Adjunct Instructor of Seminar and Undergraduate Studies

Adjunct Instructor Pool

By applying to this pool, you are not applying for a specific position. You are submitting your application to be considered for adjunct appointments that may become available at Southern Oregon University during the posted triennium. Adjuncts are for specific temporary, part-time, limited-duration teaching positions. Positions can be one term (thirteen weeks) or multiple terms as needed. Your application will be kept on file and you will be contacted if a position becomes available that matches your educational background and experience.

You can withdraw your application from the pool at any time. This pool will be refreshed triennially and you will be notified by hrs of the requirement to re-apply for continued consideration. Each applicant is encouraged to provide (preferably as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant's qualifications and interest in the position;

(2) a current resume/CV; and (3) an unofficial copy of all post-secondary transcripts. Optional supplemental documents may include teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, and/or letters of recommendation.

For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at hrs or call .

Division:
College of Arts & Humanities/First Year Seminar & Undergraduate Studies

Job Family Group:
Faculty FLSA Status:
Exempt

Appointment Basis:
Temporary

Time Type:
Part-time

Benefits Eligible:
No

This position is designated as a critical, security-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background Check:
Yes

Remote Work Type:
As determined by the position

Visa Sponsorship:
This employer will not sponsor applicants for visas.

Rate of Pay:
The anticipated rate is $650/ELU for non-terminally prepared adjunct instructors (term-by-term) and $750/ELU for terminally prepared adjunct instructors (term-by-term). Graduate-level courses may be paid at a higher rate. A typical 4-credit course is loaded at 4 ELU. Full-Time-Equivalency:
Typically, less than 7.5 ELU, but up to 15 ELU per term or 45 ELU per year for 1.0 full-time equivalence.

Individuals appointed from this pool will have the primary responsibility for teaching and advising within the area of Undergraduate Studies including:

• First-year Writing Seminar sequence courses
• Writing Workshops (foundational skills)
• Other courses within Writing and UGS as needed
• Advising students in the writing courses

Undergraduate Studies is home to the SOU General Education program. Students take classes to develop their capacity for Purposeful Learning, Communication & Expression, Creativity & Innovation, Inquiry & Analysis, Numerical Literacy, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Practical skill building and relevant knowledge deemed applicable to many areas of study. As a fully accredited four-year university guided by innovation, a degree earned at SOU holds strong value because it is built on applied learning and essential skills.

• Faculty members tailor courses around different focused themes and/or content topics. Whether the themes and/or basic content is linked to the humanities, the social sciences, or the sciences (and, for example, many seminars and other courses are highly interdisciplinary), all courses share the common goal of building solid communication, critical thinking, and research and writing skills that students will use throughout their time at SOU and beyond.
  
  Typically, Adjunct Instructors assume an ongoing topic and/or course syllabus that has already been developed and work closely with a faculty mentor.

• Seminars and other courses offer an innovative teaching and collaborative learning environment. Courses are designed to be challenging, engaging, interactive, and participatory. All seminars offer practice with writing, thinking, reading, and dialogue. Faculty and student peers work closely with learners producing clear and timely responses to learners' coursework. The teaching is responsive and dialogic.

• Within the seminar cohorts, SOU offers a personalized, supportive, integrated and holistic learning experience where specific skills develop as learners explore their interests and acclimate to university study. Seminar instructors, in particular, also serve as academic advisors and mentors to students enrolled in their own seminars, helping learners better navigate the many learning paths available n when not officially advising in a seminar cohort, those who teach in the School of Undergraduate Studies & the University Library are expected to be available for consultations as needed and committed to the growth and well-being of SOU students.

Undergraduate Studies is responsible for overseeing the following programs and courses, and Instructors may be called on to teach the…