Adjunct Faculty Dissertation Committee

Saybrook University seeks part-time adjunct faculty members to serve on doctoral dissertation research committees in the College of Social Sciences (CSS) and the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences (CIMHS). Our colleges offer graduate degrees in discipline-specific programs, including applied psychophysiology, humanistic clinical psychology, humanistic psychology, integrative functional nutrition, integrative social work, mind-body medicine, and transformative social change.

Under the direction of a program-specific department chair and the chair of the research department, the Adjunct Dissertation Faculty Members are responsible for supporting students in their committee roles as determined by university policies.

PositionResponsibilities

• Participate in all requisite Saybrook employee training

• Respond to Saybrook communication in a timely manner

• Serve in the capacity of dissertation chairperson, research methodologist, in alignment with college and department policy

• Collaborate and communicate with dissertation committee members to review and report on student progress

• Complete provided rubrics, provide relevant written feedback on student work using Track Changes

• Attend student proposal orals and dissertation orals

• Maintain technical skills related to Saybrook systems and procedures, including Canvas LMS, research administration (Mentor IRB), and petitions to form dissertation committee (Mentor Petitions)

• Facilitate ongoing communication with units within the Office of Research, Innovation, and Sponsored Projects (ORISP), including but not limited to the academic Department of Research and Dissertation Services

DissertationChairResponsibilities

• Serve as advisors and mentors to students as they research and write proposals and dissertations. Chairs ensure students follow all program, department, college, and university procedures

• Contribute to the assessment of the student’s subject-matter knowledge

• Use Canvas LMS to communicate with students and evaluate their progress, materials, and drafts

• Oversee the student’s proposal writing process, IRB application, proposal orals, and defense schedules

• Use the provided dissertation rubrics

• Inform students and committee members as to milestone requirements in Mentor IRB and Mentor Petitions

• Facilitate committee discussions regarding student progress and readiness

• Ensure that the student conducts their research and writes their dissertation in compliance with Saybrook’s ethical guidelines and academic best practices, including those set forth in the university’s policies and procedures

Dissertation Methodologist Responsibilities

• Assess the student’s readiness to successfully complete their dissertation research.

• Collaborate with the dissertation chair to support the student through the construction of the proposal and dissertation, and the execution of the applied research

• Provide written feedback regarding the application of the method in all parts of the proposal and dissertation

• Use the provided dissertation rubrics

AdjunctDissertationFacultyPositionRequirements

• PrimaryU.S.residency

• Doctoral or terminal degree

• Minimum of two years of record of successful dissertation service as a dissertation chair or dissertation methodologist, as evidenced in the CV

• Mastery of the Office 365 suite and APA publication style

• Mastery of the Canvas learning management system (LMS)

RequirementstoServeasaDissertationChair

• Minimum of two years of online doctoral-level experience serving as a dissertation chairperson.

• Established record of completed (published) dissertations serving as Chair

Requirements to Serve as a Dissertation Methodologist