2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 | 617-449-7070| www.urbancollege.edu Adjunct Faculty Pool: Multiple Work Areas General Descrip-on Department: Academic Affairs/Business Administration Reports to: Vice President of Academic Affairs or their designee Urban College of Boston (“the College” or “Urban College”) invites applications from qualified subject-matter experts and experienced professionals to develop and/or teach online (asynchronous and remote via Teams) and occasional in-person courses in multiple work/disciplinary areas represented at the College, including, ESL, English, Early Childhood Education, Human Services, Sociology, Psychology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Humanities. Urban College faculty are often course developers who develop and teach their courses. To reduce the burden of debt on students by reducing hefty textbook costs, the College has adopted the practice of utilizing quality open educational resources (OER). Instructors who wish to develop their own online courses at the College are strongly encouraged to research and utilize OER. Demonstrated proficiency and experience in using industry-standard tools and platforms (e.g., Microsoft Office) to teach assigned core and elective courses in the program is essential to perform the job functions. Responsibili-es • Work in collaboraDon with the Program Chair(s) and Online Learning Manager to prepare syllabi and develop curricula in alignment with the college's vision and needs; • Complete all required trainings by prescribed deadlines including the College’s LMS, SIS, and collaboraDon plaTorm trainings; • UDlize OER materials in developing, updaDng, and teaching courses whenever possible; • Adapt the assigned courses to online and/or online formats as needed and following the standards established by Urban College; • Maintain excellent communicaDon with students, department, and division staff throughout the semester; • Meet students regularly at the posted class Dmes, fulfill contractual requirements, and teach assigned courses using methods that promote student learning; • Submit course syllabi, midterm and final grade reports, weekly a^endance records, early alerts, and other reports pertaining to assigned courses by required due dates; • Develop effecDve assessments regularly to measure student learning; • Provide meaningful and Dmely feedback to students; • ParDcipate in selected academic program-specific iniDaDves (e.g., advisory board meeDngs, assessment of student learning, program reviews, and academic program self-study processes) as directed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs or their designee; • Engage in professional development acDviDes to maintain excellence in teaching and learning; and • Carry out other related duDes as assigned by the Vice President of Academic Affairs or their designee. Required Qualifica-ons: • A master's degree in a closely related discipline. • Ability to effecDvely work with students with a variety of diverse characterisDcs including racial, ethnic, and linguisDc diversity, learning style differences, and variety of age and life experiences. • Excellent oral and wri^en communicaDon skills and interpersonal skills. Preferred Qualifica-ons: One or more of the following: • Experience working with historically underserved populaDons. • Undergraduate teaching experience in a two-year college and/or mentoring experience. • Experience in implemenDng engaging online teaching pracDces. • Bilingual proficiency (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, HaiDan Creole). • Experience using a Learning Management System (LMS), such as Brightspace, Canvas, or Moodle. • Experience using a Student InformaDon System (SIS), such as SONIS. • Experience using a collaboraDon plaTorm, such as Microsod Teams. Compensa-on: The star-ng compensa-on for teaching is $3,100 per course. Course development fees are paid separately at a standard flat rate subject to successful execu-on of a course development contract. To Apply Interested applicants should submit a: 1) cover le^er, 2) resume, and 3) contact informaDon for up to three (3) recent professional references. Applicants should idenDfy 1-3 Urban College courses that they believe are most closely aligned with their academic background. For a full list of courses available under this category, please review the college’s course catalog at h^ps://www.urbancollege.edu. The cover le^er should address how the candidate meets the posiDon requirements and describe why they are interested in teaching at Urban. The cover le^er may be addressed to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Please submit your applicaDon materials via email to hr@urbancollege.edu. About Urban College of Boston A private, non-profit college accredited by the New England Commission of Higher EducaDon (NECHE), Urban College of Boston (UCB) opens new pathways to opportunity through individualized, supporDve, and mulDlingual educaDon that prepares a diverse community of learners to pursue career advancement and transform their lives. UCB grants Associate of Arts degrees in Early Childhood EducaDon, General Studies, and Human Services AdministraDon, and offers seven cerDficates. UCB enrolls over 1,000 students annually, many of whom a^end college part-Dme, while working full-Dme and raising a family. Classes are offered in both online and face-to-face formats. UCB offers classes in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, and HaiDan Creole. Chartered in 1993, UCB has long served an ethnically- and racially- diverse student body; of the over 1,100 students enrolled during the 2022-2023 academic year, 59% idenDfied as Hispanic or LaDnx, 14% as Black or African American, 10% as Asian, 6% as white, 3% as another race or ethnicity, and 8% did not indicate their race or ethnicity. During the same period, 92% of students were women and the average age was 37. Urban College of Boston is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without a^enDon to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientaDon, gender idenDty, naDonal origin, veteran, or disability status. If you require alternaDve methods of applicaDon or screening, please contact us directly at hr@urbancollege.edu.
