Office of Global Engagement - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

Position Title Office of Global Engagement - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department The Office of Global Engagement (GEO) supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

GEO administers the Global Studies minor, which is designed for students seeking an international focus that transcends disciplinary and geographic boundaries. The Office provides students with a General University Requirement intended to prepare students for global experiences and citizenship; a choice of elective courses which can help satisfy the student’s curiosity about any of the multitude of global issues that the University curriculum embraces; an opportunity to acquire global perspectives, cross-cultural competencies, knowledge of international systems, study abroad experiences, and the study of a world language.  

For more information, please visit GEO's website or the Global Studies Minor website. 

About the Position OFFICE OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT (GEO). The Office maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary teaching positions to teach the Introduction to Global Studies and other courses in the Global Studies minor. In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year, applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure-track teaching positions on a part-time basis. Positions may become available at any time.  Required Qualifications

• Master’s in International/Global Studies or related field in Social Sciences, Humanities, or Sciences
• College or university teaching experience, including the teaching of writing
• Demonstrated ability to teach an interdisciplinary curriculum
• Experience with teaching methods which promote active, participatory learning
• Experience working successfully with a diverse student body and staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a Social Science, Humanities or Science discipline with a global/international concentration
• Relevant teaching experience at the university level

Conditions of Employment All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

$1,287 - $1,608 per Credit, Commensurate with experience and qualifications

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