Part-time Faculty, Communication (Escondido)

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NEST - Escondido Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 24, 2026 Last posted March 24, 2026
Job description

Compensation Range:

Hourly: $26.63 - $28.89

National University – San Diego, California

Part-time Faculty: Communication

Location: Hybrid – Escondido, CA

National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide.  Our eight schools and two colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC).

Job Description

The Departments of Arts & Humanities in the School of Arts, Letters, and Sciences at the National University invite applications for part-time faculty.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of or potential for excellence in teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. The successful candidate will have the potential for a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.

Essential Job Duties:

  • Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities.
  • Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment.
  • Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.)
  • Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable.
  • Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content.
  • Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.

Qualifications:

Required:

  • Master’s degree in the field of Communication from a regionally accredited university.
  • 1 year of higher education teaching experience required.

Preferred:

  • Terminal degree in Communication.
  • Experience teaching onsite and online.

For full consideration, interested candidates should provide the following:

  • A cover letter.
  • A curriculum vita.

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Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.  Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.  For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For part-time positions, please click here.

National University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a mix of highly talented, innovative, and creative people come together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University.

About this role

Summary

Teach communication courses, provide student feedback, foster inclusive learning environment, meet deadlines.

Job title

Part-time Faculty, Communication

Experience level

1 year

Industry

education

Location requirements

Hybrid in Escondido; remote work allowed

Salary

Hourly: $26.63 - $28.89

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Master’s degree in Communication1 year higher education teaching

Preferred skills

Terminal degree in Communicationexperience teaching onsite and online

Specializations

communicationhigher education
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Escondido, CA, USA

Hybrid City