About The Role

DescriptionPOSITION: Adjunct Faculty

DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: Language & Literature / Spanish and Hispanic Studies

PAY RANGE: $450 - $1,300 per semester credit hour (SCH). Faculty are contracted per SCH. Actual compensation within this range is determined by factors including academic credentials, relevant professional experience, discipline, and course enrollment. Courses with lower enrollment may be prorated within this range in accordance with university policy.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in a field relevant to the course(s) taught and teaching experience at the College level.

RESPONSIBILITIES: To serve as an adjunct faculty member for the Spanish and Hispanic Studies Program. Include the following:

In-person teaching

Undergraduate courses

SPAN 110 Elementary Spanish I

APPOINTMENT DATE: Fall semester, with classes beginning September 1, 2026. EMU reserves the right to fill the position at any time or keep the position open.

WHY TEACH AT EMU?

Ensuring appropriate curriculum design, implementation, and assessment of the course.

Experience working with students from diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

Familiarity with Moodle or other LMSs.

INQUIRIES: Application review begins immediately and is ongoing. Application materials including cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and contact information for three professional references should be submitted with the application. The cover letter should include information on how the candidate's experience will contribute to EMU's mission. The final candidate will be required to provide official transcripts upon hire.

HOW TO APPLY: Select Apply and follow instructions. If you are a current employee, log into your Paycom account to apply.

Eastern Mennonite University (<http://www.emu.edu>) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.

EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.

EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.