Environmental Studies Non-Tenure Track Instructor Pool

Internal • Bellingham, WA

6h • $1,385 - $1,901

About The Position

The Environmental Studies Department maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary non-tenure teaching positions. Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis throughout the academic year and summer sessions. Under the directions of the department chair, successful candidates will teach credit courses for undergraduate and/or graduate students, which may include face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid modalities.

Requirements

• Masters, PhD or JD in a related field from an accredited institution
• In some cases, professional and/or applied experience may substitute for higher education. The applicant should document and explain how such experiences demonstrate “expertise, original intellectual contribution, recognition by professional communities, duration and depth of involvement, or the independence of professional judgment.” Examples include but are not limited to, technical services, consulting work, community designs, models, exhibitions, curricular innovations, communication products, development and applications of theory, community service learning, translations of technical material, community facilitation, public policies implementation, technical documents, and other applied works.
• Current engagement in the disciplines, for example via professional activity, scholarly publications, conference presentations or attendance, or participation in relevant associations.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds and ability and commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within the department.

Nice To Haves

• Successful teaching experience in higher education in current discipline
• Successful teaching experience via distance education (web-based instruction)
• Successful teaching experience using a learning management system, such as Canvas
• Record of supporting the success of diverse students or professionals traditionally underrepresented in the field.
• Familiarity with education, mentoring and preparation of students for work in their field
• Teaching, researching, and developing environmental education with a social/environmental justice orientation, at higher education and other levels
• Skill in experiential and critical pedagogies suitable to classroom and field settings
• Competence in one or more media or venues of environmental communication
• Ability to manage field practicum logistics and planning, including with community partner organizations or other entities.

Responsibilities

• teach credit courses for undergraduate and/or graduate students, which may include face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid modalities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time