Adjunct Instructor - Oral Communication

Job Overview

Loras College invites applications for an adjunct faculty position beginning August 2025 to teach COM 110 Oral Communication as Critical Inquiry in the Fall 2025 semester.  COM 110 is a requirement for all business, elementary and secondary education majors, and is a popular elective for students looking to build their communication and presentation skills.  The course emphasizes participation in a variety of communication processes to develop, reinforce, and evaluate communication skills appropriate for public, small group, and (some) interpersonal settings. The course content and experiences will enable students to assume their responsibilities as message creators, senders, receivers, and evaluators in a culturally diverse world.  If hired, the instructor is required to teach in-person on the Loras College campus.  There are two sections offered, currently scheduled T/TH 9:30 – 10:50 am and T/TH 12:30-1:50 pm.

A minimum of a Master’s in Communications or a related degree is required, and teaching experience is preferred.  Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  For more information, please contact Dr. Eric Eller, Dean of the Noonan School, eric.eller@loras.edu (563) 588-7202.

To apply, please go to: https://loras.applicantpool.com/jobs/ and upload a letter of interest, your curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references. References will not be contacted without prior approval from the candidate.  The finalist will need to pass a background check before receiving a written employment offer.

Please visit www.loras.edu for additional information about Loras College.