Faculty-Adjunct-Culinary Arts

Recent Jobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 3,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Providence seeks an adjunct faculty member to deliver culinary arts coursework on campus and online. You will prepare materials, grade work, and provide timely feedback to students.

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's in culinary arts, with three+ years of industry experience; a Master's in education is a plus. This is an as-needed adjunct role for the academic year, requiring residence within commuting distance of the Providence Campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in culinary arts or related field.
• Three or more years of industry experience.
• Adjunct faculty teaching in university setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned course(s) on campus by delivering course content and preparing materials.
• Teach online using the university's LMS according to outlines and standards.
• Maintain course sites, grade center, and timely feedback to students.
• Maintain accurate attendance and academic achievement records.
• Distribute syllabus with objectives, materials, attendance policy, and evaluation criteria.
• Communicate with students, department chair, and counselors as needed.
• Refer students to campus resources for support.
• Update faculty information system with teaching credentials.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum design

Online instruction

Student assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in culinary arts

Master's degree in education

Job description

Summary

Prepares and delivers relevant course content using a variety of teaching methods and assessments that support student learning. Delivers relevant course content on campus or online, as assigned. Maintains that students achieve and demonstrate mastery of stated learning objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches assigned course(s) on campus by delivering appropriate course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, and addressing students’ questions and concerns
• Teaches assigned course (s) online by delivering course content, learning activities and assessments using the university’s learning management system, according to JWU course outlines and online course delivery standards
• Prepares and maintains course site in the learning management system for dissemination of course materials, assessments, and weekly updating of the grade center in accordance with university requirements
• Maintains accurate records of student attendance, academic achievement and performance in accordance with university policies and procedures
• Distributes to each student, in each course, via the learning management system, a university-approved syllabus that includes course objectives, required course materials, attendance policy and evaluation criteria
• Communicates early with the student, department chair, and academic counselor for any student in danger of failure or in need of individual counseling, using appropriate university systems
• Refers students to appropriate university sources for information, guidance, financial assistance, career services, library services, academic support, accessibility services, counseling, and other support services
• Populates the university’s faculty information system with data to establish teaching credentials and maintains data, as needed
• Attends faculty orientation and meetings, as requested by the college
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in culinary arts or a related field of study

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in education or a related field of study
• Three or more years of relevant industry experience

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for adjunct faculty, which will be hired on an as needed basis for the academic year. As such, not everyone in the applicant pool for this position will be contacted and/or selected to teach.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Advertised:

14 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time