Description
South College invites capable, energetic, outgoing, applicants who are focused on transforming the lives of our customers/students! At South College, you will help implement our strategy of “Where Dreams Find Direction!” We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning with over 10,000 students covering 7 campuses and Online learning sites, offering a myriad of undergraduate and graduate healthcare programs for our students.
In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.
South College, a regional leader in Higher Education, is continuing its growth strategy both geographically and in its program offerings and is launching an exciting new Competency Based Education (CBE) Doctoral degree with five specializations (Adult Learning and Development, Higher Education Leadership, Teaching and Learning, Organizational Leadership and Educational Leadership).
This newly approved program is designed to allow students to accelerate their doctoral journey through 6-month subscription-based terms that allows each student to progress through each course and the program as they demonstrate mastery in an accelerated format. It is a 10-course doctoral program, where every student will complete 6 course courses (including a dissertation) and 4 specialized courses in their declared specialization area.
Am I a good fit for this role?
Yes - If you are a passionate educator, who has demonstrated success and experience mentoring doctoral students, that believes in proactive and reactive outreach to students.
Yes - If you believe in the mission and model of competency-based education and are excited about the innovative approaches South College is taking to help students achieve their dreams.
Yes - If you are committed to provide students with excellent customer service (respond to student emails within 24 hours, grade all student submissions within 3 days), providing in-depth qualitative and quantitative feedback, and are driven by student success!
Yes - If you have prior experience working at a CBE institution and/or CBE program.
*This position will be for remote employment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Teach doctoral courses up to 125 students as well as serve as Chair for students in their dissertation process within the EdD Program.
2. Monitor curricula to ensure compliance with South College standards and other accrediting bodies.
3. Participate in course and curriculum evaluations and audits and implement recommendations as requested.
4. Mentor doctoral students in a 1 to 1 in course setting, where the student will attempt to demonstrate their mastery over competencies through the completion of assessments.
5. Respond to all student emails and inquiries within 24 hours.
6. Evaluate/Grade all assessments within 48 hours of the student submission.
7. Provide robust qualitative and quantitative feedback on student submissions.
8. Provide proactive and reactive outreach for students via email, phone conversations, and video conferencing. Consistent and direct communication with students in a variety of modes is essential to the success of this position and to the doctoral students at South College.
Requirements
1. Substantial college teaching (5 years or more preferred) and evaluation experience in online modalities with doctoral students.
2. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with students and institutional staff.
3. Ability to develop courses in competency-based education.
4. Substantial experience with learning management systems (Canvas preferred).
5. Prior experience evaluating and/or instructing in a competency-based education program at the doctoral level.
6. Doctor of Education in one of the following areas: Adult Learning and Development, Teaching and Learning, Higher Education Leadership, Instructional Design and Technology and Organizational Leadership
7. Experience working with dissertation students and serving as dissertation Chair/Committee member.
