Applying for an Adjunct Professor Position

Adjunct Professors should enjoy teaching and working closely with students. Applicants must have an advanced degree such as a Masters, a terminal degree in your field, or a Ph.D., as well as practical experience in industry, teaching, or academia.

Step 1: Prepare Your Vita

When you prepare your academic vita outline the following:

• Education - all college degrees earned, schools, dates
• Professional experience - relative full and part-time positions
• Professional organizations - memberships in professional organizations, affiliations, committees, offices, boards, etc.
• Publications - publications including articles in professional newsletters, journals, books or popular press
• Other skills - training, certifications, workshops, special skills
• Computer skills - hardware and software program proficiencies Include web development or other projects like graphics presentations or databases that were created as a result of computer skills
• Leadership qualities - activities in the community like volunteer jobs, boards, organization of events, charitable activities, etc.
• Teaching experiences - schools, professional, industrial, or volunteer teaching experiences

Step 2: Prepare Your Cover Letter

In your cover letter, include the following:

• Course(s) you are interested in teaching - visit Westminster's course catalog and list courses you would like to teach.
• How your expertise benefits Westminster College - Westminster is a college that prides itself on its high quality teaching. How would your personality and background fit?
• Special interests or skills - are there any skills not mentioned above that you would like to highlight?

Step 3: Submit Your Vita and Cover Letter

The best way to submit your information is via email attachment to: tcarr@westminstercollege.edu.

Other options would be to mail a paper and digital copy to:

Westminster College
Attention: Timothy Carr
1840 South 1300 East
Gore 223
Salt Lake City, UT 84105.

You are welcome to drop off your vita in person,but please make an appointment first with Tim Carr by calling(801) 832-2486.