Adjunct Professor - Legal Studies

Campus

OSU-Oklahoma City

Contact Name & Email

Dorothy Weaver

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length

6 months or less

Hiring Range

$750.00 - $800.00

Per Credit Hour

Priority Application Date

Applications will be accepted until a successful candidate has been hired.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration please include a resume cover letter academic transcript and contact information for three professional references.

About this Position

The Public Service program within the Department of Behavioral Sciences is seeking a qualified and experienced attorney to serve as an adjunct professor. The adjunct professor will teach undergraduate courses in legal studies including but not limited to real estate and contract law criminal procedure alternative dispute resolution and other legal courses. The ideal candidate will have a strong legal background and enthusiasm for teaching. The adjunct professor will be responsible for developing and delivering course content assessing student learning and providing a dynamic learning environment.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
• Case management experience

Certifications Registrations and/or Licenses:

• Licensed attorney in Oklahoma

Skills Proficiencies and/or Knowledge:

• Teaching Competence Must be able to create lesson plans content presentations ancillary materials and assignments to effectively transform information to knowledge for students; have the ability to assess student learning and progress.
• Communication skills Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing with clear grammatically correct English; requires interaction with supervisors colleagues students alumni advisory committee members and the public using tact discretion and independent judgment.
• Computer skills Must be demonstrably proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Word PowerPoint Excel) as well as e-mail and internet and learning management systems.
• Demonstrated history of ethical and professional behavior.

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications Registrations and/or Licenses:

• Current membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association

Essential Job Functions:

1. Teach courses in legal studies at the paralegal level.
2. Maintain student and course records with updates on the learning management system.
3. Maintain and file current course outlines objectives and grading procedures for all courses.
4. Exhibit innovative and adaptive instructional methods.
5. Completes all mandatory training.
6. Fulfill all requirements as noted in the Adjunct Handbook.
7. Perform other related duties as assigned.

The duties listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to teach online.
• Work will be performed in an office and classroom environment with a significant amount of public contact in person by telephone via email and various communication platforms.

Physical Requirements:

• Duties require extended periods of sitting talking and listening.
• Duties require extensive use of computers telephones and other office equipment.
• Requires possible lifting of up to 25 lbs. (If an object weights more than 45 lbs. OSU-Oklahoma City requires this to be a two-person lift).

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.