Adjunct, Food Service Management

Adjunct Faculty Position

The School of Health Sciences seeks adjunct faculty to teach a Food Service Management course for Fall semester 2026. The meeting times are Tuesday and Thursdays 10:20 AM – 12:10PM. The Fall 2026 semester runs from August 31st until December 18th, 2026.

This Graduate Level course examines the principles and practices of food service management within healthcare, educational, community, and commercial food service settings. Students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to manage food service systems that deliver safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and nutritionally appropriate meals. Topics include menu planning, procurement, production, distribution systems, food safety and sanitation, quality improvement, financial management, human resources, regulatory compliance, sustainability, and leadership.

Through case studies, simulations, and applied projects, students learn to integrate evidence-based management strategies to improve operational efficiency and enhance client and patient outcomes while meeting organizational goals.

Effective teaching strategies involving lab and lecture components that promote positive student learning are required. Duties include delivering lecture and laboratory instruction in a classroom setting, organizing labs, providing the students a comprehensive syllabus, administering exams, and grading students' assignments. Dedication to broaden the education of students and expand their knowledge of microbiology is expected.

At least two years of college teaching experience is required of candidates applying as well as a Registered Dietician and a Masters Degree. This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter and CV with a list of three references. Applications will be reviewed until the available sections are filled.

Minimum: $5,000 per 4-credit course

Minimum: $3,750 per lab section

The actual pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, candidate qualifications and prior experience, scope of responsibilities, internal equity, and market considerations.

The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students from 46 states and 45 countries. The College features more than 160 career-focused academic programs in science, engineering, business, nursing, health sciences, education, social sciences and humanities across undergraduate, professional and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success.

The College has six schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy, the Girard school of business, and the Graduate School of counseling and social work. The College's suburban 220-acre campus is just north of Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is a Master's Colleges and Universities/Larger Programs (M1) institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Merrimack is one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country and has steadily climbed up in the U.S. News & World Report's ranking of Best Colleges, ranking 37th in the Regional Universities North category in 2025. Merrimack is a NCAA Division I athletic institution.

Merrimack College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.