Online Adjunct Faculty - Humanities and Social Sciences

About Unity College:

For more than fifty years, Unity College has been preparing the next generation of environmental professionals and leaders to successfully face real-world challenges. With environmentally focused degrees, Unity College offers affordable and accessible degrees, certificates, and non-degree courses, through a variety of modalities including hybrid, in-person, hyflex, and online.

Our Mission:

Through the framework of sustainability science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Utilizing experiential and collaborative learning, our graduates emerge as responsible citizens, environmental stewards, and visionary leaders.

Position Overview:

Unity College is seeking enthusiastic individuals to teach Humanities and Social Sciences courses for our online undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Courses are online and run for five weeks in eight different terms for undergraduate students and eight weeks in five different terms for graduate students.

• We are particularly interested in hiring adjunct faculty to develop and teach courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Courses to be potentially covered include Understanding Diversity and the Environment, American Government: Foundations in Environmental Law, History of Creating Environmental Social Change, Global Conflicts, Reconciliations, and Transformations, as well as Global Literature and Social Justice.
• Courses are taught asynchronously with an average of 20 students per course.

Required

The ideal candidate will possess a terminal degree (e.g. PhD, DVM) in the discipline or a masters degree with ample experience in the profession in addition to the following:

• Experience with online teaching and previous use of Canvas is desirable.
• Prior experience in instructing Sociology, Political Science, and Environmental Literature strongly desired. Professional work in environmental justice and social change initiatives are also desirable.
• Ability to efficiently operate a personal computer and associated software (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
• Personal commitment to the environmental focus and mission of the college.

The Location

Unity Colleges distance education curriculum is 100% online. Our Distance Education Adjuncts will teach remotely.

Benefits

This is a temporary part time position and is not eligible for benefits.

To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should click on the Apply Now button and submit a CV, cover letter and points of contact for three references.