VP Area: Law School                                                      

Department: Law School

FLSA Status: Exempt

Benefit Eligibility:  No

Position Summary: The School of Law occasionally has openings for part-time temporary adjunct instructors to teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Applying for a part-time adjunct teaching appointment allows faculty chairs from across the School to access candidate materials if/when a teaching need arises throughout the current or future academic year.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To teach courses as assigned by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• To design and teach those courses in accordance with the established course descriptions, the School of Law’s Academic Handbook, supplementary instructions and guidelines given by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and the applicable accrediting standards.
• To select required and recommended texts and to design and create any needed supplementary course materials.
• To prepare and disseminate a syllabus for each course that meets the School of Law’s guidelines and the applicable accrediting standards and that includes an attendance policy, the instructor’s contact information, the methods of formative and summative assessment, the method by which grades in the course will be determined, and sufficient assigned work outside of class to meet the School of Law’s accrediting standards.
• To hold office hours outside of class in accordance with standards set by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and generally to be available to students outside of class by email or phone.
• To participate in the faculty’s exchange of proctoring duties for examinations.
• To grade examinations and papers, and to do so with reference to any grading policies that the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs may establish from time to time.
• To submit grades by the deadlines established by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• To conduct post-exam conferences with students.

Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctor degree.
• Admission to the bar of a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Good standing in all jurisdictions where the person is admitted to practice law.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Computer skills sufficient to deliver online instruction (if applicable), navigate course management software, and use common Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexible teaching style to accommodate individual learning styles.
• Ability to maintain course schedule through regular, punctual attendance.

Additional Information:

• The work requirements for this position include teaching during daytime and some evening hours depending upon the needs of the department and its students.  Generally, classes are held at the School of Law on 800 N. Harvey Ave, however, some classes may be conducted remotely. 
• For those who would like or are assigned to teach remotely, the university currently supports residency in the following states only:  Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, and Virginia.
• Foreign national adjuncts must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship and will be required to provide information regarding their status after hire for international taxation purposes.
• Interested adjuncts must apply fully and online to be considered.
• Candidates who are selected and accept teaching assignments must provide their current CV and transcripts upon hire.  All university employees must complete a criminal background check and mandatory training.  Once hired, adjunct faculty are typically onboarded at least two weeks before the beginning of the semester to which they are assigned.  Adjuncts who do not complete all steps in the hiring and onboarding process in a timely manner may experience a delay in pay.
• Please review the adjunct pay schedule here.

About the Oklahoma City University School of Law

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About Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City University was founded in 1904 and is a coeducational, urban, private university located in the Uptown district of Oklahoma City. The university is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a wide variety of degrees in the liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Oklahoma City University is the only Oklahoma institution listed in the top tier of the regional, master's-level university category by U.S. News and World Report magazine.