Adjunct Faculty: Communication Studies and Journalism 2025 Job at Augsburg Unive

Adjunct Faculty: Communication Studies and Journalism 2025

• Part-time
• Job Classification: Adjunct Faculty
• FLSA Status: Exempt (salaried/teaching/stipend)
• Department: Communication Studies, Film and New Media
• Type of employment: Casual / on-call

Augsburg University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees to approximately 3,400 students of diverse backgrounds. The trademark of an Augsburg education is its emphasis on direct, personal experience.

The Department of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media invites applications for adjunct faculty positions to teach undergraduate courses in 2025. This search will establish a “pool” of instructors if such openings occur during Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2025. Applicants may be selected from this pool on an as-needed basis throughout the year.

Responsibilities for this position include teaching undergraduate major courses and lower division, non-major courses. Such courses may include:

• Public speaking
• Introduction to communication studies
• Business and professional communication
• Science and technical communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Small group communication
• Organizational communication
• Intercultural communication
• Argumentation
• Other courses as needed.

The successful candidate will possess both a high level of intercultural competency and a commitment to inclusive practice and authentic representation.

• Subject to the collective bargaining agreement with SEIU, Local 284
• $5,500 to $6,550 per course*
• Eligible for 1-1.5% retirement contribution match
• Tuition discount for employees and dependents
• Not eligible for healthcare benefits

Minimum Qualifications
Masters degree or equivalent in relevant field, and a demonstrated ability to create an engaging, dynamic, personalized classroom experience. Professional activity may be corporate, artistic and/or scholarly.

For full consideration, candidates must submit the following information at the time of application:

• Curriculum vita or Resume
• Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts

Your cover letter should highlight your experience or interest in teaching at the university level, identify your general availability during the day and/or evenings, and indicate whether you are interested in in-person or synchronous online teaching (or either).

Augsburg University is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national origin, familial status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or public assistance status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.