Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title Per Course Faculty, First-Year Programs (Summer/Fall 2025)

Work Location Springfield Campus

Department Academic Success and Transition

Term Summer/Fall Semester (per course faculty only)

Begin Date -Spring Term

Begin Date - Summer Term 06/02/2025

Begin Date - Fall Term 08/18/2025

Maximum credit hours Per Course faculty can teach 12 Credit Hours per 12 Month Period - Springfield Campus

Description of Primary Duties

Primary duty to teach GEP 101.

• Meet the required course goals and objectives, including 1:1 meetings with students outside of class at least once during the semester.

• Follow up at mid-term with students in academic difficulty.

• Use plus/minus grading in all sections of GEP 101. Note: Faculty may “opt out” upon request, as per faculty handbook policy.

• Use common assignments as stated by First-Year Programs, assigned common textbooks, and matrix for the purpose of General Education assessment.

• Per university policy, must hold a final exam and/or culminating final activity during the last class period.

• Use common Brightspace template and follow blended modality.

• Notify First-Year Programs when cancelling class (per Faculty Handbook section 4.5.1.2. Meeting Classes).

• Submit end-of-semester detailed student grades to First-Year Programs.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

Per Course Faculty should possess a master’s degree or the equivalent professional experience in a field determined acceptable by the Dean.

Additional Qualifications

• Completion of 2025 GEP 101 Instructor Application, available at www.MissouriState.edu/FirstYearPrograms

• First priority to full time faculty and staff.

• Currently or previously employed by Missouri State University.

• Completion of mandatory three-hour Instructor Development Workshop and at least one additional one-hour workshop.

• Experience teaching first year students.

• Current Master Advisor certification.

• Willingness to send one or more follow-up emails during the subsequent semester to touch base with the instructor’s GEP students.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Missouri State University accepts applications for Per Course Faculty to establish a pool of available candidates. By submitting an application for this posting you are applying to be a part of Missouri State University’s Per Course Faculty pool for a potential course that may be offered in the applicable semester. There may not be a current opening.

Applications and transcripts are evaluated prior to the selection of interviewees. To receive full consideration, include all documents requested by the department. Please attach an updated, detailed Curriculum Vitae. Unofficial transcripts can be attached as an optional document to the online application. Official transcripts may be required at time of hire to comply with reporting requirements for Missouri Law.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance (https://www.missouristate.edu/OIC/default.htm) , Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, Compliance@MissouriState.edu, 417-836-4252 (tel:+1-417-836-4252) .

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Open Date 03/07/2025

Close Date 08/25/2025

Posting Number 20250016PCF

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/80362

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • How did you hear about this vacancy?

• Indeed

• Linkedin

• Missouri State University Website

• Google

• Employee Referral

• Job Alerts

• HigherEdJobs.com

• Personal Contacts / Networking

• Job Board (CareerBuilder.com, Monster, etc.)

• Other

• • Please specify the recruitment source where you located this posting. If you selected Employee Referral above, please list the name of the current MSU employee who referred you.

(Open Ended Question)

• • Do you have a Master's Degree?

• No

• Yes

• • What discipline is your Master's degree?

(Open Ended Question)

• • Are you a current full-time regular Missouri State University employee?

• Yes, I am a current full-time faculty/staff University employee.

• No, I am not currently employed by the University.

• No, I am a current per course faculty member.

• No, I am a current part-time staff University employee.

• No, I am a current University graduate assistant or teaching assistant.

• No, I am a current student University employee.

• • Are you a current or former employee of Missouri State University?

• Yes

• No

  Applicant Documents

  Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae

  Optional Documents

• Unofficial Transcripts - 1

• Other Documents -1

• Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)

• Letter of Recommendation-2 (Non-confidential)

• Letter of Recommendation-3 (Non-confidential)