Instructor, Arts, Culture & Media, Summer 2026

Rutgers University; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 4,000 - 8,000; Part time

Job summary

Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N) invites applications for instructors to teach Summer 2026 across a broad range of subjects within the Department of Arts, Culture and Media. Positions involve preparing materials, posting syllabi, presenting course content, and evaluating student work.

Instructors may teach day, evening, weekend, online, hybrid, or remote sections based on departmental needs. The School of Arts and Sciences-Newark supports a liberal arts tradition with a vast course catalog and a

Responsibilities

• Prepare course materials and syllabi.
• Deliver lectures and run surveys, studios, labs, or workshops.
• Hold office hours and respond to student inquiries; assess and grade work.

Job description

Posting Summary

The Department of Arts, Culture and Media, School of Arts and Sciences-Newark, Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N), is seeking instructors for Summer 2026 to teach fine art, art history, graphic design, journalism, music, theater, and film and video production surveys, laboratories, studios, workshops, music instruction, upper-level courses, or graduate courses focused on specific themes or topics. The successful candidate will cover the full range of duties associated with teaching, including, but not limited to, preparing course material; creating and posting a course syllabus; presenting material during the assigned course times; holding office hours and providing appropriate out-of-class time for students; responding to student e-mails; conducting and grading assessments of students through assignments, exams, and other means, in a timely manner; and submitting final grades. Course appointments may require instruction during the day, in the evenings, on weekends, off-campus, online, hybrid, remotely, or any combination of these, based on the academic needs of the department/unit.

Posting Summary

The Department of Arts, Culture and Media, School of Arts and Sciences-Newark, Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N), is seeking instructors for Summer 2026 to teach fine art, art history, graphic design, journalism, music, theater, and film and video production surveys, laboratories, studios, workshops, music instruction, upper-level courses, or graduate courses focused on specific themes or topics. The successful candidate will cover the full range of duties associated with teaching, including, but not limited to, preparing course material; creating and posting a course syllabus; presenting material during the assigned course times; holding office hours and providing appropriate out-of-class time for students; responding to student e-mails; conducting and grading assessments of students through assignments, exams, and other means, in a timely manner; and submitting final grades. Course appointments may require instruction during the day, in the evenings, on weekends, off-campus, online, hybrid, remotely, or any combination of these, based on the academic needs of the department/unit.

Overview

The School of Arts and Sciences-Newark ( SASN ) is a place where exploration, discovery, and imagination come together to form the core of a liberal arts education. We serve all undergraduates at Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N); and offer a broad selection of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate courses a year in more than 40 subjects. SASN combines the best of a large research university with a small liberal arts college.