Adjunct Faculty - BA Psychology - Chicago Campus

About this role

Job Description: Founded in 1979, The Chicago School is an independent professional graduate school with a dynamic student body and a professionally accomplished faculty. Our curriculum and training opportunities prepare graduates to deliver outstanding professional services emphasizing the ability to understand and work with diverse populations.

Position Summary: The Bachelor of Psychology Program at The Chicago School is seeking several highly qualified adjunct instructors to join our diverse faculty at our on-ground   Chicago  campus in our undergraduate department. 

We offer a wide range of standard APA-advised undergraduate coursework, including courses in Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Ethics, and Neuropsychology, among a number of others. 

Courses run 15 weeks during the Spring and Fall semesters, and 8 weeks during the Summer semester. Courses are taught in two modalities in-person  at the Chicago campus: • Weekly - Monday through Thursday, morning, early afternoon, or evening each week. • Executive-style blended – meeting one day (Saturday or Sunday) per month with online assignments and brief remote meetings in between.

Principal Duties: Engage students in undergraduate curriculum through discussion and assignments as outlined in the course syllabi. Provide  students substantive feedback and respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner. Maintain communication with department administration, faculty, and students. Mentor students in career planning and navigating support services, and work with department chair and Bachelor program team in ongoing student success initiatives.

Position Qualifications: • Master’s degree required • Enrollment in TCS (Chicago campus) doctoral program preferred • Experience as a teaching assistant • Strong commitment to academic excellence, research, community service, and diversity • Strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and mentorship.

The department seeks an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness, professional development and scholarship, integrity and ethics, respect for diversity and pluralism, innovation, flexibility, and teamwork and collaboration. Candidates who will advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through their teaching, scholarship, and service are strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

This job posting, and all others for adjunct faculty roles with The Chicago School, are posted as “evergreen” roles. This means that there is usually an ongoing need for departments to hire 1-2 adjuncts each semester (usually for teaching specialized topics), and they prefer to keep a running pool of applicants to select from when the need to hire arises.  Given this information, please note that your application to our evergreen roles willbe reviewed on an as needed basis and you may not hear back immediately. If you would like an update on your application status, you can email National-HR@thechicagoschool.edu . We sincerely appreciate your interest in working with us and hope this won’t deter you from continuing to submit your application for any current or future roles you may be interested in. 

Compensation & Benefits This opportunity is budgeted at $756-856 per BA credit and may vary per course with student enrollment. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.

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