Introduction to Grant Writing – Adjunct Faculty – Traditional Campus (Spring 2027) – College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Grand Canyon University•Phoenix, AZ

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Grand Canyon University is hiring an adjunct faculty member to teach Introduction to Grant Writing in person at its traditional campus in Phoenix, Arizona, during the Spring 2027 semester. The semester begins January 4, 2027, and ends April 25, 2027; final course grades are due May 2, 2027. The course examines the processes, purposes, and practicalities of grant writing, emphasizing communication between funding sources and grant seekers. Students learn about funding sponsors and their concerns, proposal components, and techniques for grant research and writing, and complete a grant proposal. The instructor will facilitate lectures and discussions, engage students with course objectives and topics, assess performance, mentor students, and support the University's Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement, and mission.

Requirements

Professional or teaching experience is required.
A master's degree in Composition, Rhetoric, Professional Writing, or Communications with an emphasis in writing or rhetoric, plus grant writing experience; alternatively, a master's degree in any field and at least two years of grant writing experience.
Submit unofficial transcripts for any applicable conferred graduate degrees with the application.

Nice To Haves

A PhD in Composition, Rhetoric, Professional Writing, or Communications with an emphasis in writing or rhetoric, plus grant writing experience.

Responsibilities

Facilitate classroom lectures and discussions.
Engage students in learning course objectives and topics.
Assess student performance and mentor student success in the classroom.
Provide a positive example by supporting the University's Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement, and mission.