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Adjunct faculty (adjuncts and part-time faculty) are working professionals with advanced degrees in their field who teach part-time at Westminster. They bring practical skills as well as real world experience to the classroom. Westminster University adjunct faculty are focused on students and strive for excellence in teaching.

Adjunct faculty are supported by the individual programs and schools in which they are employed. Peer faculty provide guidance for course curriculum in content, curriculum, and pedagogy. Each school offers clerical support, copying, office supplies, and a host of other services. The Adjunct Faculty Program provides workshops, professional development, and a way to communicate with other instructors.

If you have an advanced degree and you have talent, skills, and knowledge that you would like to share with students, we invite you to contact us.

Open Adjunct Faculty Positions

Adjunct Faculty should enjoy teaching and working closely with students. Applicants must have an advanced degree such as a Masters, a terminal degree in your field, or a PhD, as well as practical experience in industry, teaching, or academia.

Step 1: Prepare Your Vita

When you prepare your academic vita outline the following:

  • Education - all college degrees earned, schools, dates
  • Professional experience - relative full and part-time positions
  • Professional organizations - memberships in professional organizations, affiliations, committees, offices, boards, etc.
  • Publications - publications including articles in professional newsletters, journals, books or popular press
  • Other skills - training, certifications, workshops, special skills
  • Computer skills - hardware and software program proficiencies Include web development or other projects like graphics presentations or databases that were created as a result of computer skills
  • Leadership qualities - activities in the community like volunteer jobs, boards, organization of events, charitable activities, etc.
  • Teaching experiences - schools, professional, industrial, or volunteer teaching experiences

Step 2: Prepare Your Cover Letter

In your cover letter, please include the following:

  • Course(s) you are interested in teaching - visit Westminster's course catalog and list courses you would like to teach
  • How your expertise benefits Westminster University - Westminster is a college that prides itself on its high quality teaching. How would your personality and background fit?
  • Special interests or skills - are there any skills not mentioned above that you would like to highlight?

Step 3: Submit Your Vita and Cover Letter

Submit your information via our online job site.

Adjunct Faculty positions are divided into thirteen broad categories. Please spend a few moments reviewing the category that best matches your area(s) of academic expertise. You may apply for more than one area, based upon your background and expertise.

Your application will stay on file and is accessible to the Adjunct Faculty Coordinator and to each School’s Deans and Division Chairs. As Adjunct Faculty positions become available, we peruse this database for candidates that best match our needs.

If you don’t hear back from anyone immediately after applying for a position, that means we currently have our classes assigned. As our classes and Adjunct Faculty change, we may call upon you to interview for a position.

Where Do I Submit my Vita and Cover Letter?
Submit your information via our online job site.
Which Adjunct Faculty category should I select?
Adjunct Faculty positions are divided into thirteen broad categories. Please spend a few moments reviewing the category that best matches your area(s) of academic expertise. You may apply for more than one area, based upon your background and expertise.
What happens to my vita and cover letter after it is submitted?
Your application becomes part of our Human Resources database and is accessible to both the Adjunct Faculty Coordinator and each School's Deans and Division Chairs. As Adjunct Faculty positions become available, we peruse this database for candidates who best match our needs.
What is the usual length of time before I will hear a response?
It depends upon your qualifications and when openings occur. As openings occur, Program Chairs will search the Human Resources database for persons whose qualifications match the opening.
If I don't hear from anyone does that mean Westminster University is not interested in my qualifications?
Not necessarily: it means we currently don't have an opening. If an opening has not occurred and you still want to be on the list, please contact us to keep your information current. Don't give up. Teaching at Westminster University is worth the wait.
Is there a way I can contact other adjunct faculty to learn more about the college and the job?
A good way to stay connected is to attend Westminster University events. We have many public programs that will put you in contact with our students and faculty. Check out the Westminster University Event Calendar, located on the bottom of our online home page.
What degree qualifications do I need?
You must have an advanced degree (Masters or above) in the area within which you wish to teach.
Do I need to have teaching experience?
No, however it certainly helps. If you do not have experience, we encourage you to attend teaching workshops and talk with our division chair and other divisional adjunct faculty. Our students attend Westminster University because it is a teaching institution and faculty are willing to provide them with a rich learning environment. We expect Adjunct Faculty to create the same experience in their classroom. If you do not have teaching experience, you may want to include on your vita events that demonstrate your people skills, such as volunteer experiences, tutoring, organization memberships, leadership experiences, etc.

Welcome to the Westminster University teaching faculty. You will soon discover that Westminster provides you with the support services you need to be successful.

Mandatory Orientations

Orientation I

After receiving your assignment, you will be contacted to schedule your first Orientation. During the orientation you will:

  1. Learn about the Adjunct Faculty Program
  2. Meet with the Adjunct Faculty Coordinator to discuss your teaching needs
  3. Visit campus-wide support service offices
  4. Assure your email and computer accounts are functional
  5. Obtain your Westminster identification and library card
  6. Visit your classroom
  7. Learn about the support services offered in your school
  8. Learn about parking on campus, including obtaining a parking pass

Orientation II

All adjunct faculty new to Westminster University; should attend this orientation, offered before the beginning of the fall, spring, and summer terms. During this time you will meet with Deans; Student Services Directors; Library, Writing Center, and Faculty Technology Center Managers; and with the Adjunct Faculty Coordinator.

Thanks! You are part of a great team of people that make Westminster University such an exemplary school.