London Faculty Member: Psychology

About the Role

Successful candidates will be highly motivated, energetic, student-oriented educators who bring courses to life for students through a combination of active classroom learning and experiential education. Faculty must possess a commitment to undergraduate teaching and experiential education, and be prepared to work with diverse students early in their higher education journey.

Deeply engaged learning is a key element of teaching. Faculty must be willing to help students develop necessary academic skills and build their academic identity as a new college student, alongside teaching disciplinary content. Faculty work with program staff to embed active and experiential activities into the course and will teach in traditional face-to-face classroom settings as well as taking students into the community.

Verto’s academic team provides ongoing faculty training and support, offers regular feedback and coaching, and provides a wide variety of teaching and professional development resources and course/student support structures. Faculty work closely with academic staff to ensure unity across instructors and courses for continuity in delivering high-quality teaching and learning experiences across Verto program locations. Faculty are encouraged to collaborate with peers in their disciplines across the global Verto network.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver course(s) utilizing the provided academic policies, course syllabi and LMS (Canvas) and textbook resources, templates and timelines.
• Adhere to all local and global faculty and course requirements including delivery of all expected contact hours and adherence to teaching schedule and curriculum.
• Faculty must demonstrate appropriate conduct and treat all students, faculty and staff with respect to create an inclusive environment.
• Develop relevant, discipline-based, up-to-date course content and applied learning experiences.
• Evaluate students’ homework and provide regular and formative feedback, and score student work in a timely and constructive manner.
• New faculty are expected to participate in up to ten hours of faculty training & development every semester prior to program start date and an additional five hours of ongoing professional development throughout the semester.
• Attend regular faculty meetings (1x1 and group) throughout the semester.
• Teach all scheduled courses and host weekly office hours, respond in a timely, specified manner to student inquiries.
• Champion student success by holistic student support, monitoring student attendance and student engagement.
• Educate participants and enforce policies on Attendance and Academic Integrity.
• Follow established academic calendar(s), relevant parts of term and grading progress and policies, and maintain highly accurate academic records related to student enrollments, attendance and academic performance.
• Accurately calculate and submit grades on-time through the LMS and via the Academic Provider’s grade reporting software (Banner).
• Foster learning environments that are respectful and positive, conducive to early college student development.
• Build and maintain positive, collaborative, and professional relationships with program participants, staff, and community partners.
• Participate in curriculum development projects and assessment initiatives as directed by the University of New Haven and Verto Education.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; terminal degree (PhD) in Psychology or a closely related field preferred.
• Minimum eighteen graduate credits in the field of study relevant to the course(s) of interest.
• At least two years of teaching experience in Psychology with at least one year teaching at the university level.
• Demonstrated success in teaching students with varied learning styles and abilities.
• Experience working with students of diverse economic, racial, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for active, experiential, reflective and discussion-based learning.
• Must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom for the full program duration, prior to the start of the semester.

Additional Information

• Course assignments are typically 45 hours (3 U.S. credits) or 60 hours (4 U.S. credits) courses, depending on the course and discipline.
• Instructors may be invited to teach multiple sections of the same course, or multiple courses directly related to their academic field of expertise.
• Verto Education is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities.
• Verto Education is an equal opportunity employer.