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Adjunct english instructor resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an adjunct english instructor resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the adjunct english instructor role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in adjunct english instructor-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the adjunct english instructor position.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some adjunct english instructor interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an adjunct english instructor resume:

  • Student Learning
  • Syllabus
  • Instructional Materials
  • Professional Development
  • Teaching Methodologies
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Course Curriculum
  • Course Materials
  • American Literature
  • ESL
  • Course Content
  • Blackboard
  • Fine Arts
  • Course Objectives
  • Learning Environment
  • Course Syllabi
  • Writing Process
  • Classroom Management
  • Student Performance
  • ENG
  • Curriculum Development
  • Composition Courses
  • Language
  • Sentence Structure
  • Basic Grammar
  • Research Paper
  • Public Speaking
  • Rhetoric
  • MLA
  • Student Attendance

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write adjunct english instructor experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are effective examples from adjunct english instructor resumes:

Work history example #1

Adjunct English Instructor

Pima Community College

  • Designed and implemented ESOL computer lab instruction using online sources and different software programs: Rosetta Stone and Tell Me More.
  • Instructed all levels of mathematics including statistics.
  • Piloted a joint teaching project between Pima College Adult Education and Literacy Volunteers of Tucson.
  • Developed entry-level and advanced curricula on a wide range of topics, consistently meeting time deadlines.
  • Promoted digital literacy through the use of technology in the classroom.

Work history example #2

Paralegal Internship

McGuireWoods

  • Performed extensive legal research using WestLaw and Lexis/Nexis.
  • Pulled affidavits from process server for judicial and default foreclosure motions.
  • Performed computerized legal research utilizing Lexis/Nexis.
  • Coordinated investigation, discovery and subpoenas leading to depositions, court status hearings and trial preparation.
  • Researched applicable case law in support of paralegals and filed case documents.

Work history example #3

Adjunct English Instructor

Indiana University Northwest

  • Graded written work, taught discussion sections, tutored students individually, and lectured occasionally for various political science/political theory courses.
  • Co-authored and published 2 articles with IU staff.
  • Introduced students to some of the most prominent literary journals of our time.
  • Worked with Foundations area head to develop and teach curriculum for foundations 2-D/color theory course.
  • Assisted IU Faculty members with grading undergraduate exams and quizzes.

Work history example #4

Adjunct English Instructor

University of Nebraska Omaha

  • Devised semester curriculum and direction of each course given which reflected the general description of applicable academic course.
  • Designed and taught a range of writing and literature courses at the undergraduate level.
  • Presented a wide range of historical topics both in classroom and lecture format.
  • Facilitated discussion forums for online students completing the Communications in Media and University Success courses.
  • Provided writing and grammar assistance to students and review of academic papers in the Learning Center

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Add an education section to your resume

Here is the best way to format your education section:

  • Display your highest degree first.
  • If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
  • If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
  • If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from adjunct english instructor resumes:

Doctoral Degree in english

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

2015 - 2018

Doctoral Degree in english

New York University, New York, NY

2013 - 2016

Highlight your adjunct english instructor certifications on your resume

Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your adjunct english instructor resume:

  1. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
  2. Certificate to Teach English as a Foreign Language (CTEFL)

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