College of the Environment-Western on the Peninsulas Locations Non-Tenure Track Instructor Vacancy Pool

Port Angeles, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 1630 - 1800

Posted on: 16-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Position Title	College of the Environment-Western on the Peninsulas Locations - Non-Tenure Track Instructor Vacancy Pool
About the University	Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report. Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
About the Department	WWU College of the Environment Western on the Peninsulas programs provide off-campus degree programs designed with a flexible schedule (evening hours) for working adults and offers three bachelors degrees as follows: BA in Environmental Studies (emphasis either in Geographic Information Systems or in Environmental Science); BA in Natural Resource Management; and BS in Environmental Science. A full list of degrees/certificates is listed online. Classes in the degree programs are held during evening hours (after 5:00 p.m.). The classrooms are networked across two sites at Port Angeles and Poulsbo. A class held at any of these sites is connected via Interactive Teleconferencing to the two other sites. Hence any single cohort/class of our students is typically spread across three sites. WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs are home to diverse faculty and students who are committed to interdisciplinary environmental problem solving. This program encourages interdisciplinary thinking though programs maintain a strong disciplinary identity. The B.A in Environmental Studies/Natural Resource Management faculty are typically trained in geography GIS environmental economics natural resource management urban and regional planning law political science professional writing and related fields. The B.S Environmental Science faculty typically have advanced degrees in water resources marine science fisheries science biodiversity studies bio-regional studies geology oceanography climatology geography toxicology and ecology. Find out more on the WWU College of the Environment webpage. WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs support WWUs mission which asserts our commitment to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women people of color people with disabilities veterans and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
About the Position	WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs maintain a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary non-tenure track teaching positions with the anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure track teaching positions (typically part-time appointments). Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis. This position is limited-term (non-tenure track) at the rank of Instructor for the duration of each assigned courses and/or labs specified. There is no expectation of continued employment. The candidate is expected to be an exemplary teacher; to be current in the discipline; to engage students actively in their own learning including discussion writing and analysis; to provide students with feedback on their course work and examinations; and to be available & responsive to students. The instructor is required to have the students evaluate the course(s) using the standard WWU evaluation forms and to make those evaluations available to the dept. chair and faculty for annual review.
Required Qualifications	Masters JD or PhD in related field OR Bachelors degree plus 10 years work experience in related field In some cases professional and/or applied experience may substitute for higher education. The applicant should document and explain how such experiences demonstrate expertise original intellectual contribution recognition by professional communities duration and depth of involvement or the independence of professional judgment. Examples include but are not limited to technical services consulting work community designs models exhibitions curricular innovations communication products development and applications of theory community service learning translations of technical material community facilitation public policies implementation technical documents and other applied works. For B.A. Natural Resource Management: Demonstrated abilities in planning and policy history methods applications and theory and related planning and policy fields. Demonstrated continued learning of current and advanced knowledge and practices in planning and policy fields. Current engagement in the disciplines for example via professional activity scholarly publications conference presentations or attendance or participation in relevant associations. Available to teach evenings and weekends Available to commute between Poulsbo and Port Angeles campuses Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Preferred Qualifications	Successful teaching experience in higher education in current discipline Successful teaching experience via distance education (web-based & media-based instruction) Successful teaching experience using a learning management system such as Canvas Record of supporting the success of diverse students or professionals traditionally underrepresented in the field. Familiarity with education mentoring and preparation of students for work in their ﬁeld
Conditions of Employment	All employees must comply with our Immunization policies including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.
Salary	$1630-$1800 per Credit Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Benefits Information	Benefits Overview for Faculty Positions
Bargaining Unit	United Faculty of Western Washington
Application Instructions	A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. You will be asked to provide contact information of three references.
Closing Date Notes	Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience. Vacancy pool closes no later than Oct 15 2026.

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Position TitleCollege of the Environment-Western on the Peninsulas Locations - Non-Tenure Track Instructor Vacancy PoolAbout the UniversityWestern Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students a...

Position Title	College of the Environment-Western on the Peninsulas Locations - Non-Tenure Track Instructor Vacancy Pool
About the University	Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report. Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
About the Department	WWU College of the Environment Western on the Peninsulas programs provide off-campus degree programs designed with a flexible schedule (evening hours) for working adults and offers three bachelors degrees as follows: BA in Environmental Studies (emphasis either in Geographic Information Systems or in Environmental Science); BA in Natural Resource Management; and BS in Environmental Science. A full list of degrees/certificates is listed online. Classes in the degree programs are held during evening hours (after 5:00 p.m.). The classrooms are networked across two sites at Port Angeles and Poulsbo. A class held at any of these sites is connected via Interactive Teleconferencing to the two other sites. Hence any single cohort/class of our students is typically spread across three sites. WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs are home to diverse faculty and students who are committed to interdisciplinary environmental problem solving. This program encourages interdisciplinary thinking though programs maintain a strong disciplinary identity. The B.A in Environmental Studies/Natural Resource Management faculty are typically trained in geography GIS environmental economics natural resource management urban and regional planning law political science professional writing and related fields. The B.S Environmental Science faculty typically have advanced degrees in water resources marine science fisheries science biodiversity studies bio-regional studies geology oceanography climatology geography toxicology and ecology. Find out more on the WWU College of the Environment webpage. WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs support WWUs mission which asserts our commitment to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women people of color people with disabilities veterans and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
About the Position	WWU College of the Environment - Western on the Peninsulas programs maintain a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary non-tenure track teaching positions with the anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure track teaching positions (typically part-time appointments). Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis. This position is limited-term (non-tenure track) at the rank of Instructor for the duration of each assigned courses and/or labs specified. There is no expectation of continued employment. The candidate is expected to be an exemplary teacher; to be current in the discipline; to engage students actively in their own learning including discussion writing and analysis; to provide students with feedback on their course work and examinations; and to be available & responsive to students. The instructor is required to have the students evaluate the course(s) using the standard WWU evaluation forms and to make those evaluations available to the dept. chair and faculty for annual review.
Required Qualifications	Masters JD or PhD in related field OR Bachelors degree plus 10 years work experience in related field In some cases professional and/or applied experience may substitute for higher education. The applicant should document and explain how such experiences demonstrate expertise original intellectual contribution recognition by professional communities duration and depth of involvement or the independence of professional judgment. Examples include but are not limited to technical services consulting work community designs models exhibitions curricular innovations communication products development and applications of theory community service learning translations of technical material community facilitation public policies implementation technical documents and other applied works. For B.A. Natural Resource Management: Demonstrated abilities in planning and policy history methods applications and theory and related planning and policy fields. Demonstrated continued learning of current and advanced knowledge and practices in planning and policy fields. Current engagement in the disciplines for example via professional activity scholarly publications conference presentations or attendance or participation in relevant associations. Available to teach evenings and weekends Available to commute between Poulsbo and Port Angeles campuses Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Preferred Qualifications	Successful teaching experience in higher education in current discipline Successful teaching experience via distance education (web-based & media-based instruction) Successful teaching experience using a learning management system such as Canvas Record of supporting the success of diverse students or professionals traditionally underrepresented in the field. Familiarity with education mentoring and preparation of students for work in their ﬁeld
Conditions of Employment	All employees must comply with our Immunization policies including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.
Salary	$1630-$1800 per Credit Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Benefits Information	Benefits Overview for Faculty Positions
Bargaining Unit	United Faculty of Western Washington
Application Instructions	A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. You will be asked to provide contact information of three references.
Closing Date Notes	Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience. Vacancy pool closes no later than Oct 15 2026.

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