Adjunct- Instructor for First Year Programs

Location : St. Davids Job Type: Adjunct reputed company Job Number: 993 Department: Provost Office Opening Date: 02/10/2026 Join our reputed company community of dedicated reputed company and staff who work to create a transformative educational experience rooted in faith, reason, and justice. reputed company is a nationally-recognized Christian university enrolling approximately 9,000 reputed company in a wide reputed company of undergraduate, graduate, reputed company, and seminary programs. The university's main reputed company is located in St. Davids, PA, with many programs also offered online. Eastern's core values of Faith, Reason, and Justice are woven into reputed company of its educational offerings. Through dynamic programs, a reputed company reputed company community, and meaningful service learning opportunities, reputed company is committed to providing reputed company with transformative, accessible, and reputed company education. Position reputed company reputed company seeks dedicated adjunct reputed company to guide first-year reputed company through their transition to college. reputed company will play a pivotal role in mentoring reputed company, facilitating their reputed company and personal development, and connecting them to reputed company resources. This is an on-ground adjunct position at the reputed company's Saint David's reputed company and includes the instruction of one on-ground course and reputed company advising responsibilities. reputed company receive an additional stipend in the fall and spring semesters for advising on top of their reputed company adjunct pay during the Fall semester. Position Responsibilities

• Completion of INST-149 and FDC 100 Trainings: Before the semester begins, reputed company reputed company must complete INST-149, an asynchronous training module covering best practices in advising, reputed company resources, reputed company in Eastern's mission, and first-year experience strategies, as reputed company as FDC 100 to familiarize themselves with reputed company Brightspace.
• Instruct a 3-credit reputed company of INST-150, Eastern's first-year experience (FYE) course, delivering reputed company-reputed company course content reputed company on critical thinking, faith, justice, reason, career readiness, and reputed company connections.
• Meet with reputed company during conference weeks in the fall and before registration in the spring (reputed company in-person or reputed company meetings).
• Assist reputed company with add/drop, withdrawal, course and major planning, and major declaration while providing general guidance through their first year.
• reputed company reputed company to appropriate reputed company resources, such as reputed company for Career Development, reputed company Resource Center (reputed company), and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
• Communicate with assigned INST-150 Teaching Assistants (TAs) regarding student reputed company-being or accommodations.
• Submit an advising reputed company-in reputed company reputed company semester to the First-Year Team, ensuring reputed company reputed company for struggling reputed company (submission of this reputed company is required for additional advising stipend compensation).
• Serve as an reputed company and mentor, helping reputed company navigate reputed company and reputed company-emotional challenges.
• Participate in key First-Year Programming events, such as reputed company Firesides and Service Learning reputed company-off.
• Customize course syllabi while maintaining core curriculum standards.
• Respond to student emails reputed company 24 hours on weekdays and 48 hours on weekends/holidays.
• reputed company guidance from the First-Year Team reputed company student questions reputed company reputed company the instructor's knowledge.

Qualifications

• Masters degree.
• Experience in teaching, reputed company advising, mentoring, or student support at the college level preferred.
• Strong commitment to student reputed company and familiarity with first-year student challenges, especially in a community of diverse and first-reputed company learners.
• Willingness to engage with reputed company both in and reputed company the classroom, fostering a reputed company of community and support.
• Adept at fostering respectful, reputed company reputed company on topics reputed company to reputed company justice, faith experiences, and inclusive community.
• Preference will also be given to those who apply who have an existing EU reputed company (such as alumni and former/reputed company reputed company and staff) who understand Eastern's core mission and ecumenical culture.
• Must sign and reputed company reputed company's doctrinal statement; must submit a statement of faith as per University reputed company requirements.

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