Adjunct - English Second Language; ESL Instructor

Position: Adjunct Hiring Pool - English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor
POSITION TITLE:

Adjunct Hiring Pool - English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor

COMPENSATION RANGE: 1,260.00 - 1,260.00 per credit hour

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION:
Faculty

Department:
Intensive English

TARGET HIRE DATE: 8/1/2025

BENEFITS: UNC's Career Hub

This is an open pool posting and applicants will be contacted only if a suitable position becomes available. Pool may be used to fill vacancies for the Fall 2025 - Summer 2026.

This pool expires 05/31/2026. Applicants wishing to remain in this pool past 05/31/2026, must reapply at that time.

Position Summary:

UNC's Center for International Education (CIE) is the university-wide office dedicated to comprehensive internationalization for students, faculty, and staff. The CIE team develops and implements international activities that support teaching, learning, research, and global engagement throughout the university. The CIE team provides extensive (i) global learning opportunities; (ii) advice and counsel on immigration and tax regulations, and compliance for students and scholars;

(iii) international partnership development and facilitation; (iv) comprehensive support for international students; (v) on-campus global programming that helps to educate campus community and develop global cultural competencies.

The Intensive English Program (IEP) resides under the CIE's umbrella. It is a CEA-accredited, in-house academic language program aimed at serving diverse linguistic and cultural needs of English language learners and providing professional development training to EFL/ESL educators. IEP is a 7-level program that fuses cross-cultural immersion with focused English language instruction to create a unique and distinctive college preparatory experience to ensure the students' future academic success and career readiness.

Job Duties:

Teaching

Teach academic English to English language learners in the following courses:
Reading and Writing, Listening and Speaking, Grammar, and Academic Vocabulary.

Meet during assigned classes at scheduled times online or in person.

Organize instructional planning according to the IEP curriculum and individual student learning outcomes in each course/level.

Administer formative and summative assessments.

Keep and report student attendance.

Actively utilize the university's Learning Management System (Canvas) in each course.

Reporting and Student Advising

Conduct mid-term and final grade reporting in a timely fashion

Provide feedback and consultations based on the results of the reports

Keep regular student hours in person and/or online (2 hours per week).

Upload copies of the final grade reports, final exams, and assessment rubrics in a designed SharePoint location

Professional Development

Attend and participate in IEP faculty meetings.

Stay informed about the best practice in the field of TESOL and adjust teaching practices accordingly.

Collaborate and cooperate with fellow IEP instructors and staff.

Administrative Duties

Assist with processing student applications for admission.

Assist in data collection for external accrediting agencies.

Respond to prospective student inquiries.

Assist with marketing and web-site management when needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in TESOL/ESL, Applied Linguistics, or related field.

Experience working with non-native speakers of English.

Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Effective written communication skills.

Established digital literacy skills.

Effective critical thinking and reasoning.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in TESOL/ESL, Applied Linguistics, or related field

3 years of experience teaching ESL in U.S. or abroad.

Experience designing curricula and assessments.

Experience teaching online and using LMS effectively in course delivery, assessments, and class data monitoring.

Benefits:

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full-time positions. Employees at UNC receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full-time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and…