Adjunct Professor of English

Job Details

Job Location

Kansas - Olathe, KS

Job Category

Education

Description

University Overview :

MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private university with a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, MNU seeks to educate students to serve with purpose within the educational context of the liberal arts, and a Wesleyan-holiness theological perspective. MNU has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students with half considered traditional residential students. For more information about MNU, see our website : www.mnu.edu.

Position Description :

The Department of Arts & Humanities at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU), a faith-based university in Olathe, Kansas, invites qualified candidates to apply for the position of Adjunct Instructor of English. The candidate should have the training and ability to teach Comp I and Comp II. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and to Christian education.

We are looking for Comp I instructors who can begin teaching in the Spring 2025 semester at the following days and times :

Tuesday / Friday 10 : 45am - 12 : 00pm, and

Tuesday / Friday 12 : 15pm - 1 : 30pm

For the Fall semester of 2025 we are seeking instructors for both Comp I and Comp II (schedule to be determined in late spring).

Position Reports to : Chair, Department of Arts & Humanities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Teach undergraduate Composition and Rhetoric (Comp I)
• Teach undergraduate Composition and Research (Comp II)
• Consult with students after class and via email as needed

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications / Skills Required :

A successful applicant will share the university's mission of Christ-centered transformation, a commitment to excellence and innovation, and possess the following :

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work is performed in the classroom setting.

Application : Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, send the following documentation to MNU Human Resources at hr@mnu.edu.

Questions regarding your application may be addressed to Abigail Harris, HR Specialist, at abrubaker@mnu.edu. Question regarding the position may be addressed to Dr. Luke Johnson, Chair of the Department of Arts & Humanities at Ldjohnson@mnu.edu.

MidAmerica is very much interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities.

MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, or disability in the recruitment and admission of students and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services. Any concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of gender or disability should be addressed to the Associate Academic Vice President, university coordinator of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, in the Academic Offices in Lunn Hall, (913) 971-3573.