Do you have what it takes to become a University of Phoenix faculty member?

Advanced degree? Check. In-depth knowledge? Check. The desire and dedication to transform lives? Double-check. If this sounds like you, you may meet the criteria to be a faculty member at University of Phoenix. If you’d like to empower adult learners by sharing your passion and experience, we invite you to find out if you qualify as an instructor with us.

Qualifications

The requirements of a University of Phoenix faculty member are rigorous because we only want the best for our students. That’s why we’re confident when we say that our university instructors provide our students with a relevant educational experience that prepares them to take on today’s rapidly evolving market place.

Although course requirements vary from program to program, here are the minimum criteria:

• A master’s or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or international equivalent in the subject that you’d like to teach.
• Work experience related to the subject you wish to teach.

The Teaching Experience

As a faculty member, you’ll be challenged to provide a purposeful curriculum to prepare your working students for greater success in the real world.  Our smaller class sizes allow you to work with all of your students, whether you’re in a classroom or online.

There are many rewards to being a faculty member at University of Phoenix:

• Teach part time without interrupting your full time career
  When you teach a course, you will spend approximately 15 to 20 hours a week, which allows you time to continue with your current career.

• Know you’re making a difference as a faculty member by sharing your wisdom
  You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that your students will be benefiting from your experience. You can take pride in their accomplishments as they apply your teachings in the real world.

• Expand your own knowledge base
  You’ll increase your depth of knowledge as you study course materials, read texts, review student research and facilitate class discussions. And, University of Phoenix offers a discount to faculty who enroll in our courses.

• Improve your communication and leadership skills
  Not only will these skills increase while you’re presenting course materials and answering questions, you’ll also have the opportunity to take University of Phoenix assessment and training programs designed to increase skills that faculty employ.

• Your classroom is a great place to network with other professionals in your field
  University of Phoenix courses are created specifically for working students. You’ll find that many of your students are established professionals . This gives you the unique opportunity to not only teach professionals, but to interact with them on a peer-to-peer level.

To learn more about what being a faculty member is all about, visit "Online Faculty", "Campus Faculty" and "Become a Doctoral Faculty Member".

Start the Process

Interested in the accolades associated with being a faculty member at University of Phoenix? If you have a master’s or doctoral degree, experience in the field that you want to teach and a desire to make a difference in people’s lives, we invite you to start the qualification process.