Temp Parttime Faculty - Yoga Instructor

University of New Mexico•Ranchos de Taos, NM

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The UNM Department of Holistic Health and Healing Arts invites applicants to apply for a Temporary Part-Time Faculty (Adjunct) member to teach one of the following subject areas for Fall 2026. This posting is primarily for face-to-face instruction and potentially some remote delivery of courses. These positions will be hired on an as needed basis dependent on student enrollment, course offering matrix, and graduation requirements. The specific courses include, but are not limited to, the following: HHHA 1131: The class will prepare future yoga teachers and/or interested yoga students to design classes for themselves and others that safely accommodate many underlying injuries and conditions, observing, in the process, that a class that accommodates students with underlying conditions is a class for everyone. Often offered in Fall semester. We propose a base salary of $1,135.26 to $1,227.89 per credit hour depending on successful candidates’ qualifications. This posting is for primarily face to face and with a potential of remote delivery of courses.

Requirements

To teach or develop courses in the field or subfield for which you are applying are determined by Higher Learning Commission’s accreditation requirements for faculty, and must be met in these ways:
Bachelor’s Degree in the discipline or subfield; or Successful completion of at least 18 graduate credit hours in an accredited program in the discipline or subfield; or Ability to demonstrate tested experience that the Integrative Health & Medical Massage has determined to be equivalent to a degree in the discipline or subfield.
Yoga teacher training in the discipline or subfield in which they are applying to teach. Applicant must have completed a program of study in the discipline or subfield in which they teach, with coursework at least one level above that of the courses being taught or developed.

Nice To Haves

Some form of body work certification (e.g. Massage Therapist) that lends itself towards a deeper understanding of the principles of alignment and form that are being discussed for this course.
Demonstrated experience in remote delivery of instruction.
At least 5 years’ experience with yoga teaching.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as, working with broadly diverse communities