This position opening is for an individual to serve, as both, a part-time Academic Administrator (50%) and part-time Adjunct Professor (50%) position. Each position description is detailed below:
NATURE AND PURPOSE
Academic Administrators are appointees who administer programs that provide service closely related to the teaching and research mission of the University. The Academic Administrator oversees complex units with a substantial amount of independence and works closely or jointly with faculty. An Academic Administrator is primarily an administrative position. Any contributions to teaching would be considered part of the University and Public Service and evaluated as part of service. An Academic Administrator is not a faculty title and as such is not eligible to be an Instructor of Record. Appointees in the Academic Administrator title series cannot be independently responsible for conducting regular courses but may provide a guest lecture in their area of expertise.
An appointee in the Academic Administrator title series is not provided automatic Principal Investigator status. Their role in research is typically in the administration and management of the research enterprise, budget, planning, etc. This position serves in the Department of Nutrition as the Director of the Master of Advanced Study in Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN), a self-supporting departmental master’s degree program.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESIGNATED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
This position serves as the Director of the Master of Advanced Study in Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN), a self-supporting departmental master’s degree program. Responsibilities include administration and management of programs, professional competence and activity, and university and public service.
I. ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAMS (80%)
Maternal and Child Nutrition – Master of Advanced Study (80%)
This position serves as the director of the Master of Advanced Study in Maternal and Child Nutrition self-supporting degree program and provides intellectual leadership and management of program resources.
Working with the Maternal and Child Nutrition graduate program chair, the program director provides leadership for all facets of the program and is responsible for the quality and consistency of the program including development, coordination, and oversight of the overall curriculum, classes, program planning, management of day-to-day operations including supervision of program staff, coordination of committees and meetings, student advising, oversight and direction of student capstone projects, budgeting and expenditures, management of external liaison and accreditation efforts, and communicating with the program chair.
II. PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND ACTIVITY (5%)
The incumbent must show evidence of continuing professional growth, teaching expertise and continued scholarly activity in their discipline. They will provide intellectual leadership and scholarship and participate in relevant professional societies and conferences. The candidate may give oral presentation to public and professional interest groups, or at seminars, meetings, or educational functions.
Ill. UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (15%)
The incumbent will participate in the governance of the MCN, Nutrition department and university through appropriate roles such as participation in committees and policy formulation. They may provide presentations or service in a liaison capacity with community groups, public, governmental, and private agencies. Coordinating a seminar course, such as MCN 264A, or clinical lactation internships, and guest lectures is expected.
This position involves predominately teaching as well as participation in research and scholarly activities within the designated expertise of Maternal and Child Nutrition. he Nutrition department will compensate the teaching portion of the appointment through the self-supporting Master of Advanced Study in Maternal and Child Nutrition program, while the research portion will be self-funded, with research effort set at 25% on a variable basis. The rank and step will be determined by experience.
NATURE AND PURPOSE
a. Titles in the Adjunct Professor series may be assigned:
- to individuals who are predominantly engaged in research or other creative work and who participate in teaching, or
- to individuals who contribute primarily to teaching and have a limited responsibility for research or other creative work; these individuals may be professional practitioners of appropriate distinction. Appointees with titles in this series also engage in University and public service consistent with their assignments. b. Appointees may serve full-time, part-time, or at 0 percent time. c. Adjunct Professor titles are intended to be supported primarily by non-State funds. For purposes of this policy, non-State funds are all funds other than General funds (19900-19999).
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESIGNATED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
I. TEACHING AND MENTORING (65% VARIABLE)
This position will participate in the ongoing instruction for the Master of Advanced Studies in Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN) Program. Specifically, the incumbent will serve as the instructor of record or co-instructor of record for two to three of the program’s podium courses (typically MCN 263 and 265, and NUT 299 but may change as needed), help facilitate student seminars and capstone projects, help oversee the term paper unit for the core lifecycle courses (MCN 260, 261, 262), and provide occasional lectures in other courses in the MCN program and the department. The incumbent may train and mentor undergraduate and graduate students and serve as a member of graduate groups.
II. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORK (25% VARIABLE)
Conduct an independent research program on projects within their area of expertise in Nutrition, where they will foster collaboration among Nutrition Department faculty and graduate students. They will seek grant funding for these projects, as Adjunct Professors are self-funded for their research. The incumbent will devise and conduct studies to address the key topics described above and other relevant research questions; collect, summarize and analyze data; publish research results in peer-reviewed journals as senior author; prepare reports on research findings and acquire funding to support their research program. Other research duties will include managing the budget and projects according to sound management principles.
III. PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND ACTIVITY (5%)
The candidate will provide intellectual leadership and scholarship to their program. The candidate will participate in professional societies, organizations, and conferences appropriate to their specific field. The candidate may give oral presentations to public and professional interest groups, or at seminars, meetings, or educational functions.
IV. UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (5%)
The candidate will do committee work relevant to the interests and the departmental needs. The candidate will also engage in public outreach activities that include presenting scientific research results to the general public and providing relevant advice to individuals or public agencies.
