Associate Faculty – First Year Experience (Main Campus)
Post University
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut
Quick overview
Facilitate engaging in-person First Year Experience courses to help new students develop academic and professional foundational skills. Provide personalized guidance, monitor student progress, and collaborate with campus partners to support student retention and success.
Requirements summary
Requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Education, Communication, Business Administration, or a related field. Candidates must have at least 3 years of in-person or blended teaching experience, preferably with first-generation or traditional-aged college students.
Job description
At Post University, we believe that personalized guidance, unwavering motivation, robust support, and a student-centered education are the catalysts that allow students to achieve their individual academic and career goals. Our Associate Faculty play a central role in bringing this mission to life, especially for students navigating their first year of college.
Associate Faculty foster learning environments where students feel supported, motivated, and connected to the university community. Through intentional teaching, coaching, and relationship-building in and out of the classroom, they help students develop the skills, confidence, and sense of belonging needed to persist academically and grow into workforce-ready, socially responsible learners.
Position overview
Post University is seeking experienced, engaging, and student-focused Associate Faculty to teach on-ground courses within our First Year Experience (FYE) program. These courses are designed to support new students in building foundational skills for academic success, personal development, and career exploration.
FYE courses emphasize the following outcomes
- Promote the exchange of knowledge through discussion, reflection, and collaboration
- Expand students’ thinking about themselves, their goals, and their future careers
- Support students’ transition from high school to college-level expectations
- Encourage exploration of identity, purpose, and career interests
- Provide personalized guidance and consistent encouragement
- Cultivate belonging, motivation, and engagement within the university community
Associate Faculty serve as educators, mentors, and motivators, helping students connect coursework to real-world applications and career pathways while reinforcing that they are capable, valued members of the Post University community.
Faculty
are expected to provide timely feedback, a supportive presence on campus, and engage in proactive outreach to students who may be at-risk.
- The First Year Program is building a pool of Associate Faculty to teach courses such as:
- FYE110 The Empowered Learner: Habits for Success
- FYE120 Effective Communication Skills
- FYE130 TechTools & Digital Citizenship
- FYE140 College Writing: Finding Your Voice
Responsibilities
- Facilitate engaging, in-person learning experiences that promote participation, reflection, and growth
- Establish clear structure, expectations, and routines appropriate for first-year, traditional-aged learners
- Provide personalized guidance and timely feedback that supports academic progress
- Proactivelymonitorstudent progress and conduct outreach to at-risk students
- Foster a supportive, inclusive, and motivating learning environment
- Collaborate with academicadvisors,student supportstaff, and campus partners to promote student success
Minimum Qualifications: & Competencies:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (list below).
Required qualifications
- Master’s degree in Psychology, Education, Communication, Business Administration (MBA), or a related fieldrequired
- Minimum of 3 years ofin-person or blended teaching experience
- Experience working with first-generationor traditional-aged collegestudents
- Strong classroom presence and ability to manage and engage first-year learners
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching First Year Experience (FYE),student success, or transitioncourses
- Background in advising, mentoring,student life,or student development
- Familiarity with evidence-based student success practices
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Strongclassroomfacilitation andinterpersonal communicationskills
- Ability to build rapport and motivate first-year learners
- Commitment tosupporting the development of socially responsible, career-ready learners
- Effective communication and feedback practices
- Comfort with multimedia and interactive teaching approaches
