Adjunct Faculty resume examples for 2025

Adjunct Faculty resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your adjunct faculty resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Adjunct Faculty Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Hank Rutherford Hill

   St. Arlen, Texas | 333-111-2222 | hank.hill@gmail.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your adjunct faculty resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Nursing

   17.8%

   Business

   14.2%

   Psychology

   9.8%

   English

   6.3%

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   Adjunct Faculty Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Doctoral Degree In Psychology 2014 - 2017

   American University Washington, DC

   Adjunct Faculty Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Bachelor's Degree In Nursing 1999 - 2002

   Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL

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   3. Next, create an adjunct faculty skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an adjunct faculty resume

   • Philosophy Skills.
      

     Philosophy is the study of our current reality and existence and the questions and knowledge surrounding it.

   • Professional Development Skills.
      

     Professional development means to have the essential training certification or education with the purpose of earning and having a successful career. Every job requires a different set of skills. However, new skills may be needed in the future. Professional development, in this regard, helps people to develop and polish the skills and become efficient workers.

   • Course Objectives Skills.
      

     A course objective allows students to know all that a course is about, why it is taught, where it is going, and what is required of them to be successful in the course. It forms the basis of the class and establishes a behavior, skill, or action that a student can demonstrate if they have achieved mastery of the objective. The objectives must be observable, measurable, valid, and also aligned with the expectations of the course.

   • Blackboard Skills.
      

     Blackboard Learn is a web-based learning management system or virtual learning environment that provides information management for courses and learning materials. It is a scalable software with a customizable open architecture and strong security authentication protocols. Blackboard Learn is used by various Universities around the world to provide course management for their students.

   • Sociology Skills.
      

     Sociology is the study of human behavior through societies, groups, and larger developments. Sociology encompasses virtually every aspect of human interaction, from crime to religion to marriage rituals. This study also looks at how humans divide one another, including race, political, and wealth classes.

   • Chemistry Skills.
      

     Chemistry is the branch of science that tells us about the composition, properties, and structure of elements and compounds. The processes these elements undergo and how they undergo change all come under the branch of chemistry.

   Top Skills for an Adjunct Faculty

   Student Learning, 10.6%
   Syllabus, 7.9%
   Philosophy, 6.5%
   Professional Development, 5.8%
   Other Skills, 69.2%
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   4. List your adjunct faculty experience

   The most important part of any resume for an adjunct faculty is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of adjunct faculties" and "Managed a team of 6 adjunct faculties over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

   What experience really stands out on Adjunct Faculty resumes?

   April Dawkins Ph.D.

   Assistant Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensboro

   Across the United States, most school librarians are required to have a graduate degree in either education or library and information science with licensure as a school librarian (school library media coordinator). The most likely experience to benefit them in their job search is a previous experience as a classroom teacher. Teaching is one of the significant roles that school librarians play in schools, through direct and indirect instruction with students, and professional development for classroom teachers.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Teaching Fellow

   University of Delaware

   • Assisted Prof. Lian-Ping Wang teaching Thermodynamics, including answering student questions on office hours, grading homework and exams.
   • Plan and lead study sessions and recitations Aid students in understanding lab techniques and procedures
   • Maintained a web-based classroom through WebCT and Sakai, the University of Delaware s online learning management systems
   • Conducted literature research and built theoretical model in the field of information system.
   • Developed curriculum and communicated introductory economics concepts to novice audiences in Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics.

   Work History Example # 2

   General Education Instructor

   Ivy Tech Community College

   • Provide quality and engaging instruction through face-to-face presentations, clinical venues, and online formats.
   • Instruct adults in mathematical principles Implement a standardized curriculum Maintain accurate records Provide tutoring to struggling students
   • Facilitated New Student Seminars and acted as tutor in English and Mathematics.
   • Coordinate medical-surgical clinical activities for full-time and adjunct instructors.
   • Covered topics including U.S. Congress, Democratic Principles, and Constituent Services.

   Work History Example # 3

   Visiting Assistant Professor

   California State University

   • Present Family Nursing Theory and Practice NURS 480, Role Transitions NURS 350 Online Lecturer; NURS 331 OB Clinical Instructor
   • Produced an online problem and explanation system for Calculus derivatives as part of a grant.
   • Conducted research in medical microbiology/immunology Taught courses in hematology and microbiology
   • Teach fundamental of plant morphology in a modern, synthetic context encompassing principles of evolution and evolutionary development studies.
   • Presented research on a diverse range of environmental topics at ten conferences, including two international meetings.

   Work History Example # 4

   Faculty Member

   St. Joseph Hospital

   • Presented general principles of nutrition and menu planning lectures to culinary arts and nursing students.
   • Instruct American Heart Association classes in CPR, ACLS and PALS
   • Investigate the science behind popular science fiction literature and film.
   • Case Conferences and clinical supervision of interns, Community Counseling Center.
   • Teach courses in the Psychology and Human Services departments

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   5. Highlight adjunct faculty certifications on your resume

   Specific adjunct faculty certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your adjunct faculty resume:

   1. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
   2. Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
   3. Project Management Professional (PMP)
   4. Certified Manager Certification (CM)
   5. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
   6. IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL)
   7. Ethics in IT (GEIT)
   8. Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP)
   9. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
   10. Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)

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   6. Finally, add an adjunct faculty resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your adjunct faculty resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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