Adjunct Instructor in German for Fall 2025

Faculty

School of Arts, Culture and Society

Dept of Language, Literature & Writing (2063)

German

Undergraduate

Part-Time

Main Campus (Grantham)

Teach one or more sections of introductory or intermediate German during the Fall 2025 semester.

Graduate degree in German or other relevant graduate degree required. Native or near-native fluency in German and English required. College or university-level teaching experience strongly preferred. Candidate should have a commitment of excellence in teaching in a Christian Liberal Arts setting.

The German program at Messiah University assists general education students in studying introductory and intermediate German language and culture.

The Department of Language, Literature and Writing is a community of faculty and students who pursue the call to creative thought, engaged discussion, perceptive reading and responsible writing as tools for the future.

We offer diverse programs in creative writing, professional writing, English, Chinese, Spanish, French, and German. In each of our majors and minors, students explore the ways languages from diverse cultures, periods, places and media significantly shape our identities, deepen our interactions with others and enable us to change the world as people of Christian faith.

Our programs prepare students to succeed in a variety of fields including teaching, advanced scholarship, journalism, law, business, ministry, public service, public relations, social media marketing, library science, diplomacy and other professional fields.

With the community of classmates and the support of professors, students have the opportunity to examine themselves and the world around them through the lens of language, literature and writing.

Messiah University is a Christian university of the liberal and applied arts and sciences and has a student body of over 2,500 undergraduate students including 20.0% under-represented and 2.4% international students from 21 countries and over 700 graduate students including 20.7% of students from under-represented populations.

The University is committed to an embracing evangelical spirit rooted in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church. Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society. Messiah University is a teaching institution that emphasizes instruction but values research and public service. Strong support is given to faculty development in teaching and scholarship.

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

Fall 2025 (Classes: August 26 – December 12. Final Exams: December 15-18)

Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application materials will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until the position is filled. Please provide a current curriculum vitae or resume as well as a letter of interest that clearly explains how your Christian faith represents a strong fit with the mission of Messiah University, which is “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society."

Curriculum Vitae must include: (1) education, (2) previous employment history, (3) scholarly and professional accomplishments (e.g., papers, publication, recitals, showings), (4) membership in scholarly, professional, or honor societies, and (5) awards and honors received.

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