Adjunct Faculty at MCUTS

Position Details ================

Position Information -------------------

Position Title: Adjunct Faculty at MCUTS

Division: Memphis College of Urban & Theological Studies Department: Memphis College of Urban & Theological Studies Location: MCUTS

Job Summary ------------

Union University seeks qualified individuals for the following adjunct faculty positions for its Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies campus.

About Union University ----------------------

Union University is a private coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees with a total enrollment of about 2600. The main campus is located in Jackson, Tenn., with additional campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville. A national leader among colleges and universities in promoting a Christian worldview and a Christ-centered approach to education, Union is consistently ranked among the nations premier Christian universities.

Essential Job Duties ---------------------

• Union University seeks qualified individuals for the following adjunct faculty positions for its Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies campus.
• Psychology
• History
• Sociology
• Computer applications
• Economics
• English Composition
• Literature
• Critical Reasoning
• Public Speaking
• Biology
• Environmental Science
• Math
• Statistics
• Physical Education
• Art
• Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed by the department chair when openings become available.
• Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring, and summer.

Required Qualifications ------------------------

• Masters degree in the teaching discipline or masters degree in another discipline with 18 hours of graduate work in the teaching discipline is required.

Preferred Qualifications -----------------------

• Previous higher education teaching experience strongly desired.

Christian Requirement ---------------------

• Successful candidates must be professing Christians who are active members of a local church enthusiastically support Union Universitys Identity, Mission, Core Values, and Statement of Faith and articulate a Christian worldview in their work and life.

Physical Requirements ---------------------

The work performed by this position is of a general office and classroom nature. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to perform the following:

• Communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email, and other electronic means.
• Walk from office to the classroom and from one campus office to another office building on campus.
• Spend extended periods of time sitting and standing with occasional instances of bending and stooping.
• Classroom and laboratory settings require periods of standing and sitting for the duration of class 1 to 3 hours.
• Ability to lift and carry files and materials, handle various types of media and equipment occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description.
• Have adequate vision, hearing, and manual dexterity to interact with people in person on the phone, on computer, and in writing.
• Requires the ability to identify, observe, and assess visual color discrimination and depth perception.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls (e.g., mouse, keyboard, telephone, lab equipment).
• Also requires arm-hand steadiness, manual dexterity, and the ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.