Adjunct Instructor in Theatre

PeopleAdmin, Inc.; Missouri; On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, invites applications for an Adjunct Instructor in Theatre within the Division College of Arts & Sciences. This part-time appointment teaches courses in theatre as adjunct faculty and serves within the Communication Arts department.

Future teaching assignments are made term-by-term (fall, spring, summer) and reviews occur when openings exist. The posting does not guarantee an open position; candidates should be prepared for ongoing review and scheduling.

Qualifications

• The theatre major and minor are part of the Communication Arts department.
• Previous higher education teaching experience is strongly desired.
• Candidates should be professing Christians active in a local church and aligned with Union University’s Identity, Mission, and Core Values.

Responsibilities

• This position teaches courses in theatre as adjunct faculty.

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume/CV, references list, statement of teaching philosophy, & an unofficial transcript.

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Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Adjunct Instructor in Theatre

Division

Division College of Arts & Sciences (DIV)

Department

Department Communication Arts

Location

Location Jackson

Job Summary

This position teaches courses in theatre as adjunct faculty.

About Union University

Union University is a private, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The campus is located in Jackson, Tenn. (80 miles northeast of Memphis) with additional campuses in Germantown, Hendersonville, and Memphis, Tenn. Union University currently enrolls about 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 48 states and 15 countries. Union University stands as a national leader among colleges and universities in promoting a Christian worldview and a Christ-centered approach to education. Union is consistently ranked among the nation’s premier Christian universities and has been recognized as a top-tier institution each year since 1997 by U.S. News & World Report, which also recognized Union at a national level for undergraduate teaching excellence.

The theatre major and minor are part of the Communication Arts department. Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed by the department chair when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring, and summer. This posting is not a guarantee of an open position.

Other Job Duties

Required Qualifications

The theatre major and minor are part of the Communication Arts department. Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed by the department chair when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring, and summer. This posting is not a guarantee of an open position.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous higher education teaching experience is strongly desired.

Successful candidates must be professing Christians who are active members of a local church, enthusiastically support Union University’s Identity, Mission, and Core Values, and articulate a Christian worldview in their work and life. (Union University’s Identity, Mission, and Core Values is a link to https://www.uu.edu/about/what-we-believe.cfm)

Physical Requirements

The work performed by this position is of a general office and classroom nature. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to perform the following:

• Communicate professionally in person, over the telephones, through email and other electronic means.
• Walk from office to the classroom and from one campus office to another office/building on campus.
• Spend extended periods of time sitting and standing with occasional instances of bending and stooping. Classroom and laboratory settings require periods of standing and sitting for the duration of class (1 to 3 hours).
• Ability to lift and carry files and materials, handle various types of media and equipment, occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, unless otherwise specified in the job description.
• Have adequate vision, hearing, and manual dexterity to interact with people in person, on the phone, on computer, and in writing. Requires the ability to identify, observe and assess visual color discrimination and depth perception.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls (e.g. mouse, keyboard, telephone, lab equipment). Also requires arm-hand steadiness, manual dexterity, and the ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Posting Number

Posting Number F005P

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Annual Contract Months

Annual Contract Months 12

Benefits No

Benefits No

Posting Open Date

Posting Open Date 08/30/2021

Posting Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume/CV, references list, statement of teaching philosophy, & an unofficial transcript.

Documents to Apply

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