Adjunct Faculty - Business Psychology - Online Campus

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 Business Psychology Department is seeking HR practitioners for adjunct faculty positions to join our current dynamic faculty who are utilizing the engaged practitioner model to facilitate our master’s-level courses focused on HR/personnel psychology topics.

Courses provide an overview and in-depth study of:

• DEI
• Ethical guidelines
• Case and statutory law
• Job analysis & employee selection
• Training
• Criterion development
• Performance appraisal

Note: Courses run on 8-week terms online. The courses are offered on a rotating-semester basis per program needs, so the position may be for an immediate or later semester.

Principle Duties:

Engage students in course related topic 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.

Position Qualifications:

Required

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
• The Chicago School training in online pedagogy (TOPS) or equivalent experience (approved by campus dean) is a prerequisite.
• Experience with LMS portals (ex. Canvas, Blackboard, etc.)
• Work experience and/or training in the field of IO Psychology and related topics
• Strong commitment to academic excellence, research, community service, and diversity

Preferred

• Doctoral degree
• Experience teaching or publishing quantitative/qualitative methodology, research design & methodology
• Good command of statistics

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.

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 will be 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.