The Department of Health, Exercise, & Sports Sciences (HESS) in the College of Education and Human Sciences is seeking temporary part-time faculty to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses. We are recruiting instructors for the following programs:
Please reference the UNM Course Catalog (https://catalog.unm.edu/catalogs/2025-2026/#/courses) to see courses taught in each program.
Positions are contingent upon need each semester as determined by student enrollment levels, current course offering matrix, and demand driven by graduation requirements. Positions may be filled or eliminated each semester up to the deadline for students to drop or add courses.
This is a continuous posting for the Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2027 semesters. For best consideration dates:
August 1, 2026 for Fall Semester 2026
September 12, 2026 for Spring Semester 2027
February 2, 2027 for Summer Semester 2027
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Positions
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