What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Part-time Instructor of Mathematics position at Pacific Lutheran University and Careers?
Posting Number:
0603013
Recruitment Type:
Open to All Applicants
Position Title:
Visiting Part-time Instructor of Mathematics
Position Type:
Faculty
Benefits Status:
Not Benefits Eligible
FLSA:
Exempt
Hiring Range:
$5,400
Location
Tacoma, WA 98447
Department:
Mathematics Department
Posting Date:
10/22/2025
Closing Date
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Work Schedule:
Part-time; Spring semester (February 1 – May 31, 2026). Monday-Friday availability expected to teach one 4-credit course. In-person availability on MWF.
General Description:
The Mathematics Department at Pacific Lutheran University invites applications for a visiting part-time position for Spring semester only beginning February 1. Successful applicants will have prior experience teaching mathematics at the college level, particularly business calculus.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Teach one course at the undergraduate level.
- Hold regular student hours.
- Be available to students via email.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to successfully teach the required course.
- Ability to design and implement effective teaching strategies.
- Passion for teaching and demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, colleagues, and staff in a collegial and team-based environment.
- Commitment to undergraduate teaching and liberal arts education.
- Ability to contribute to fostering diversity of the campus, curriculum, and/or discipline.
Required Qualifications:
- MS or higher in mathematics or related field.
- Applicant must be legally eligible to work in the United States on hire date AND legally authorized to work in the United States for Pacific Lutheran University without sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience teaching the required courses.
Work Conditions:
Physical Requirements:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applicants should submit the following:
- Cover letter;
- Curriculum vitae;
- List of three references;
- Statement of teaching philosophy in which you describe your goals for student learning, the methods you use to help students achieve them, and how you assess student learning. This statement should explicitly address how you will create an inclusive learning environment that is attuned to diversity and equity.
For questions or more information, please contact Ksenija Simic-Muller at simicmka@plu.edu
Other Information:
Pacific Lutheran University purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Our faculty lead with a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice and instill this commitment in their students. PLU educators work to create an environment where students feel heard and valued, nurturing lifelong learners who aren’t afraid to do things differently to make the world better for everyone. PLU supports faculty as they help students turn ambition into purpose, skills into tools, and their caring into a transformative force.
Because PLU is a community committed to the creation and advancement of knowledge through diversity and inclusion, the university actively recruits a faculty, staff, and student body from all religions, races, socioeconomic groups, sexual orientations, and gender expressions and from all over the world. For the 2024–25 academic year, 40.6 percent of PLU undergraduate students are from the first generation in their families to attend college; 48.0 percent self-identify as students of color; and 34.2 percent are Pell Grant–eligible.
Offering distinctive opportunities for global engagement, collaborative student-faculty research, and purposeful learning, our faculty guide 2,700 students from all faiths and backgrounds to discern their purpose through relevant coursework, inclusive mentoring, and internships at world-class Puget Sound-area businesses and institutions. PLU is located on a 156-acre woodland campus in the Parkland neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington and about 40 minutes south of downtown Seattle. The campus reflects consciously green practices and is in proximity to the natural beauty of Mount Rainier, the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, and the Puget Sound.
PLU administration supports and respects the strong culture of faculty-shared governance by working closely and collaboratively with faculty leadership to sustain and strengthen existing structures and procedures while working together on key institutional, academic and curricular decisions. PLU is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from members of historically underrepresented and marginalized groups, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and others who would bring broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research, or other work activities. For general application questions or if you need accommodations at any point in the application and/or interview process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 253-535-7185 or humr@plu.edu.