Adjunct Faculty Pool- Higher Education Concentration

Shenandoah University’s Division of Education and Leadership invites applications for an adjunct faculty pool to teach in the Higher Education concentration within its EdD and PhD programs in Educational Leadership.

Designed for current and aspiring higher education leaders, the concentration connects scholarship with the practical work of leading colleges and universities. Students examine how institutional history, student needs, financial resources, and technological change shape leadership decisions. Courses emphasize ethical leadership, collaboration, institutional sustainability, and student success.

We seek faculty who bring relevant scholarly and professional expertise and can help students analyze complex institutional challenges and develop informed responses.

Inclusion in the pool does not guarantee a teaching assignment. Appointments are made on a course-by-course basis as programmatic needs arise.

Course Opportunities:

Instructional areas include:

• Foundations of American higher education: Historical, social, and organizational contexts that shape institutions and their purposes.

• Student affairs theory and practice: Student development, engagement, support, and success.

• Higher education finance and advancement: Financial planning, resource allocation, advancement, and institutional sustainability.

• Technological innovation in higher education leadership: Technology’s influence on teaching, learning, student engagement, and institutional operations, including the leadership and ethical considerations involved in technological change.

Applicants may be considered for one or more areas based on their education and professional experience.

Salary range: 2,100 to 4,000 per course

Course Format:

Concentration courses are delivered online through synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Synchronous sessions are generally held on selected weekday evenings. Schedules vary by semester and course offering.

Faculty facilitate substantive discussion and applied learning, maintain regular communication, and provide timely, constructive feedback. Assignments should help students connect scholarship with leadership decisions and challenges in higher education.

Required Skills

Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate, such as an EdD or PhD, in higher education, educational leadership, administration, organizational leadership, or a closely related field appropriate to the assigned course.

• Knowledge of foundational and contemporary theory, research, and issues relevant to the applicant’s instructional area.

• Relevant professional experience in higher education, including administrative, faculty, or professional roles that provide expertise appropriate to the assigned course.

• Ability to help doctoral students critically evaluate scholarship, examine institutional practices, and apply research to leadership decisions.

• Ability to facilitate engaging online learning for working professionals through discussion, cases, applied assignments, or other appropriate approaches.

• Strong teaching, communication, and organizational skills, including the ability to provide substantive feedback on doctoral-level work.

• Willingness to collaborate with program faculty and teach consistent with established course objectives and EdD/PhD program priorities.

• Commitment to inclusive teaching and the thoughtful examination of equity, access, and ethical leadership across varied institutional contexts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or recent responsibility for initiatives relevant to the assigned course, such as student success, financial planning, advancement, or institutional technology.

• Experience leading organizational change or collaborating across institutional units.

• Prior graduate-level teaching experience, particularly with doctoral students.

• Experience teaching synchronous and asynchronous online courses.

• Experience mentoring professionals or supporting applied inquiry into organizational challenges.

Approved adjunct faculty may be required to complete online teaching training prior to assignment.

How to Apply:

Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. The cover letter should identify the instructional areas for which the applicant wishes to be considered and explain how the applicant’s scholarly, professional, and teaching experience prepares them to teach those areas. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as teaching needs arise.

**Note: A pre-employment background check will be required, and a satisfactory driving record may be required as a condition of hire.

** Authorization to work in the United States is a pre-condition of employment. At this time, Shenandoah University is not in a position to sponsor international visas.

Shenandoah University values individuals and communities' unique and diverse perspectives locally and globally. It seeks to foster mutual understanding in an inviting community where individuals are welcome and respected. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, or on any other basis protected under applicable law.

Adjunct course assignments and compensation are contingent upon enrollment levels, class size, and instructional needs. Courses with insufficient enrollment may be canceled or reassigned.

Required Experience

Minimum Salary

$2,100.00

Maximum Salary

$4,000.00