Adjunct Faculty Application

Traditional Undergraduate and Adult Degree Completion Programs

In addition to this form, applicants should send a letter of application expressing interest in a traditional undergraduate or adult degree completion adjunct faculty position, a curriculum vitae, and unofficial transcripts of both undergraduate and graduate work (official transcripts will be required upon hiring). Please send completed application material in electronic format to the Division/Department Chair or Program Director posting the position.

General Information(Please Type or Print)

First Name Middle Name Last Name (Maiden Name )

Address

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Telephone: HomeBusinessMobile

Personal E-Mail AddressBusiness E-mail Address

If your education or employment records are under any other name, please specify:

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Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? Yes No

If yes, can you verify your identity and eligibility to work in the United States? Yes No

Have you ever been discharged or asked to resign from a position? Yes No If yes, please explain.

General Questions (please respond to each question in no more than one page for each question and attach your responses to the application)

  1. Why would you like to teach at Judson University? Please identify the specific academic program in which you are applying to teach and describe why this program is of interest to you.
  1. Discuss your Christian faith journey and how it aligns with the mission, educational goals, faith identity statement, and community standards of the University.
  1. Discuss how you would integrate the Christian faith and your academic discipline as a professor in the academic area you are teaching.


References

Please list below two professional references and one reference from a pastor, priest, or spiritual mentor. The chair of the search committee may also ask you to submit reference letters.

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Mission

Judson is an evangelical Christianuniversity that represents the Church at work in higher education, equipping students to be fully developed, responsible persons who glorify God by the quality of their personal relationships, their work, and their citizenship within the community, the nation and the world. Through a broadly based education in the liberal arts, sciences and professions, the university enables its students to acquire ideas and concepts that sharpen their insights, develop skills appropriate to their career goals, and develop the skills and commitment for lifelong learning. The Judson community experience challenges graduates to be decisive leaders and active participants in church and society, articulate proponents of Biblical Christianity, persuasive advocates for the sovereignty of God over all life, and effective ambassadors for Christ.

Educational Goals

Judson graduates will embrace a Christian worldview derived from critical and disciplined interaction with God’s word and God’s world. This ultimate goal will be achieved as students attain the following intermediate goals:

  • Encounter and reflect on the Christian faith and its implications on life, work, and learning.
  • Practice wellness from a Christian stewardship perspective and make responsible lifestyle choices that lead to optimal health and vitality.
  • Appreciate the development, values and limitations of their own and other cultures through personal integration and communication.
  • Engage the complexity of human personality and behavior, developing balanced and critical self-awareness, and demonstrating sensitivity in interpersonal relationships.
  • Develop widening aesthetic appreciation, discernment and expression, including an understanding of the creative process.
  • Acquire critical and creative thinking abilities, read and listen perceptively, and write and speak effectively and responsibly.
  • Develop analytical, research and problem-solving skills using appropriate mathematics, logic, technology, and scientific methods.
  • Acquire competencies in a major field and skills for lifelong learning.
  • Articulatethe Christian life, as ethical and redemptive servants, leaders, and stewards.

Italics: Applies only to Baccalaureate Degrees and higher.

Community Standards

We, at Judson University, do not wish to be conformed to the standards of this world, but pray to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Therefore, for the advancement of the Kingdom of God and well-being of the Judson University community, we pledge ourselves to strive to embody the fruit of the Spirit as listed in Galatians 5:22-23.

Love. We will seek for others what we desire for ourselves.

Joy. We will cultivate a deep sense of contentment in every situation.

Peace. We will exhibit the serenity that comes from our awareness of God’s presence.

Patience. We will show tolerance when events or individuals behave contrary to our expectations.

Kindness. We will balance clear standards with a generosity of spirit.

Goodness. We will strive to live morally upright lives in relation to God and others.

Faithfulness. We will be trustworthy in our relationship to God and others.

Gentleness. We will be submissive, teachable and warm in spirit.

Self-control. We will channel our desires and energies into biblically acceptable expressions.

We humbly ask God to supply through His Holy Spirit, the power and the will to attain these goals.

Agreement

I understand that, if employed, I must be in agreement with and committed to the Mission of Judson University (“the University”) as expressed in the University’s “Mission,” “Educational Goals,” “Faith Identity Statement,” and “Community Standards” (which I acknowledge reading/see Judson University website); and that any employment with the University is subject and in accordance to applicable law or University Handbook(s) and other policies, rules, practices and procedures of the University or any amendments thereto.

Permission is hereby granted to contact references, former employers and educational institutions to verify information given and/or to solicit recommendations.

I certify that the information given by me on this application is true and complete (as is the information which I have provided to the University in any document or interview), and that I have not withheld any information which, if disclosed, would unfavorably affect my qualifications for employment. I agree that any false or substantially misleading information furnished by me on or in connection with this application, or in any related interview or document, shall be sufficient reason for rejection of my application, or termination of my employment, as appropriate.

Employment at the university is at-will unless otherwise specified in writing. Therefore, absent a specific written contract, I or the university can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause.

I have carefully read the foregoing agreement and understand its contents.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Judson University has an established policy of equal academic and employment opportunity. This policy is applied to all qualified students, employees and applicants for admission or employment, in all University programs and activities, without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability or military or veteran status.

10/6/2018