Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. William & Mary Libraries is recruiting a pool of Adjunct Faculty (Section Lead) for Online Finance Courses. The role involves leading online course sections, facilitating student engagement, providing feedback, and maintaining communication with faculty and students.
Responsibilities
- Maintain frequent and open communication with William & Mary faculty and staff through email, mail, telephone, and any other medium deemed appropriate
- Complete online instructor orientation and technology training before teaching online for the Mason School and complete continuing training each year after
- Review course syllabus, content, activities, and assignments prior to the term start date
- Adhere to the course design, instructional and grading guidelines, and due dates
- Post a minimum of two weekly announcements relevant to the course content and learning activities
- Respond to student inquiries within 24 hours
- Provide students with timely, personalized, and substantive feedback on graded assignment submissions
- Grade assignments and exams in a timely manner based on the instructions/rubrics provided by the Faculty Lead (48 – 72 hours)
- Monitor and participate in weekly discussion boards
- Offer virtual office hours (drop-in or by appointment) totaling at least one hour per week for individual or group consultation and communicate this information through announcements and the course calendar
- Monitor student progress and notify the Faculty Lead when a student is unresponsive or at risk of failing
- Meet weekly with the Faculty Lead during regularly scheduled calls throughout the course
- Submit final grades to the Faculty Lead according to William & Mary and Mason School grading policies and the Online Programs calendar
- Submit Section Lead end-of-semester reflection form and attend debriefing meetings as applicable
- Section Leads typically spend 15 to 20 hours per week on the duties listed above
Skills
- Master's degree in finance, accounting, or a closely related field, or an MBA with a concentration in finance. (Note: A master's degree in accounting is preferred for the Financial Statement Analysis and Modeling course.)
- Significant expertise and relevant professional and/or instructional experience in finance and related fields, including financial analysis and modeling, corporate finance, valuation, investments, behavioral finance, financial institutions and markets, and real estate finance
- Experience providing instruction to adult learners in an academic or corporate setting
- Demonstrated excellence in communicating and collaborating in digital environments
- Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment for a diverse student population
- Demonstrated commitment to upholding William & Mary's historic reputation for academic excellence and innovation
- Doctoral degree directly related to the discipline
- Demonstrated excellence teaching adult learners in a professional degree program
- Experience providing online instruction
- Enthusiasm for delivering education in an online mode
- Proficiency using video conferencing technologies and web-based collaboration platforms
- Experience using Canvas or a similar learning management system
Benefits
- Section Leads are provided with professional learning opportunities and are invited to attend on-campus events.
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