Harris-Stowe State University is a historically Black institution (HBCU) located in the heart of vibrant mid-town St. Louis, Missouri.  Harris-Stowe’s beautiful campus is minutes from the renown Gateway Arch, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art and History Museums, Forest Park and other cultural and educational institutions.  Harris-Stowe’s diverse faculty and staff provide a wide range of academic programs to one of the most culturally diverse student bodies in the St. Louis region

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences is creating a pool of potential adjunct instructors to teach courses in Sociology.  The successful candidate must possess a Doctorate or a Master’s Degree in Sociology and have earned at least 18 credit hours in Sociology at the graduate level.

Duties will include teaching Sociology courses for majors and non-majors, creating course curriculum, maintaining attendance logs, creating and maintaining electronic grade book.   

Applicants should submit a letter of application, current vitae, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level, and three letters of reference via the application portal on www.hssu.edu. Appointments are for immediate and upcoming semesters. 

Review of applications will start immediately until the position is filled. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Please submit your application and additional documents online at www.hssu.edu.  Submit your application using either Chrome or Firefox when applying, as our system works most smoothly with these browsers.  Please check to ensure documents are in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt, .ascii, .pdf, or html.

“Please No Phone Calls” 

Due to the large number of applications submitted and the high volume of applicant inquiries we receive regarding the status of applications, we are unable to accept phone calls or walk-in inquiries regarding applicant status. 

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER