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The Department of English invites applications for its Adjunct Faculty Pool. This pool supports the university's ongoing need for qualified adjunct instructors to teach undergraduate courses in composition and related English disciplines, as departmental needs arise. Courses include ENGL 120C and 220C:
Persuasive Writing and Researched Writing.

• Earned advanced degree in English, Literature, Writing, or Composition and Rhetoric
• Excellent oral and written language skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations

The following salary range reflects compensation paid for a 3-unit course (144 total hours) and varies based on the faculty member’s highest earned degree. Total compensation is based on the number of courses taught and corresponding units for each course.

$3,120 to $3,720 per course

Please complete the application and upload the required documents below. Please do not send your documents directly to the Department Chair.

• Accompanying Essays:
• Personal Testimony of Relationship with Jesus Christ. Please provide a brief account of your experience of coming to faith in Christ. Include current church attendance, ministry, outreach and service involvement, any experience you have had with the Assemblies of God or other Pentecostal churches.
• Philosophy of Christian Education and Role of a Christian University. Explain what you believe to be the elements essential to the educational theory & practice of a Christian University.
• Integration of Faith, Teaching and Scholarship. Explain how you integrate your faith with your discipline & in your teaching and scholarship.
• Colleges/universities attended, location, & degree or units earned.
• Majors or fields of study, undergrad & graduate majors, minors, & areas of concentration.
• With the most recent, a chronological listing of teaching experience - name and location of institutions, title/academic rank, full/part-time, dates of employment
• A specific listing of courses previously taught
• Publications, presentations, honors, awards, and memberships in professional organizations
• With the most recent employment, position/title, full/part-time, dates of employment
• Any other qualifying experience, paid/voluntary, other.
• References
  - Names, e-mail, and phone numbers of at least 3 people not related to you whom we may contact for an evaluation of your professional abilities.
• Pastoral reference letter
  - Pastor or church leader.
• Transcripts
  - Unofficial transcripts accepted to apply. If selected, notarized transcripts are required prior to employment.

All of the above requested attachments must be included with your application in order to be considered. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be considered as teaching opportunities become available within the department.

EOE Statement Vanguard University is committed to ensure that all candidates have an equitable opportunity to apply for and participate in the selection process. As a university, we hold firm to the application of the reasonable accommodation process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you require an accommodation because of a disability in order to participate in any phase of the application process, or if you would like to request this information in an alternative format, please call Ken Bott, Sr.

Director of Human Resources, at .

Vanguard University is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind against individuals of race, color, national origin, disability, pregnancy or any other characteristic outlined by federal, state, and local laws. Where permitted by law and in relation to the school's heritage and mission, Vanguard does exercise religious preference throughout the University and therefore employs individuals who are compatible with the institution, mission and statement of faith.

This applies to all employment practices within the university. Vanguard is committed to a hiring process that is based on candidate's qualifications, merit, and operational needs of the university.

Category Faculty

Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

This position is currently accepting applications.