Limited Term Adjunct Instructor (Chinese) (Multiple Positions)

University of Arizona

United States, Arizona, Tucson

Sep 10, 2026

Limited Term Adjunct Instructor (Chinese) (Multiple Positions)
Posting Number	req26555
Department	Humanities Administration
Department Website Link	https://ltc.arizona.edu/
Location	Tucson Campus
Address	Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights	The University of Arizona Language Training Center (LTC) is currently hiring Instructors for short-term intensive Chinese language courses. 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: Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities	Prepare lesson plans and instruct sessions according to approved curriculum. Attend pre-course meetings with Program Manager/Executive Director. Understand Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) and Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) score levels. Develop the course(s) curriculum and lesson plans with authentic reading and listening materials. Build, update curriculum and course materials. Answer student emails and communicate regularly with students. Provide communication and feedback to students throughout the course. Submit lesson plans and course/teaching materials to LTC Program Manager for teaching material archive. Communicate and/or meet with center directors, other instructors in the same teaching team, and LTC staff as needed. Provide feedback to Program Manager/Executive Director on course(s) as needed. Additional duties as required by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications	Master's degree in related field. Native or near-native fluency in the Chinese language. Prior experience in teaching language courses.
Preferred Qualifications	Terminal degree in Chinese language pedagogy, second/foreign language education, applied linguistics, or other relevant field. Prior experience in curriculum development. Prior experience in 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 hours/wk
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
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	GT Russell gtrussell@arizona.edu
Open Date	7/23/2026
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Special Instructions to Applicant
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