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Adjunct Faculty - General Education - English

Department - General Education - English

Position - Adjunct Faculty (In person and online)

This position has no official end date. We invite you to apply at any time. We review applications every semester to help us fill vacancies for our classes. If we do not have an opening now, we will reach out to applicants as enrollment increases in this area.

Requirements for Employment Eligibility

• Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Worthiness to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend

• Receive clearance from the Church Educational System Ecclesiastical Clearance Office

• Strict adherence to company policies and procedures

• Commitment to the mission of Ensign College

• Resides in Utah with the ability to teach in person at our Salt Lake City campus

Summary 

The General Education Department seeks to hire part-time (adjunct) instructors to teach the following courses for Spring 2026 semester:

English 101: Introduction to College English
English 301: Technical Writing

We are looking for adjunct faculty who have a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate education. Successful candidates will be able to: plan, prepare, and teach an approved course of study with measurable objectives and principle-based outcomes; support our unique learning and teaching framework; create and execute immersive learning opportunities, establish and foster a learner-centered classroom environment; evaluate student learning using multiple means of assessment, and maintain and submit timely and detailed student grade records.  

Adjunct faculty also attend regular training; participate in other training when possible.  A typical teaching load would be one to two classes each 7-week block, with no more than 12 credits per semester, as needed.  

Required Qualifications 

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in the field, and a Master’s degree or higher in English.

• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the post-secondary level with an understanding of collaborative learning and competency-based instruction.

• Experience developing and implementing course content.

• Excellent interpersonal, administrative, organizational, writing, and computer skills.

• Ability to apply field-related skills to the development and/or advancement of course content and delivery.

• Ability to teach online, in-person, and a variety of daytime or evening hours, as needed, each semester. 

Preferred Qualifications 

All candidates should be well experienced in the formal set-up of a College-level class and have a sense of a particular pedagogy for the foundation in English courses. 

Job Functions:

• Complete all required training (FERPA, Title IX, etc.)

• Review all instructional materials (Teaching plans, syllabi, etc.)

• Support our unique learning and teaching framework.

• Create and execute immersive learning opportunities.

• Creates and maintains a suitable environment for learning.

• Focus class interactions on immersive discussions and activities

• Evaluate student learning using multiple means of assessment.

• Maintain and submit timely and detailed student grade records.

• Maintain a typical teaching load of one to four classes, as needed.

• Attend one-on-ones and other meetings as necessary.

• Communicate concerns, suggestions, and recommendations to the program chair.

Ensign College is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, or veteran's status. As an educational institution owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ensign College gives lawful hiring preference to qualified, faithful members of the Church who are in good standing.

ENG 101 Course Description 

Students in English 101 will work individually and in groups to observe and produce writing for both academic and workplace settings. The course explores the writing and revision process and reviews grammar, editing, and proofreading as applied in students’ writing. Writing will grow from different purposes as students compose for varied audiences, formats, and media; this includes business documents, research-based academic and general writing, reflections, and presentations. Critical thinking and information literacy are included in this course. Students who succeed in this course will be able to produce professional-quality writing that is clear, concise, evidence-driven, and persuasive. Students are encouraged to complete ENG 101 by the end of their first academic year. 

ENG 301 Course Description

This course will instruct students on how to produce research-based technical communications that include but are not limited to instructional, transactional, and analytical types of rhetoric. The course will use specific types of technical communications found in both the technical and business fields to teach students the expectations and purposes attached to these communications. Students will understand the correlation between the author, audience, and text itself, and produce examples of these texts with clarity, brevity, and accuracy.