Faculty-Adjunct-Hospitality

Recent Jobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, seeks adjunct faculty to teach hospitality courses on campus or online, delivering relevant content and ensuring students meet stated objectives.

The role involves preparing materials, grading, maintaining LMS course sites, and advising students. A master's in hospitality or a related field with industry experience is required; Ph.D./DBA and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in hospitality or related field, or 18 graduate credits plus a master’s from an accredited institution.
• Industry experience in hospitality, food & beverage, hotels and resorts, events, tourism, or related industries.
• Ability to teach on-campus during daytime hours.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned courses on campus with content delivery, materials prep, grading, and timely feedback.
• Teach online using the university LMS according to outlines and online delivery standards.
• Maintain course sites in the LMS and update the grade center weekly.
• Keep accurate attendance and achievement records per university policies.
• Provide syllabus with objectives, materials, attendance policy, and evaluation criteria.
• Communicate with department chair and counselor for at-risk students.
• Refer students to university resources and populate faculty information system.
• Attend orientation and meetings; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Teaching experience

Education

Master's degree in hospitality or related field

18 graduate credits + master's

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

• Master's degree in hospitality or a related field of study; or, 18 graduate credits in the discipline plus a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in higher education
• Moderate amount of industry experience working in hospitality, food & beverage, hotels and resorts, event management, tourism, sports management, or other related industries
• Ability to teach classes on campus during daytime hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned Ph.D. or DBA in hospitality or a related field of study
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level

Please Note:

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

College/university transcripts are required prior to hire.

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

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

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

02 Jun 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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