Adjunct Faculty Jobs in Phoenix, AZ
Adjunct faculty jobs in Phoenix are in active demand across the Valley, with openings concentrated in Tempe, Downtown Phoenix, and the Camelback Corridor at community colleges, private universities, and professional training programs in education, healthcare, and business. Employers hiring right now include Grand Canyon University, Paradise Valley Community College, and Arizona College. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top employerGrand Canyon University
Work type43% Hybrid
Top credentialMaster's degree in business administration
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Nursing Adjunct Faculty - Community Health, OB, Peds Specialties
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Arizona College
Nursing Adjunct Faculty - Community Health, OB, Peds Specialties
Phoenix, Arizona
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Anthropology Adjunct (Part-time) Faculty
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Paradise Valley Community College
Anthropology Adjunct (Part-time) Faculty
Phoenix, Arizona
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Finding Success in a Digital World – Adjunct Faculty – College of Engineering and Technology – Phoenix, AZ
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Grand Canyon University
Finding Success in a Digital World – Adjunct Faculty – College of Engineering and Technology – Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, Arizona
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English for Professional Written and Verbal Communication – Adjunct Faculty – Traditional Campus – College of Engineering and Technology
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Grand Canyon University
English for Professional Written and Verbal Communication – Adjunct Faculty – Traditional Campus – College of Engineering and Technology
Phoenix, Arizona
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Finding Success in the Manufacturing Trades – Adjunct Faculty – Traditional Campus (Spring 2027) – College of Engineering and Technology
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Grand Canyon University
Finding Success in the Manufacturing Trades – Adjunct Faculty – Traditional Campus (Spring 2027) – College of Engineering and Technology
Phoenix, Arizona
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Nursing Adjunct Faculty - Community Health, OB, Peds Specialties
Arizona College·Phoenix, Arizona
Job functions:
On-Site
Bachelor's degree
201-500 employees
Job Description
Why You Should Work With Us::
Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed.
Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:
Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence: We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.
What You'll Do::
Core Nursing:
Clinical:
In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
What We Are Offering You:: Competitive pay and opportunities for professional development. Dynamic organizational culture within a supportive working environment. Preparation for the future with a 401(k) and company match. For consideration, only online applications will be accepted. No phone calls, please. Our schools prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law.
Ideal Candidates Have Experience With Community Health, OB, and/or Peds Nursing
Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed.
Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:
Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence: We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.
What You'll Do::
Nursing Adjunct Faculty provide instruction that facilitates students’ achievement of course objectives while demonstrating Arizona College of Nursing’s values of Passion, Adaptability, Accountability, Integrity, and Excellence.
Core Nursing:
- Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program.
- Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum.
- Documents actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review
- Leads simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.
Didactic:
- Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom.
- Designs an effective learner environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing.
- Supports students’ progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing.
- Utilizes an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
- Actively participates in systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision.
- Works with Course Lead Faculty to develop student success plans and remediate “at risk” students.
- Performs other related duties as requested by the dean.
Clinical:
- Facilitates the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice.
- Attends healthcare facility/agency-based orientation.
- Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and assigned course objectives.
- Communicates effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
- Identifies and immediately communicates problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommends changes and solutions as appropriate.
- Provides daily and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
- Grades associated clinical papers and provides students with timely and clear feedback.
- Maintains all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Plan, Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and Mid-term and final clinical evaluations.
- Completes clinical site evaluations.
- Adheres to/enforces the policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility
- Attends course faculty meetings during planning week to assure all clinical rotations are in alignment with the didactic course.
In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes:
- Plans, teaches, and evaluates classroom, clinical, skills labs and other learning experiences in conjunction with other team members.
- Connects students to College resources for their success.
- Participates in the academic advisement and counseling of students as necessary.
-
Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills:
- Leadership and ethics
- Communication and critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Responsibility and dependability
- Attends campus-based orientation and faculty meetings when applicable.
- Provides input to developing, evaluating, and revising program policies as applicable.
- Protects student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.
Other Duties as Assigned
What We Need From You::
Faculty shall provide evidence of education and experience necessary to indicate that they are competent to teach a given course and develop and evaluate student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the framework of the controlling institution.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Graduate degree required, if the graduate degree is not in nursing must have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a graduate degree in a related discipline from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)*.
-
A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a professional registered nurse providing direct patient care.
Previous experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred. - Holds a current unencumbered state professional registered nurse license or enhance compact nurse licensure relevant to the state of teaching location.
- Certified Nurse Educator certification and national certification in area of nursing specialty is preferred.
- Maintains professional competence/expertise in teaching through activities such as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing.
Subject to state BON/BRN/HEB regulation(s) where the campus/student is located.
