Limited Term Adjunct Lecturer, FITS

University of Arizona

United States, Arizona, Tucson

Jun 05, 2025

Limited Term Adjunct Lecturer, FITS
Posting Number	req22668
Department	School of Human Ecology-RES
Department Website Link	https://norton.arizona.edu/
Medical Sub-Speciality
Location	Main Campus
Address	Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights	The John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences seeks a limited term adjunct instructor to teach Design Warrior (FITS 200) in the Fashion Industry's Technology and Sciences Program (FITS). This position involves course development and teaching within the main campus FITS program at The University of Arizona. Teaching delivery modality is online. This course is to be taught during summer 2025. The open position is non-tenure eligible. The University of Arizona, located in Tucson, AZ, is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, serves as the land-grant institution for Arizona, and is a Carnegie Foundation Research University with "very high research activity." The university brings in more than $600 million in research investment each year. The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities	The successful candidate will be expected to do the following: Teach FITS 200 - Design Warrior during the summer 2025 session. Courses will be fully online.
Minimum Qualifications	At a minimum, the successful candidate will possess the following: Master's degree in retailing, business, marketing, or other related discipline. Five years or more of industry experience in fashion or related discipline with progressively increasing responsibilities and/or training of personnel or significant teaching and student-mentoring experience in traditional classroom settings at a college or university level. Experience with inspiring, engaging, and motivating students/colleagues in their academic and/or professional journey.
Preferred Qualifications	The successful candidate will ideally possess one or more of the following: Experience with designing and delivering university-level instruction in an engaging manner using student-centered learning strategies. Examples of such strategies include promotion of student engagement in and out of class, shared responsibility of instruction, creation of inquiry-based/discovery-oriented curriculum, and encouragement of a community of learning. Strong experience and demonstrated ability in instructional design and delivery.
Rank
Tenure Information
FLSA	Exempt
Full Time/Part Time	Part Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week	8
Job FTE	0.20
Work Calendar	Fiscal
Job Category	Faculty
Benefits Eligible	No Benefits
Rate of Pay	$5,000/course
Compensation Type	Per Course
Type of criminal background check required:	Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies	1
Target Hire Date	7/7/2025
Expected End Date	8/17/2025
Contact Information for Candidates	Elif Kavakci kavakci@arizona.edu
Open Date	5/1/2025
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Resume and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
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