Faculty-Adjunct-Sociology

Johnson & Wales University; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte is seeking an Adjunct Sociology instructor to teach assigned courses on campus and online, delivering engaging content and assessments that align with course objectives. You will prepare materials, manage the LMS, maintain gradebooks, and communicate with students, department chairs, and academic counselors to support student success.

Qualified candidates hold a master's in sociology (PhD preferred) and have college-level teaching experience, with the

Qualifications

• Master's degree in sociology or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Experience teaching at the college level.
• Ability to teach daytime, campus-based classes in Charlotte, NC.

Responsibilities

• Teaches assigned course(s) on campus, prepares materials, grades, and provides timely feedback.
• Delivers online components using the university's LMS per course outlines.
• Maintains course site in the LMS and updates weekly grade center.
• Keeps accurate records of attendance and academic performance.
• Distributes syllabus with objectives, materials, attendance policy, and evaluation criteria.
• Communicates with student, department chair, and counselor for at-risk students.
• Refers students to university support services.
• Populates faculty information system with teaching credentials.
• Attends orientation and meetings as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

College teaching

Daytime classes

Campus instruction

Education

Master's degree in sociology

Ph.D. in sociology (preferred)

Job description

Job no: 11310
Work type: Part Time
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Categories: Faculty, Academics, Academic Term, Campus Based

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 sociology or a related field of study from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or other appropriate accreditation as determined by JWU
• Experience teaching at the college level
• Ability to teach daytime, campus-based classes in Charlotte, North Carolina

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in sociology
• Expertise and experience in cultural focus of discipline with an understanding of food systems characteristics including their complexity and diversity

Please Note:

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

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: 29 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Open until filled