The School of Community Resources and Development (SCRD) in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University invites applications for Faculty Associate positions during the 2024-2025 academic year. Faculty Associates are part-time, adjunct faculty who are hired on one-semester, renewable contracts to teach one or two courses (not to exceed 0.40 FTE) per semester, either in-person or online.

Faculty Associate positions are fixed-term appointments that are not eligible for benefits, sabbaticals, or tenure. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned teaching load. Official transcripts are required prior to employment. Individuals employed as Faculty Associates may not hold multiple, non-benefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University.

For this position, we seek to attract an active, culturally, and academically diverse pool of candidates who will teach one or two undergraduate or graduate in-person and/or online courses in Special Events Management and who is a content matter expert in the course topic. The courses in the Special Event Management program include Introduction to Special Events Management; Special Event On-Site Operations and Logistics; Food and Beverage; Revenue Generation; Advanced Special Events Management; Entertainment, Event Technology, Protocol and Programming for Special Events; and Event Marketing and Promotion. (See: http://scrd.asu.edu/)

About the School

The School of Community Resources and Development (SCRD) is one of the four schools in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, a vibrant community of scholars actively committed to excellence in education and innovative responses to collective problems. Watts College has a student body of over 6,700 undergraduate and graduate students, with over 57% students of color. In Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, and Tourism, SCRD is ranked #7 in the world and #2 in the US according to the Center for World University Rankings.

SCRD is located at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus, a dynamic hub of the multi-campus Arizona State University that provides a multitude of academic and professional connections for students. The mission of our school is to co-create transformative solutions that enhance the social, cultural, environmental, and economic well-being of communities. We provide internationally recognized interdisciplinary research expertise and innovative academic programs in community development, therapeutic recreation, nonprofit leadership and management, parks, recreation and sport management, and tourism development and management. Courses are delivered through in-person, online, and hybrid platforms.

Job Responsibilities

The role requires someone who can deliver engaging in-person (and/or online) lectures, discussions, and content, contribute to the creation of assignments and exams, evaluate and grade student work, manage Canvas learning management platform and hold office hours to assist students. Courses are developed and have been taught multiple times with a well-defined syllabus outlining purpose, content, readings, and assignments. Local applicants may apply to teach either online or in-person courses. Worldwide applicants may apply to teach online courses. For a list of courses offered in this area, please review course descriptions for our PRSM undergraduate classes here. Applicants should be comfortable with technology; enjoy the idea of educating students in a higher education environment and bring demonstrated evidence of a strong appetite and success for teaching, leading, learning.

Required Qualifications

• An earned master’s degree in parks and recreation, events, conventions, and meeting planning or a related field from an accredited institution, by the time of appointment.

• Three years of related experience (prior teaching and/or practitioner experience).

• Consistent with ASU’s Charter, a demonstrated commitment to inclusion.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior higher education teaching or guest lecturing experience preferred.

• Experience facilitating student-led classroom discussions.

• Prior online teaching experience.

• Evidence of effective collaboration skills.

• Experience with technology/course management systems.

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Application Deadline

The initial application deadline is May 17, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Arizona Time. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool throughout the fiscal year (which closes on June 30, 2025). Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until positions are filled.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit https://publicservice.asu.edu/content/jobs. Candidates will be asked to submit the following through their Interfolio dossier:

1. A statement no more than 3-pages which includes the following:
1. Your interest in this position, clearly identifying the course/topic areas of expertise and interest for which you are seeking to teach and your fit relative to the required and desired qualifications.
2. A statement of teaching philosophy and approach

2. A complete curriculum vitae or résumé that details the applicant’s educational and professional history, as well as the applicant’s complete contact information (mailing address, phone number, and email address).

3. Evidence of teaching effectiveness such as student or peer evaluations, syllabi, assignments, student portfolios, or training materials you have designed (maximum of 3 pieces of evidence required).

4. The names and contact information of three references (name, title, organizations, e-mail address, phone number). At least one reference must be current and/or past supervisor.

Please feel free to contact Eric Legg (eric.legg@asu.edu) with questions.

All that we do at ASU is guided and inspired by the University Charter, which reads:

ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.

Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their teaching, research, and service will contribute to the fulfillment of this charter.

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