The Opportunity

Lesley University always welcomes applications for adjunct faculty to teach upcoming daytime or evening classes for our Liberal Studies: Adult Degree Completion program. Courses in this department include a Transition Seminar: Lives in Context and a Research Capstone seminar class, which are geared toward adult learners returning to complete their degree.

Course Descriptions:

Lives In Context: Students critically reflect on the impact of cultural assumptions related to race, ethnicity, and class. They explore the construction of identity in diverse contexts, learning from the perspectives of others and empathizing with alternative viewpoints.

Capstone Seminar: The Research Capstone focuses on design and execution of the senior research project by exploring topics, questions, and research methodologies. Students work with faculty to design, research, draft, and finalize a senior essay in the student's area of interest. Students do general and specialized reading in their field of inquiry while they participate in class discussions and activities to clarify their research processes.

Since adjunct faculty positions are ongoing, evergreen positions, your materials will remain on file and will be reviewed on an as-needed basis throughout the upcoming semesters. By submitting your application, you will be put into consideration for current and future adjunct positions within the Adult Degree Completion programs. We hire adjunct faculty on a regular cadence to support our Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. The specific course hired for is subject to change depending on semester, course catalog, and department need.

About Liberal Studies: Adult Degree Completion

Lesley’s Liberal Studies: Adult Degree Completion program allows students to earn their Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) in liberal studies with a completely customizable area of study. As a liberal studies major, our students will work with an academic advisor to create a degree plan that’s in line with their prior learning and educational interests.

Qualities & Capabilities

Required:

• Master's degree in Adult Education or a relevant field

• Demonstrated successful experience teaching at the undergraduate level

• Experience in constructivist, inquiry-based learning with an emphasis on student engagement

Preferred:

• PhD or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant field

• Prior successful experience teaching adult learners

Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.

A CV/resume which demonstrates teaching experience, professional activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, and all other categories protected by applicable state and federal laws -- can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. Accordingly, the University prohibits discrimination based on these protected categories in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and in employment. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution. Individuals may submit concerns or questions related to discrimination to the University's Director of Equal Opportunity. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity's webpage for the University's entire notice of nondiscrimination and for additional information.

Lesley University Adjunct Faculty positions are governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). To view our compensation targets for this position, please visit this link.