Doctor of Business Administration-Faculty

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About Walden University Walden University, a Covista institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social impact in their professions and communities. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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Walden University is a pioneer in student-centered distance education. An accredited graduate institution with a mission for social change, Walden is dedicated to high academic standards and helping students make a difference in their professions, organizations, and communities. Walden University offers advanced degrees online to professionals whose work impacts others.

Walden's Ph.D. in Management, DBA, MBA, and BSBA degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a leading specialized accreditation association that identifies and supports excellence in business education.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Adjunct faculty members’ primary responsibility will be teaching and mentoring capstone students. Faculty must demonstrate a commitment to actively support the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment.

Walden faculty must have a commitment to fostering Walden’s Community of Care.

• Student-centered engagement and support — Faculty are expected to communicate regularly, provide timely guidance, support students individually, and connect them with appropriate resources.
• Academic expertise and quality feedback — Faculty should demonstrate strong knowledge of university systems, policies, research processes, rubrics, and program expectations while giving constructive, detailed feedback.
• Empathy balanced with accountability — Faculty should meet students where they are, show flexibility when appropriate, and still uphold academic standards that support timely, high-quality doctoral completion.

Based on student enrollment, Adjunct Faculty may be invited to instruct content courses or research methodology courses, which they are credentialed to teach. Participation in Mentor Training will be provided and required.

Key performance indicators of faculty include:

• · Embracing diverse, process-learning approaches resulting in outcomes of academic quality and integrity.
• · Knowledge of an inquiry-action model of education fostering applied research, discovery, and critical thinking that results in curiosity, lifelong learning, and positive contributions to societal wellbeing.
• · Prioritizing student engagement through weekly substantive, content-based and motivational discussion posts to the classroom.
• · Building collaborative, collegial, and positive relationships and communications with other faculty members.
• · Supporting students where they are and as individuals who are balancing challenges at home and work.

Availability

Adjunct faculty should be reasonably accessible to their students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students outside of the online asynchronous course discussion board. In addition to providing substantive feedback on student submissions, faculty members will publish their availability to students through course syllabi, instructor information in the classroom, or other appropriate documents.

Course Capstone Research Mentoring and Teaching

Discussion Boards for classrooms are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Although postings to the classroom may be done at any time of day, postings and responses must be completed in a timely manner in accordance with the Faculty Handbook or other criteria established by Walden University and the program to which they are assigned. As such,

Adjunct Faculty members are expected to be in classrooms for a minimum of 4 days per week and post responses to students’ questions within 48 hours. Faculty Members are required to verify the quality of student submissions, and to provide feedback and grades to students through the online classroom.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Terminal degree in Business Administration (PhD, DBA) or a related field from an accredited institution is required.
• Proof of teaching and mentoring business doctoral students in an online instructional setting at the graduate level for at least 1 year.
• Demonstrate ongoing engagement in scholarly and professional business activities within the past 5 years and exhibits proficiency in APA 7th edition formatting and citation standards.
• Strong research methodology background in quantitative and qualitative methods in research (preference given to quantitative). Excellent leadership, communication, team, and human relation skills.

Technology Requirements:

• Adjunct faculty provide their own laptops and are expected to use the Walden University Learning Management System and the Microsoft 365 tools with their assigned Walden email addresses in their Walden activities. Walden University provides a Walden e-mail account and access to the learning platform, password-protected faculty sections of the website, university and college cloud services, and other faculty communications tools.
• The Faculty Member must be able to use Microsoft Office products (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), zip software, and Adobe Acrobat and must have reliable Internet access as well as alternate access in cases where primary access becomes unavailable.