Adjunct Faculty, Department of Communication Studies

University of Denver•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the 2025-2026 academic year. Should we have an opening and be interested in pursuing your application, we will contact you with specific information. The Department of Communication Studies calls students to engage communication meaningfully, creatively, ethically, and with intellectual curiosity, in order to enhance their personal and public lives, as well as contribute to a sustainable common good. The department offers a BA and a minor in communication studies, and we are seeking adjunct instructors to expand our capacity to serve our programs. Classes run in 10-week sessions. Though the University’s administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University’s academic calendars are posted on the registrar’s website: https://www.du.edu/registrar/calendars-deadlines (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar here: http://www.law.du.edu/academics/registrar) . Position Summary Adjunct instructors are needed to teach a variety of communication studies courses across the academic year. Instructors may be hired to teach one course or multiple courses.

Requirements

Excellent teaching ability
M.A. in communication studies or related field
Experience teaching communication studies courses at the university level

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in communication studies

Responsibilities

Teaching classes, primarily in a fully in-person modality
Grading student work
Meeting with students during office hours and corresponding with students via e-mail