Adjunct Faculty In Economics

Title: Adjunct Faculty in Economics

Agency: Academic Affairs-10

Location: Radford

FLSA: Exempt/ Not eligible for overtime

Hiring Range:

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Adjunct faculty positions supplement the faculty of a department wherever additional faculty are needed. Adjunct faculty hold positions, as defined by their letter of appointment, without eligibility for tenure.

Where authorized by the Dean, adjunct appointments may be renewed. Adjunct appointments do not guarantee course assignments.

Specific responsibilities of adjunct faculty are given in their letter of appointment. The specific starting and expiration dates for appointments are noted in their letter of appointment.

Primary responsibilities include teaching undergraduates in the area of the candidate's specialization. Adjunct faculty shall be evaluated in every course, including summer school.

Minimum Qualifications:

All faculty must have at least a Master's degree in the field/discipline in which they are teaching with 18 hours of course work related to the course(s) being taught. In some cases, subject to the approval by the Provost, a faculty member could be recommended for appointment based on substitution of significant experience for the degree.

Preferred Qualifications: