Adjunct (Intensive English/Modern Languages)
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Adjunct
Position Title: Adjunct (Intensive English/Modern Languages)
Department: Modern Languages
Campus Location: Washburn University
Application Deadline: Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled.
Position Summary:
Washburn University's department of Modern Languages (Intensive English) invites applications for adjunct instructor(s).
Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
About Washburn University:
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions:
Teach: IE102 Reading Comprehension for Academic Purposes II (low intermediate reading)
M/T/W/R 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree and minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), or equivalent.
Or
Master's degree with a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) or TESL certificate.
Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
Official educational transcripts required during the offer process,
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in TESOL, TESL or Curriculum/Instruction in English Language Teaching.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Questions pertaining to this recruitment may be directed to department chair, Miguel Gonzalez-Abellas at miguel.gonzalez-abellas@washburn.edu
Background Check Required
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