Liberty University
Position Overview
Faculty are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ.
It is expected that a faculty member will model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage in an active commitment to personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview, and view teaching, student engagement, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end.
Faculty should employ a variety of techniques to develop good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and, insofar as possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.
Responsibilities The Assistant Professor’s primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise, maintain the integrity of course and instructional programs, and ensure that their delivery is aligned with the University’s mission and vision for the student experience.
Faculty are responsible for creating an academic atmosphere of mutual respect and consideration for individual dignity.
They may be asked to aid in the development of curriculum in the residential and distance education environments, and to engage in research, scholarship, or creative activity, depending upon the expectations of their respective college or school and any additional activities involving service to students and their professional discipline.
Qualifications Faculty attain the rank of Assistant Professor based upon scholarly and professional achievements.
An earned doctoral degree or a terminal master’s degree at an accredited institution in an area relevant to the faculty member’s area of teaching, or a professional certificate (e.g., CPA), is preferred but not required.
Assistant Professors are contracted for 10, 11, or 12 months (30, 33, or 36 load hours, respectively).
Release from contracted teaching load is determined each semester by the Dean, per Liberty University Faculty Handbook.
Other Information Target Hire Date: 2025-11-30
Time Type: Full time
Location: Lynchburg - In Office
Equal Opportunity Employer The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner.
In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or any other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.
All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to these protected classes.
The University is a Christian religious‑affiliated organization and is not subject to religious discrimination requirements.
The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law.
Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions) and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
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It is expected that a faculty member will model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage in an active commitment to personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview, and view teaching, student engagement, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end.
Faculty should employ a variety of techniques to develop good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and, insofar as possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.
Responsibilities The Assistant Professor’s primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise, maintain the integrity of course and instructional programs, and ensure that their delivery is aligned with the University’s mission and vision for the student experience.
Faculty are responsible for creating an academic atmosphere of mutual respect and consideration for individual dignity.
They may be asked to aid in the development of curriculum in the residential and distance education environments, and to engage in research, scholarship, or creative activity, depending upon the expectations of their respective college or school and any additional activities involving service to students and their professional discipline.
Qualifications Faculty attain the rank of Assistant Professor based upon scholarly and professional achievements.
An earned doctoral degree or a terminal master’s degree at an accredited institution in an area relevant to the faculty member’s area of teaching, or a professional certificate (e.g., CPA), is preferred but not required.
Assistant Professors are contracted for 10, 11, or 12 months (30, 33, or 36 load hours, respectively).
Release from contracted teaching load is determined each semester by the Dean, per Liberty University Faculty Handbook.
Other Information Target Hire Date: 2025-11-30
Time Type: Full time
Location: Lynchburg - In Office
Equal Opportunity Employer The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner.
In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or any other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.
All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to these protected classes.
The University is a Christian religious‑affiliated organization and is not subject to religious discrimination requirements.
The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law.
Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions) and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
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