice. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of/or potential for excellence in teaching in both fields and a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. The successful candidate will have the potential for a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.
Note: This part-time Faculty position will be expected to teach 4- and 8-week courses, on-site, at military base campus centers in the San Diego, CA metropolitan area. Candidates might also be asked to teach online, asynchronous courses
Essential Job Duties:
- Provide expertise in assigned content area by maintaining current knowledge in the field.
- Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities.
- Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment.
- Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.)
- Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable.
- Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content.
- Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, or closely related field required.
- Terminal degree in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, or closely related field preferred
- At least 3 years of professional experience in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, or a closely related field required.
- Able to be credentialed to access military installations where University degree programs are offered for on-site instruction required.
- 1 year of experience in teaching Homeland Security, Emergency Management or Criminal Justice preferred.
- Experience in teaching adult learners preferred.
- Experience in developing course content preferred.
- Experience working in Law Enforcement preferred.
- Must reside and be eligible to work in the United States.
For full consideration, interested candidates should provide the following:
- A cover letter.
- A curriculum vita.
- Statement of teaching experience online and/or onsite for a diverse student body.
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Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies. Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family. For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For part-time positions, please click here.
National University offers an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that supports diversity.
National University (NU) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative, and creative people come together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University. We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, family care status, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and other legally protected group status.
