Adjunct Faculty, Department of Communication Studies

This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the  academic year. The Department of Communication Studies calls students to engage communication meaningfully, creatively, ethically, and with intellectual curiosity to enhance personal and public lives and contribute to a sustainable common good. The department offers a BA and a minor in communication studies and seeks adjunct instructors to expand capacity to serve our programs.

Adjunct instructors are needed to teach a variety of communication studies courses across the academic year. Instructors may be hired to teach one course or multiple courses.

• Teaching classes, primarily in a fully in‑person modality.
• Grading student work.
• Meeting with students during office hours and corresponding via e‑mail.

• Excellent teaching ability.

• M.A. in communication studies or related field.
• Experience teaching communication studies courses at the university level.

• Ph.D. in communication studies.

Faculty schedules vary by term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The university’s academic calendars are posted on the registrar’s website.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the 2025‑2026 academic year.

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu. Only online applications will be accepted.

The course rate for this position is $5,160 for a 4‑credit course.

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non‑benefited employees.

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, and local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;

the Americans with Disabilities Act;
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
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All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.