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College of the Environment-Western on the Peninsulas Locations - Non-Tenure Track Instructor Vacancy Pool

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Position TitleCollege of the Environment-Western on the Peninsulas Locations - Non-Tenure Track Instructor 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

WWU College of the Environment Western on the Peninsulas programs provide off-campus degree programs designed with a flexible schedule (evening hours) for working adults and offers three bachelor's degrees as follows: BA in Environmental Studies (emphasis either in Geographic Information Systems or in Environmental Science); BA in Natural Resource Management; and BS in Environmental Science. A full list of degrees/certificates is listed online. Classes in the degree programs are held during evening hours (after 5:00 p.m.). The classrooms are networked across two sites at Port Angeles and Poulsbo. A class held at any of these sites is connected via Interactive Teleconferencing to the two other sites. Hence any single cohort/class of our students is typically spread across three sites.

WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs are home to diverse faculty and students who are committed to interdisciplinary environmental problem solving. This program encourages interdisciplinary thinking, though programs maintain a strong disciplinary identity. The B.A in Environmental Studies/Natural Resource Management faculty are typically trained in geography, GIS, environmental economics, natural resource management, urban and regional planning, law, political science, professional writing, and related fields. The B.S Environmental Science faculty typically have advanced degrees in water resources, marine science, fisheries science, biodiversity studies, bio-regional studies, geology, oceanography, climatology, geography, toxicology, and ecology. Find out more on the WWU College of the Environment webpage.

WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs support WWU's mission, which asserts our commitment 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.

About the PositionWWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs maintain a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary, non-tenure track teaching positions with the program. In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year, applications are accepted continuously for temporary, non-tenure track teaching positions (typically part-time appointments). Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis.

This position is limited-term (non-tenure track) at the rank of Instructor for the duration of each assigned courses and/or labs specified. There is no expectation of continued employment. The candidate is expected to be an exemplary teacher; to be current in the discipline; to engage students actively in their own learning, including discussion, writing, and analysis; to provide students with feedback on their course work and examinations; and to be available & responsive to students. The instructor is required to have the students evaluate the course(s) using the standard WWU evaluation forms and to make those evaluations available to the dept. chair and faculty for annual review.

Required Qualifications

+ Masters, JD, or PhD in related field OR Bachelors degree plus 10 years work experience in related field

+ In some cases, professional and/or applied experience may substitute for higher education.

The applicant should document and explain how such experiences demonstrate “expertise, original intellectual contribution, recognition by professional communities, duration and depth of involvement, or the independence of professional judgment.”

Examples include but are not limited to, technical services, consulting work, community designs, models, exhibitions, curricular innovations, communication products, development and applications of theory, community service learning, translations of technical material, community facilitation, public policies implementation, technical documents, and other applied works.

For B.A. Natural Resource Management:

+ Demonstrated abilities in planning and policy history, methods, applications, and theory and related planning and policy fields.

+ Demonstrated continued learning of current and advanced knowledge and practices in planning and policy fields.

+ Current engagement in the disciplines, for example via professional activity, scholarly publications, conference presentations or attendance, or participation in relevant associations.

+ Available to teach evenings and weekends

+ Available to commute between Poulsbo and Port Angeles campuses

+ Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications

+ Successful teaching experience in higher education in current discipline

+ Successful teaching experience via distance education (web-based & media-based instruction)

+ Successful teaching experience using a learning management system, such as Canvas

+ Record of supporting the success of diverse students or professionals traditionally underrepresented in the field.

+ Familiarity with education, mentoring and preparation of students for work in their field

Conditions of EmploymentAll employees must comply with our Immunization policies, includingProof of Rubeola Measles Immunity (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1300.01-Requiring-Proof-Of-Rubeola-Measles-Immunity) within 60-days of hire. Please reach out [email protected] you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

$1,630-$1,800 per Credit, Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Benefits InformationBenefits Overview for Faculty Positions (https://hr.wwu.edu/files/2022-06/Benefits-Faculty.pdf)

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

You will be asked to provide contact information of three references.

Closing Date Notes

Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience. Vacancy pool closes no later than Oct 15, 2026.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy, use of protective leave, genetic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU’s Policies on Prohibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1600.02-Prohibiting-Discrimination-Based-on-A-Protected-Class-Interim) andProhibiting Discrimination Based on Sex (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1600.04-Prohibiting-Discrimination-Based-on-Sex-Interim) . Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225;360.650.3307(voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); [email protected]

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services (https://hr.wwu.edu/workplace-accommodation) ,360.650.3751or 711 (Washington Relay).

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act ("The Clery Act"). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Western's campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of Student Life [email protected]. The report can be found at:Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (https://www.wwu.edu/clery) .

All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires and rehires, which includes asexual misconduct background check (https://hr.wwu.edu/sexual-misconduct-background-checks) .

Job no: 502761

Advertised: Oct 13 2025 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close: Oct 15 2026 23:55 Pacific Daylight Time