Job Description

Limited Term Adjunct Instructor (Korean) (Multiple Positions) Posting Number
req26761 Department
Humanities Administration Department Website Link
https://ltc.arizona.edu/ Medical Sub-Speciality Location
Tucson Campus Address
Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights

The University of Arizona Language Training Center (LTC) invites applications for three part-time Limited Term Adjunct Instructor positions to teach short-term, intensive Korean language courses. These positions are funded by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office. The LTC offers language instruction, certification, and advanced training in multiple strategic languages.

Alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship of the University of Arizona College of Humanities and inspire on campus and throughout the world a continuous and fearless spirit of open inquiry: https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/fearless-inquiries-project

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare lesson plans and instruct sessions according to approved curriculum.
• Attend pre-course meetings with the Program Manager and/or Executive Director.
• Understand Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) and Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) score levels.
• Develop course curricula and lesson plans with authentic reading and listening materials.
• Build and update curriculum and course materials.
• Answer student emails and communicate regularly with students.
• Provide regular communication and feedback to students throughout the course.
• Submit lesson plans and course/teaching materials to the LTC Program Manager for the teaching materials archive.
• Communicate and/or meet with center directors, other instructors on the same teaching team, and LTC staff as needed.
• Provide feedback to the Program Manager and/or Executive Director on course(s) as needed.
• Perform additional duties as required by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Native or near-native fluency in the Korean language.
• Experience teaching language courses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree in Korean language pedagogy, second/foreign language education, applied linguistics, or another relevant field.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Experience teaching beginner through advanced intensive language courses and demonstrated excellence in teaching.

Rank
Instructor Tenure Information
Adjunct (NTE) FLSA
Exempt Full Time/Part Time
Part Time Number of Hours Worked per Week
9.6–19.6 Job FTE
.24–.49 Work Calendar
Fiscal Job Category
Faculty Benefits Eligible
No Benefits Rate of Pay
$3,000–$13,500 Compensation Type
Per Course Type of criminal background check required:
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies
3 Target Hire Date
8/24/2026 Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates
Gerald "GT" Russell

Program Manager, Language Training Center

gtrussell@arizona.edu
Open Date
8/11/2026 Open Until Filled
Yes Documents Needed to Apply
Curriculum Vitae (CV) Special Instructions to Applicant
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