ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (MLFC) and the Division for Advancing Teacher Preparation invites applications to establish a pool for Faculty Associates in the Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special Education, and Special Education Program for the 2026-2027 academic year. Successful candidates will teach online courses that are either field-based (such as internship, student teaching, or apprentice teaching) or content-focused, depending on program needs. The Division of Advancing Educator Preparation program welcomes applications from candidates who align with ASU's charter and are committed to inclusive excellence and student success. The successful candidate will also advance ASU's Design Aspirations through teaching and service.
ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their work will contribute to the fulfillment of this charter.
Faculty Associate positions are one semester (7.5 or 15 weeks), non-benefits-eligible, and fixed-term appointments with no tenure implications, not to exceed .40 FTE. The number of courses is contingent upon needs, funding, and sufficient enrollment. Individuals hired as Faculty Associates may not hold multiple, non-benefits-eligible appointments at Arizona State University. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned teaching load.
This recruitment is to establish a part-time hiring pool for temporary and semester appointments. Applications are considered for the current year only. Applicants who are not hired are encouraged to reapply for the next posting.
Essential Duties: This position serves as lead or co-instructor teaching alongside other instructors, regularly collaborates with the instructional team, maintains consistent communication with students, establishes supportive relationships through asynchronous and/or synchronous online conversations, evaluates student work, and assists students in mastering course content. Additional responsibilities may include online coaching teacher candidates in professional placements and providing feedback aligned to program performance indicators.
About the College
ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation creates knowledge, mobilizes people, and takes action to improve education. Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation prepares over 8,000 educators annually. MLFC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy. MLFC mobilizes people through bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement. MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.
Aligned with ASU's charter, MLFC is committed to advancing inclusive excellence in our curricula, programming and institutional relationships. The college's core value of Principled Innovation connects individual decision making to the pursuit of inclusive excellence.
For more information about the College, please visit our website.