JOB DESCIPTION FOR FULL-TIME FACULTY View in Kuali Update Delete



Job Description Summary

 

Faculty are expected to model Christian behavior and attitudes, support the mission, vision, and values of the university, support the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, participate actively in university governance by participation in faculty meetings and committee appointments, fulfill their assigned teaching load, effectively advise students, assess learner outcomes, engage in the scholarship of discovery, application, integration, or teaching, and contribute to the community through service.

 

Spiritual Commitment

In course content and personal example, faculty members are to integrate Christian faith and biblical principles as reflected in Seventh-day Adventist beliefs and outlined in the university’s Code of Ethics, found at the beginning of this handbook.

Teaching Responsibilities

  1. Teach classes as assigned by the school dean/department chair in consultation with the faculty member and, as needed, the senior vice president for Academic Administration.
  2. Prepare syllabi containing all required components for all classes taught, and uploads syllabi to the MyAccess course schedule each semester.
  3. Maintain academic records for all students currently enrolled in their classes. Such academic records shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA).
  4. Administer final examinations according to the published schedule.
  5. Assign and submit grades as requested by the Records and Advisement office.
  6. Offer appropriate academic guidance for all students currently enrolled in their classes. Such guidance shall be provided and records maintained in a way that protects the privacy of the student.
  7. Assist students in acquiring internships and practicum course work according to curricular needs and supervise student performance according to prearranged and published criteria.
  8. Encourage students to complete online teaching evaluations and review the results with the school dean/department chair.

Para-academic Duties

  1. Faculty must post and keep office hours. As a rule, faculty who teach a full load of courses should schedule no fewer than eight hours per week, with the times posted at the office and published in the professor’s course syllabi, accommodating students on both the MWF and TTH schedules. Faculty members are expected to have an on-campus presence as determined by each academic department.
  2. Provide accurate academic advisement and counsel to assigned advisees and document advising in MyAccess Advising Notes for each advisee (except that faculty in their first year at the university are exempt from advising assignments).
  3. Assist in the registration process as directed by the school dean/department chair.
  4. Assist in maintaining classrooms, laboratories, and equipment in an orderly manner.
  5. Notify the school dean/department chair of special needs for teaching supplies and equipment needed for teaching assignments.
  6. Attend school/department meetings as called by the school dean/department chair or other designated persons.
  7. Carry out special school/departmental assignments as agreed upon with the school dean/department chair.
  8. Submit reports of expenses for official duties within 30 days.
  9. Serve as a program coordinator for an area of study if assigned by the dean.

Obligations to the University at Large

  1. Serve on committees and perform co-curricular duties (except that faculty in their first year at the university are exempt from committee assignments).
  2. Attend faculty meetings, University Assembly meetings, colloquia, and graduations.
  3. Furnish data for their personal file to the office of the vice president for Academic Administration.
  4. Respond to student requests for employment or graduate school references or recommendations.
  5. Comply with university policies, rules, and procedures.

Professional Development and Scholarship

  1. Keep current with advances and developments in their academic specialty.
  2. Participate in professional development activities including, but not limited to, attendance at professional meetings and learned societies.
  3. Maintain documentation of professional activities as part of the evidence required for academic advancement and advancement in employment level.
  4. Engage in the scholarship of discovery, scholarship of teaching, scholarship of integration, or scholarship of application.