Open Rank Teaching Professor – Master Organizational Leadership (Flagstaff, AZ)
Open Rank Teaching Professor – Master Organizational Leadership
Location: Personalized Learning
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 607476
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation’s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
About NAU
Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff—the home of our largest campus—and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU’s faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.
Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.
For more about inclusive excellence at NAU, visit the https://in.nau.edu/center-for-university-access-and-inclusion/.
About the Department/College
NAU has an established history of intellectual leadership in developing workforce-aligned online programs for non-traditional students and in supporting competency-based education. NAU Online currently serves nearly 5,000 students through a growing portfolio of 140 online and competency-based programs and a commitment to individualized attention, student success and attainment, and serving learners in the state of Arizona.
Personalized Learning (PL) incorporates innovative teaching and learning methods. Administered by NAU Online, PL differs from, but complements, the traditional classroom-based academic model, with the goal for students to achieve deep learning through a personalized approach of multiple, hybrid and effective learning methods and modalities and within timeframes that best meet the students’ needs. Our model combines best learning practices to ensure competency, including: shared and open- source content; multiple delivery modules such as video and simulations; faculty-led mentorships and tutoring; and customized instruction. Tuition is based on length of time (6-month subscriptions) rather than by course or credit hours, providing a financial incentive to the student to complete their degree in a timely, or even accelerated, fashion.
About the Position
NAU Online invites applications for an open rank Teaching Professor position to support our personalized learning Organizational Leadership program.
The successful candidate will:
• Instruct students in online, competency-based graduate courses in Organizational Leadership and related subjects of instruction; assessment will be conducted in Mandarin.
• Tutors broadly across departmental discipline and provides high-touch assessment feedback, communicating with students in Mandarin.
• Maintains and communicates regular hours of availability for synchronous student interaction.
• Develops a strong understanding of available problem-solving resources by collaborating with NAU student services staff.
• Provides student success resources available at the institution as needed by the student.
• Maintain electronic and academic student files and records, such as grading feedback, email, and Salesforce; document all pertinent student interactions and information.
• Customize student communications based on individual student goals as needed and as practical.
• Serve on faculty search, departmental, and college committees
• Support curricular assignments determined by Lead Faculty
• Collaborates with PL colleagues to:
• Review disciplinary curriculum, design, and evaluation
• Identify learning outcomes and ensure that they are aligned with assessments
• Identify and create learning resources to support course materials and student learning
• Develop rubrics for evaluations and assessment
• Monitor instructional materials to ensure sound academic practices
• Ensure that materials are accessible (Section508ADA) and usable for all learners
• Maintain functioning links and ensure currency of course materials
This is a 12-month, non-tenured, non-tenure eligible faculty position renewable based on funding availability, satisfactory performance, and departmental needs. Remote work from anywhere in the U.S. is a possibility for this position, with the ability to meet regularly via web-based conferencing and/or via telephone, and periodically in-person at a campus location. The position may require work during non-standard hours to support student needs.
Minimum Qualifications
For ALL ranks:
• A doctorate in Business, Management, Project Management, Leadership, Organizational Change, Human Resource Management, Administration, Business Administration, Organizational Management/Leadership, Healthcare Management/Administration; ABDs will be considered, but must have degree by start date.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and Mandarin.
For the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor, all of the above AND
• At least one year of teaching experience and one year of professional experience in business operations including project management, human resources, communications, strategic planning and evaluation, leadership, or other aspects of business (experience can be obtained during degree program)
For the rank of Associate Teaching Professor, all of the above AND
• Illustrations of effective teaching, such as student evaluations and innovative curricular design samples
• Six years of full-time college-level teaching at the rank of assistant professor or similar full-time teaching role.
• One year of professional experience in business operations including project management, human resources, communications, strategic planning and evaluation, leadership, or other aspects of business
For the rank of Teaching Professor, all of the above AND
• Illustrations of effective teaching, such as student evaluations and innovative curriculum
• Six years of full-time college-level teaching at the rank of associate professor or similar full-time teaching role.
• One year of professional experience in business operations including project management, human resources, communications, strategic planning and evaluation, leadership, or other aspects of business
Preferred Qualifications
• Two or more years of experience in online or competency-based programs
• Experience working with learning management systems
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively on a geographically disbursed team, with geographically disbursed learners
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in education, student success, and educational access
• Professional experience in business operations including project management, human resources, communications, strategic planning and evaluation, leadership, or other aspects of business
Compensation & Benefits
Commensurate with candidate’s qualifications and related experience.
This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU https://nau.edu/Human-Resources/Benefits/. Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the http://nau.edu/Provost/Resources-Policies/. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU’s BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of the pay period following election. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following election. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU https://nau.edu/Human-Resources/Benefits/.
Pre-Employment Check
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees’ right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/ is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.
FLSA Status
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.
Submit Your Application
Vacancy will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin on October 16, 2023.
To apply for this position, please click on the “Apply” button at the end of the job description (if viewing this position through the NAU HR website). Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to http://nau.jobs, follow the ‘Current Openings’ link, locate vacancy 607476, and then “Apply” at the bottom of the page.
Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):
• a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position;
• a curriculum vitae;
• names and contact information for three references.
Please do not include any other documents.
If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/employment-application-instructions/ or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus – on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact the Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, http://DR@nau.edu, or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ 86011.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
https://in.nau.edu/Human-Resources/Posters-Required-by-Law/
NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.
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