Fairhaven College - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

Fairhaven College
- Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies is an interdisciplinary, undergraduate unit of Western Washington University, dedicated to assisting students in taking an unusual degree of responsibility for the structure and content of their education specifically in the areas of creative arts and science. Fairhaven College supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement.

We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

Fairhaven College maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary teaching positions. Our Curriculum Committee refers entirely to these applications as openings occur through the academic year for temporary non-tenure track teaching positions on a part-time basis with occasional opportunities for temporary, full-time appointments. Positions may become available any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis. Faculty should be prepared to teach in a learning community defined by five attributes: interdisciplinary study, student designed studies and evaluation of learning, examination of issues arising from a diverse society, development of leadership and a sense of social responsibility, and curricular, instructional and evaluative innovation.

Teaching for Fairhaven is in-person and out of state work arrangements are not permitted.

• Master's degree or bachelor's degree with teaching experience
• Demonstrated ability to teach an interdisciplinary curriculum
• Experience with teaching methods which promote active, participatory learning
• Experience working with a diverse student body, including a demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
• Understanding of Fairhaven's pedagogy

• A terminal degree
• Positive teaching evaluations

All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary
- Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Fairhaven College Pay Scale

• Tier 1: MA with minimal teaching experience: $791/credit
• Tier 2: MA and substantial teaching experience: $1,019/credit
• Tier 3: ABD and successful teaching experience $1,100/credit
• Tier 4:
  PhD, MFA or J.D and successful teaching experience $1,236

A letter of application, vita, and brief description of courses you would like to teach are required. You will also be asked to provide contact information of three references. Your cover letter and curriculum vitae should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications, including your experience working with a diverse student body, as well as demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds.

You may cut and paste or upload your materials as noted on the Page Up application. Any additional materials that cannot be submitted electronically may be sent to:

Operations Manager (Vacancy Pool) Fairhaven College, Western Washington University 516 High St., MS 9118 Bellingham, WA 98225

This vacancy pool is refreshed annually; please see applicable close date information below. Applicants who continue to remain interested in being considered for on-going opportunities should re-submit updated materials to the new pool, once posted. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Employment-based visa sponsorship may be considered depending on the candidate's current immigration status;

however, the University is unable to sponsor new H1B petitions or cover associated filing or processing fees at this time.

Applications are…