Faculty-Adjunct-Humanities

Recent Jobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Providence seeks qualified adjunct faculty to teach assigned courses, prepare course materials, and assess student work. You will provide timely, robust feedback and maintain accurate course records.

The role involves preparing LMS course sites, maintaining attendance and achievement data, and distributing syllabi with clear objectives and evaluation criteria. Collaboration with department chairs and counselors is expected for student success.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in humanities or a related field, or 18 graduate credits in the discipline plus a master's degree, from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Teaches assigned course(s), prepares materials and lesson plans, grades student work, and provides robust feedback in a timely manner.
• Maintains course site in the learning management system and updates grade center weekly.
• Maintains attendance and academic records according to university policies.
• Distributes a syllabus with objectives, texts, attendance policy, and evaluation criteria for each course.
• Communicates with students, department chair, and academic counselor regarding at-risk students.
• Refers students to campus resources for information, guidance, and support services.
• Populates faculty information system with teaching credentials and maintains data as needed.
• Attends faculty orientation and meetings; performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Master's degree in humanities or related field and/or 18 graduate credits in the discipline plus a master's degree

Job description

Summary

Prepares and delivers relevant course content using a variety of teaching methods and assessments that support student learning. Ensures that students achieve and demonstrate mastery of stated learning objectives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing diversity for a richly inclusive community is a Guiding Principle at JWU. Our students, faculty and staff have varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that unite us as one community and contribute to our success. We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce teams and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

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, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches assigned course(s) 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
• 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, texts, attendance policy and materials required for course 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 humanities or a related field of study, or 18 graduate credits in the discipline plus a master's degree, from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, or other appropriate accreditation as determined by Johnson & Wales University
• Ability to teach classes during daytime and/or evening hours
• Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse student populations

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree in humanities or a related field of study

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate 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. 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.

Advertised: 17 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: