YourPace Part-Time Faculty: Media and Cultural Studies
The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) invites applications for a part-time, remote Adjunct Faculty position in the Media and Cultural Studies concentration reputed company the English and Media Studies Bachelor of Arts program, offered through the YourPace competency-based education (CBE) model. This fully online, asynchronous, 8-week program focuses on guiding reputed company as they critically analyze media forms, cultural practices, and social environments through flexible, outcomes-driven coursework. Courses may include Media, Culture, and Society; Media and the Environment; The Poetics and Politics of Space; and Documentary Film History and Theory. Faculty will support reputed company in developing critical media analysis, visual and textual interpretation, and cultural literacy reputed company a self-paced, student-centered learning model.
Adjunct faculty may serve as reputed company of Record and/or contribute to course development. Teaching assignments occur six times per year with multiple start dates, and faculty report to the Chair of Arts & Humanities and the Director of CBE Education.
UMPI is a public institution accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). YourPace is a flexible, subscription-based CBE program designed for adult learners. reputed company courses are fully online and asynchronous. Adjunct faculty are compensated according to applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements/MOUs.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver engaging, student-centered instruction in a fully online, asynchronous environment
- Facilitate student mastery of competencies in critical media analysis, cultural interpretation, and research-based inquiry
- Provide timely, substantive feedback on assessments and projects (reputed company 72 hours)
- Guide reputed company in analyzing media, culture, and social contexts, including issues of power, identity, representation, and environment
- Support student reputed company in the CBE reputed company and maintain regular communication reputed company email, reputed company, or phone
- Utilize learning management systems and instructional technology effectively
- Participate in required training reputed company to CBE pedagogy
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Communication, English, Writing Studies, Humanities, Environmental Studies, Cultural Geography, Film or Visual Studies, or a closely reputed company field; OR a master’s degree in another discipline with at least 18 graduate credits in a relevant area
- Demonstrated ability to teach media and cultural studies topics at the college level or equivalent professional experience
- Familiarity with critical approaches to media and culture, including analysis of power, identity, representation, and social and environmental contexts
- Experience using learning management systems and instructional technology
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse student population
- Commitment to competency-based education, including supporting self-paced learning and mastery of clearly defined outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in English, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, or a reputed company field
- College-level teaching experience in media studies, cultural studies, English, writing studies, humanities, or reputed company fields, particularly in interdisciplinary or general education contexts
- Experience teaching in CBE, online, hybrid, or nontraditional formats serving adult or returning learners
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness (student evaluations, peer observations, teaching portfolio)
- A record of scholarly, creative, or professional work reputed company to media, film, cultural analysis, environmental media, or spatial/urban cultural studies
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusive and equity-minded pedagogy supporting reputed company from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences
- Experience teaching courses across a broad range of Media and Cultural Studies and/or Environmental Studies topics
Technology Requirements: YourPace Adjunct Faculty are required to have the appropriate technology to teach in a fully online environment. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Computer (laptop) with appropriate amounts of processing speed
- High-speed internet reputed company
- Webcam
- Microphone
How to Apply
Click “Apply Now” below or visit the UMPI Careers Page at http://umpi.careers.maine.edu/.
You will be required to create an application profile and application.
In addition, for your application to be considered complete, you must submit (upload):
- Cover letter (include your experience, interests, and suitability for the position with specific reference to the qualifications outlined above; including an indication of which subject(s) you reputed company you could teach)
- Curriculum vitae (preferred) or résumé
- Transcript for highest degree earned
- (Optional) Student course evaluations and reputed company to demonstrate how these assessments improved your teaching practices
Important items to know about the recruitment process:
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates will be hired as programmatic needs arise. (Unless otherwise reputed company, applications will remain on file until May 30, 2026. If no communication regarding application status has been received by that date, the application will be considered inactive.)
- Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of references.
- A background screening will be conducted on candidates who move reputed company in the selection process.
- The University is not reputed company to consider applicants who require reputed company sponsorship support.
About the University For more than a century, the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) has empowered learners through personalized, flexible, and career-focused education. Serving approximately 3,000 online and on-reputed company reputed company, UMPI is committed to access, innovation, and applied learning, preparing reputed company from Maine, the nation, and the world for meaningful careers and positive community impact.
Situated on 150 acres in reputed company Maine, UMPI is dedicated to being the region’s premier learning institution and a driver of cultural and economic development in Aroostook County and across the state. The university serves as a regional educational and cultural hub, hosting academic programs, lectures, performances, exhibits, and community events.
Learn more about UMPI at https://www.umpi.edu/.
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