Adjunct Faculty - UAA College of Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences

Adjunct Faculty - UAA College of Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences

  • 530246
  • Anchorage, Alaska, United States
  • Adjunct Faculty
  • Hybrid
  • On Campus
  • Closing on: Jun 30 2026
  • Adjunct Faculty Grade 10
  • UAA College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences, Natural Science Division at UAA is seeking applicants for its adjunct instructor pool for the following Departments:
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, and Physics & Astronomy.

Adjunct faculty need a passion for sharing their knowledge and skills with students and a desire to help turn student aspirations into reality.

You must have experience relevant to teaching the specific course content. Successful candidates will possess interpersonal skills to engage effectively and courteously with students, staff, faculty, administration, and the general public. You will be evaluated on the suitability of your academic preparation, past teaching experience, expertise in your discipline, and potential for providing high quality instruction to undergraduate students in a manner consistent with the specific course content guides for the listed departments:

Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Physics & Astronomy

Minimum Qualifications:

MA/MS in Biology, Chemistry, Geology or Physics/Astronomy or a related field, unless an exception has been approved by the Dean of CAS. In CAS, faculty teaching upper-division courses or graduate courses should hold a terminal degree in appropriate discipline. Exceptions may be made in other circumstances when prospective faculty have special professional credentials and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus in Anchorage Alaska. This is a part-time, represented adjunct position. Adjunct instructors are hired on a semester-by-semester appointment. Qualified applicants for this position will be placed into a hiring pool from which instructors will be hired as needed. Acceptance into the hiring pool does not constitute an offer of an appointment, nor does having worked one semester guarantee that a position will be available the following semester; hiring decisions are made on a semester-by-semester basis according to the needs of that semester's schedule.

New hires will be placed on the adjunct salary schedule as outlined in the UNAD CBA, based on education and experience. 

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

Applicants should be prepared to attach the following documents as part of their application:

1) Cover letter

2) Comprehensive Curriculum Vita/Resume

3) Contact information for three professional references (name, phone numbers and/or email address) 

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact the following Department Chairs: Biological Sciences, Khrys Duddleston knduddleston@alaska.edu / Geological Sciences, Jennifer Aschoff jaschoff@alaska.edu / Chemistry, Adeline Schlabaugh adeline@alaska.edu / Physics-Astronomy, Erin Hicks ekhicks@alaska.edu

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This is an at-will, union represented adjunct position, and may be canceled based upon the needs of the university.

This position is represented by United Academic – Adjuncts, AAUP-AFT/AFL-CIO. 


The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.


The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.


The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.


Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.


 

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.

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