Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Degree Programs

Overview

Adjunct faculty role delivering College for Financial Planning (CFP©) education courses as a subject matter expert and student advocate, using Kaplan-provided content.

What you'll do

• Cover program and course learning outcomes in the College for Financial Planning materials, ensuring instruction is delivered at the appropriate level.
• Use best pedagogical practices to create engaging educational experiences that encourage critical thinking, academic rigor and intellectual curiosity.
• Remain current with trends, techniques, and advances in technology applicable to the program and pedagogy.
• Stay current in College trainings, including annual trainings necessary for continued employment.
• Demonstrate respect for students and set expectations for respectful academic discourse.
• Maintain open communication with students, respond promptly and provide constructive feedback.
• Refer students with program questions or personal issues or concerns to the appropriate departments.
• Maintain regular communication with the College regarding course schedules, class changes, technological updates, curriculum updates, and other useful information or requests.
• Be aware of the nature of interaction with students and avoid conflicts of interest or situations that may give the appearance of such.
• Complete other duties as assigned by or agreed to with deans, chairs, or program coordinators.

What you'll need

• A terminal degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline, OR a master's degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline AND at least five years of financial services industry experience AND at least 2 of the following: certifications or licensures directly related to the discipline area (such as CFP®); publications, presentations, or other intellectual works related to the discipline.
• At least 200 hours of teaching contact hours AND evidence of teaching excellence demonstrated via teaching evaluations, teaching awards, or student letters of support.
• Area of study: financial planning process; investments and wealth management; insurance and risk management; income tax planning; retirement and employee benefit planning; estate and legacy planning; behavioral finance; financial analysis; portfolio management; security analysis; economic and quantitative analysis; analysis of alternative investments/classes.
• 1+ industry and higher education instruction experience.
• Exceptional computer skills using Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications, Adobe and learning management systems.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Self-starter with high energy and diligent work ethic, ability to meet tight deadlines, extremely high reasoning ability, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• A terminal degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline accompanied by certifications or licensures directly related to the discipline area (such as CFP®).
• Industry and teaching experience.

Details

• Location: Remote/Nationwide, USA.
• Employee type: Employee.
• Compensation: approximately $3K per course, dependent on education and experience.