Job Description
Summary: Dominican University invites applications for adjunct faculty in geology / earth science / environmental science. This position is open for the Fall 2024 semester. Responsibilities will include undergraduate instruction in introductory physical geology. Courses may be conducted in various delivery modes, such as, face-to-face, online, hybrid and/or blended formats. Dominican University is a selective liberal arts institution with a rapidly growing population of science majors and modern teaching and laboratory facilities in Parmer Hall.
Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates holding a master's or Ph.D. degree with demonstrated experience in teaching lecture and laboratory courses.
To Apply: Dominican University will accept applications for this position until it is filled. Please submit a cover letter and CV/resume, including a list of references. Please specify whether you are interested in teaching the lecture and/or lab in your letter. Official transcripts will be required of finalists; submission instructions will be provided to applicants as necessary. Background screening required upon hire. As a diverse, Catholic HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution), we center access, belonging, and equity-minded perspectives. We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate effective engagement in an environment where colleagues and students come from many backgrounds and identities. A successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to relationship-centered service and leadership reflective of the Dominican mission.
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Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago. Dominican University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission as a baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree-granting institution. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor and thoughtful accompaniment of students, its intentional affordability and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment.
Dominican currently enrolls over 3,300 students, which includes 2,280 undergraduates and 1,027 graduate students. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of our undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% are Black or African American, and 3% are Asian. Under-represented minority students, make up 77% of the DU undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent of undergraduates receive some type of financial aid. Nearly half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; over half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families’ level of income; and 58% are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois.
Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), a federal designation of the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups.
Dominican University offers career opportunities in a variety of areas within our academic colleges and administrative departments. Employment at Dominican University includes the opportunity to interact with students and collaborate with faculty and administrators on a daily basis.
Dominican University employs individuals in a broad range of professions and positions. The university seeks talent at all career stages—entry, professional and managerial.
To see additional information about our job opening(s) or to apply, please click on the “Apply Now” button at the bottom of our job posting.
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Applicants with dual-career considerations can find university jobs such as professor jobs, dean jobs, chair / department head jobs, and other faculty jobs and professional and administrative staff employment opportunities with Dominican University and at other institutions of higher education in the region on AcademicCareers.com
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