Job description

The Faculty Affairs Manager will serve as a member of the Undergraduate Academic Department, providing support with matters related to full-time and adjunct faculty.

Key Responsibilities:

The Faculty Affairs Manager:

• Assists with adjunct faculty employment, credentialing, and scheduling, coordinating with appropriate academic deans and department chairs.
• Builds a pipeline of qualified undergraduate adjunct faculty candidates.
• Coordinates with departments to facilitate workflows in hiring, scheduling, and professional development participation.
• Schedules, organizes, and prepares materials for adjunct faculty meetings in coordination with Academics staff.
• Coordinates and manages schedule, textbook, and contract processes for undergraduate courses each semester.
• Ensures faculty course load requirements are maintained across Northwood undergraduate operations.
• Contacts faculty regularly to assess and identify classroom needs, developing recommendations and plans of action as required.
• Monitors faculty activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Ensures collection of accurate and up-to-date faculty information regarding academic credentials and professional/scholarly activities.
• Manages communication of Academics-related operations to undergraduate faculty.
• Supports classroom review processes.
• Manages faculty notifications for Disability Services.
• Assists undergraduate deans in the implementation of institutional, program, and departmental initiatives.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Expectations:

Common expectations:

• Uphold and promote the Northwood mission, core values, outcomes, ethics, and strategic plan.
• Think and act in the best interests of Northwood.
• Promote and practice the philosophy of the University and its commitment to the American free-enterprise system.
• Actively support University events and initiatives that support the NU Strategic Plan and continuous improvement.
• Interact with colleagues throughout the Northwood system in a timely and professional manner.
• Travel as necessary to attend meetings and activities when appropriate.
• Utilize Blackboard learning platform according to University standards.
• Abide by all conditions outlined in the University Employee Manual.

Qualifications:

• Possess a minimum of a master’s degree.
• Have higher education teaching experience in a variety of modalities (on-ground, blended, and online).
• Preferred: Have demonstrated management experience in higher education.

The Northwood Idea:

At Northwood University, we believe in individual freedom and responsibility, moral law, ethical and limited government, earned success and the importance of creativity, free enterprise and entrepreneurship as the well-spring of individual and human progress. The successful candidate will be in agreement with, and will promote, the philosophy of the University and its commitment to the American free-enterprise system when conducting business on behalf of the University. Applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the University’s outcomes at www.northwood.edu/aboutus/.

Benefits:

Competitive benefits package available including health, dental, vision and life insurance; retirement benefits; generous leave plan; flex spending plan; and tuition benefits for employee and family.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: One location

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