Arizona College
Nursing Adjunct Faculty - Community Health, OB, Peds Specialties
Phoenix, Arizona
Added 1d ago201-500 employees
Job functions:
On-Site
Bachelor's degree
Job Description
Why You Should Work With Us::
Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed.
Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:
Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence: We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.
What You'll Do::
Core Nursing:
Clinical:
In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
What We Are Offering You:: Competitive pay and opportunities for professional development. Dynamic organizational culture within a supportive working environment. Preparation for the future with a 401(k) and company match. For consideration, only online applications will be accepted. No phone calls, please. Our schools prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law.
Ideal Candidates Have Experience With Community Health, OB, and/or Peds Nursing
Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed.
Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:
Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence: We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.
What You'll Do::
Nursing Adjunct Faculty provide instruction that facilitates students’ achievement of course objectives while demonstrating Arizona College of Nursing’s values of Passion, Adaptability, Accountability, Integrity, and Excellence.
Core Nursing:
- Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program.
- Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum.
- Documents actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review
- Leads simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.
Didactic:
- Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom.
- Designs an effective learner environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing.
- Supports students’ progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing.
- Utilizes an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
- Actively participates in systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision.
- Works with Course Lead Faculty to develop student success plans and remediate “at risk” students.
- Performs other related duties as requested by the dean.
Clinical:
- Facilitates the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice.
- Attends healthcare facility/agency-based orientation.
- Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and assigned course objectives.
- Communicates effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
- Identifies and immediately communicates problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommends changes and solutions as appropriate.
- Provides daily and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
- Grades associated clinical papers and provides students with timely and clear feedback.
- Maintains all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Plan, Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and Mid-term and final clinical evaluations.
- Completes clinical site evaluations.
- Adheres to/enforces the policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility
- Attends course faculty meetings during planning week to assure all clinical rotations are in alignment with the didactic course.
In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes:
- Plans, teaches, and evaluates classroom, clinical, skills labs and other learning experiences in conjunction with other team members.
- Connects students to College resources for their success.
- Participates in the academic advisement and counseling of students as necessary.
-
Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills:
- Leadership and ethics
- Communication and critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Responsibility and dependability
- Attends campus-based orientation and faculty meetings when applicable.
- Provides input to developing, evaluating, and revising program policies as applicable.
- Protects student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.
Other Duties as Assigned
What We Need From You::
Faculty shall provide evidence of education and experience necessary to indicate that they are competent to teach a given course and develop and evaluate student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the framework of the controlling institution.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Graduate degree required, if the graduate degree is not in nursing must have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a graduate degree in a related discipline from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)*.
-
A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a professional registered nurse providing direct patient care.
Previous experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred. - Holds a current unencumbered state professional registered nurse license or enhance compact nurse licensure relevant to the state of teaching location.
- Certified Nurse Educator certification and national certification in area of nursing specialty is preferred.
- Maintains professional competence/expertise in teaching through activities such as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing.
Subject to state BON/BRN/HEB regulation(s) where the campus/student is located.
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- Grand Canyon University65
- Paradise Valley Community College5
- Arizona College2
- Smith Chason College2
- Southern California University2S
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- Education
Adjunct Faculty Jobs in Phoenix: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a adjunct faculty job in Phoenix?
Phoenix's strongest hiring comes from its large community college system, for-profit universities, and healthcare-affiliated education programs, particularly in Tempe, Mesa, and the Downtown corridor. Candidates with a master's degree or higher in a high-demand field like nursing, business, or information technology have a clear edge. Teaching experience, even informal, and familiarity with hybrid course delivery strengthens any application in this market.
Which companies hire adjunct facultys in Phoenix?
Employers hiring adjunct facultys in Phoenix right now include Grand Canyon University, Paradise Valley Community College, and Arizona College, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Phoenix's mix of large community college districts, regional private universities, and workforce development centers means openings appear across a wide range of institutional types and subject areas.
Are there remote adjunct faculty jobs in Phoenix?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the subject area, since lab-based, clinical, and studio courses require in-person instruction. About 71% of adjunct faculty openings tied to Phoenix are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with online sections most common in business, technology, and general education courses. Phoenix's large online-focused institutions drive a notable share of those fully remote sections.
How can I get a adjunct faculty job in Phoenix with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Phoenix is through the Maricopa County Community College District, which regularly hires first-time instructors with relevant professional experience in lieu of formal teaching history. Workforce development programs, corporate training roles at Phoenix's healthcare systems and tech employers, and tutoring or supplemental instruction positions at local universities are practical stepping stones. A strong portfolio of real-world work in your subject area carries significant weight with Phoenix hiring committees.
Which industries hire the most adjunct facultys in Phoenix?
Most adjunct faculty openings in Phoenix sit in Education, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Phoenix's rapid population growth, large healthcare sector, and expanding technology industry have created sustained demand for instructors who can teach workforce-ready skills across both traditional academic and professional development settings.
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