Please note: The College of Fine Arts and Communication includes: Communication Studies (B.A.), English (B.A.), Music (B.A.), Theatre (B.A.) and Visual Art (B.A.). Additionally, those interested in applying for part-time faculty positions for Creative Writing (MFA) may use this form as well. 

• To meet ongoing needs for part-time instructors, Lenoir-Rhyne University maintains part-time faculty candidate pools by areas of specialty to meet varying semester to semester needs. We encourage you to submit your application online (including attachments for your cover letter and your curriculum vitae). Your cover letter should focus specifically on your teaching experience and your philosophy of teaching. Also, please discuss how your specific expertise would match up to current courses or areas in our program. Review our current academic catalog on the Office of the Registrar page.


• According to our regional accreditation requirements, all college instructors should possess at least a Master's degree and at least 18 hours of completed graduate work in the specific field-of-study. Except in rare cases, Lenoir-Rhyne University will expect at least a Master's degree in the particular field-of-study in which the instructor is teaching.

Your application materials will be maintained in our archives for at least 18 months. As your vitae changes, we encourage you to update your application by re-submitting your materials.

Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environment that is integral to the university's commitment to excellence in engagement and education. We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcoming community, working with faculty, staff, and/or students from all walks of life and/or incorporating varied perspectives and traditions in their current or previous positions. This commitment is rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturing vocation and preparing students for lives of purpose while serving the common good. 

Application Process

While completing the application, candidates will be prompted to submit a:

• Letter of Application specifically discussing how one’s professional experiences and perspectives relate to the needs of the position.


• Curriculum Vitae, including the names and addresses of three references


• Statement of Teaching Philosophy which includes a discussion of how you incorporate varied perspectives and traditions in your job and/or teaching and learning.

About College of Fine Arts and Communication

The College of Fine Arts and Communication is committed to developing well-rounded graduates who are perceptive readers and listeners, persuasive writers and speakers, and skilled artists and educators. Our curricula strive to express, enrich and elevate the human condition by providing students with interdisciplinary experiences that strengthen their abilities to create, collaborate and contribute to the public good. The college offers bachelor’s degrees in communication studies, English, music, theatre and visual art and an MFA in Creative Writing. 

About Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private, comprehensive liberal arts institution founded in 1891, with its traditional campus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a city of more than 40,000. The university has additional graduate centers in Asheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir-Rhyne is less than an hour’s drive from Charlotte, and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of about 365,000. The university offers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs to approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build community, and promote responsible leadership for service to the world. Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lenoir-Rhyne promotes diverse campuses open to people from all religious and non-religious backgrounds. Visit www.lr.edu to learn more about the university.  

Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy

Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to providing a workplace and educational environment, as well as other benefits, programs and activities, that are free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

LR is committed to creating a safe campus environment for all members of the community, including those who identify as transgender and gender nonconforming. To that end, LR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including sex stereotypes and sex characteristics), ethnicity, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

To ensure compliance with federal and state civil rights laws and regulations—and to affirm its commitment to promoting fairness and equity—LR has developed policies and procedures that provide a prompt, fair and impartial process for those involved in allegations of discrimination, harassment or retaliation.

LR values and upholds the equal dignity of all members of its community and strives to balance the rights of all parties during these processes.

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