Part-Time Instructor, Arts, Culture & Media, Fall

Position Details

Title: Part-Time Instructor, Arts, Culture & Media, Fall 2026

Department: Arts Culture & Media

Position Status: Part Time

Posting #: 26FA0492

Open Date: 05/19/2026

Salary: Minimum of $2,777 per credit. Final salary offer may be determined by qualifications, experience, funding, market benchmarks, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation.

Teach fine art, art history, graphic design, journalism, music, theater, and film and video production surveys, laboratories, studios, workshops, music instruction, upper-level courses, or graduate courses focused on specific themes or topics. Duties include preparing course material; creating and posting a syllabus; presenting material; holding office hours; providing out‑of‑class support; responding to student e‑mail; conducting and grading assessments; and submitting final grades.

Course appointments may be during the day, evenings, weekends, off‑campus, online, hybrid, remotely or any combination based on department needs.

Minimum

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree preferred. Master's degree or Ph.D. strongly preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must. Demonstrated ability to teach at the university level is highly desired.

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ.

The email address listed on the application will be used for all communication. A syllabus for a course previously taught by the applicant should be included and uploaded under "Other Documents."

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre‑employment screenings.

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The School of Arts and Sciences‑Newark (SASN) is a place where exploration, discovery, and imagination come together to form the core of a liberal arts education. We serve all undergraduates at Rutgers University-Newark (RU‑N) and offer a broad selection of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate courses a year in more than 40 subjects. SASN combines the best of a large research university with a small liberal arts college.