Adjunct Instructor- Educational Leadership

The Department of Educational Leadership in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University is recruiting a pool of adjunct faculty beginning in Summer 2025. Adjunct faculty may teach online or face-to-face undergraduate or graduate courses in educational leadership and practice and integrate approaches and perspectives with a focus on equity and belonging. The adjunct faculty pool will be utilized on an as-needed basis, and you may resubmit your application for subsequent years or when the application is periodically refreshed and prior applicants are purged.

​ The Department of Educational Leadership prepares visionary scholars and leaders who promote justice across a variety of spheres. We have a robust set of programs spanning the PK20W (pre-kindergarten, postsecondary undergraduate and graduate education, and workforce development/adult learning). Programs in need of adjunct instructors include: ​• BA in Human and Organizational Development • EdD in Leadership, which has student cohorts of PK12, Higher Education, and General Leadership (public sector, nonprofit, military, academic leadership, and leadership in education-adjacent disciplines such as social work and healthcare) • M.Ed.

in Educational Leadership, which has concentrations in · Administration and Supervision (licensure) · Culturally Responsive Leadership · Higher Education Administration · Leadership Studies • Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership • Post-Master's Certificate (PMC) in Educational Leadership (licensure) Benefits : All VCU employee types are eligible for a wide array of benefits to support you during your employment at VCU.

Consult the benefits website for information on benefits eligibility according to employee type. Unit: School Of Education MBU Department: SOE Ed Ldshp Dept Duties & Responsibilities: 1. Meet all designated course instruction guidelines, including delivery of content specific to the course and in the modality assigned. 2. Provide written feedback and assign grades to student work in a timely manner.

3. Respond to student inquiries within 24 hours. 4. Submit final grades according to policy. 5. Attend orientation and program/curriculum continuous improvement sessions, as appropriate. 6. Instructors in the Ed.D. must teach to a prepared syllabus, which instructors may modify and personalize, and complete specific post-semester tasks to provide program level feedback about students and the course for student assessment purposes and continual improvement efforts.

The Ed.D. is grounded in improvement science; therefore knowledge of and the ability to weave improvement science into coursework is paramount. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications To teach in the BA, applicants must have a master's degree. For all other programs, a terminal degree in education (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) is required. Applicants must have a combination of professional experience and/or content knowledge related to leadership and policy in one of the following sectors: PK12, higher education, and/or general leadership (public sector, nonprofit, military, academic leadership, and leadership in education-adjacent disciplines such as social work and healthcare).

In your cover letter, please highlight the program(s), content areas (e.g., courses), and teaching modality experience (online asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, in-person, etc), in which you have expertise and are interested in teaching. Program Specific Areas of Needed Expertise: BA in Human and Organizational Development (and undergraduate minor in Instructional Design and Technology): • Facilitation skill.

• Designing online learning and instructional design. • Developing culturally competent workplaces. • Organizational development & change. • Project management. • Consulting skills. Post-Master's Certificate (PMC), Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership, and M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (concentrations in Administration and Supervision, Higher Education