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Online Teaching Job Leads: Week of October 19 to 25, 2026

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Published October 25, 2026

Every week we read about 4,000 college career pages. Here is what was new this week in college teaching job leads that include online teaching.

990+new job leads this week
460+colleges posted them

Which disciplines had the most new job leads?1

Health & Nursing280+
Humanities & Arts190+
Public Service & Social Sciences180+
Business & Management180+
Computing, Engineering & Technology170+
Natural Sciences & Math160+
Education130+

1 Some job leads fit two disciplines, so these add up to more than the 990+ total. For example, an anatomy and physiology job lead counts in both Health & Nursing and Natural Sciences & Math.

Which subjects were hiring most?

Nursing80+ job leads
at 60+ colleges
Psychology40+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
Biology40+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
Education40+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
Mathematics & Statistics30+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
Business30+ job leads
at 20+ colleges

What degrees did colleges ask for?

52%23%9%7%9%

The most common minimum requirement this week was a master's degree. Read What are the minimum qualifications to teach college online? to see how the 18 graduate hours rule can widen what you qualify for.

How many were fully online?

About 1 in 8 postings said plainly that the job is fully online. More than half listed online teaching along with other formats, such as face-to-face or hybrid. Read How can you tell if a college teaching job is really online? before you apply.

Where are the new job leads?

This week, colleges in 48 states and Washington, DC posted new job leads that include online teaching. The most came from Texas, California, and North Carolina.

480+South
220+West
150+Midwest
130+Northeast

Open a region to see every state in it.

South 480+ job leads
Texas 150+North Carolina 70+South Carolina 40+Virginia 40+Florida 40+Georgia 30+Kentucky 20+Alabama 10+Maryland 10+Tennessee 8Louisiana 8Washington, DC 7Oklahoma 7Mississippi 5Delaware 3Arkansas 3
West 220+ job leads
California 70+Arizona 30+Hawaii 20+Colorado 10+Washington 10+New Mexico 10+Oregon 10+Utah 10+Alaska 4Idaho 3Nevada 3Montana 1Wyoming 1
Midwest 150+ job leads
Illinois 30+Indiana 20+Minnesota 20+Michigan 20+Ohio 10+Wisconsin 10+Iowa 9Missouri 6Nebraska 4South Dakota 3Kansas 1North Dakota 1
Northeast 130+ job leads
New York 40+Massachusetts 20+Pennsylvania 20+Connecticut 10+Maine 10+New Jersey 10+New Hampshire 4Rhode Island 2

The state is where the college is located. Many online classes can be taught from anywhere, so a lead in another state may still be open to you. Check each posting.

Two free job leads

Part-Time Faculty Healthcare Administration-DHA Program Dissertation Chair and Committee Member with Teaching ResponsibilityAdded Oct 25Columbia Southern Univ · AL17,763 students100% study fully online100% take at least one online classFully onlinePart-timeHealth & NursingThe posting says: “off-campus remote position” … “Hosts a minimum of two live lectures on camera”Degree needed: Master's in healthcare administration or similar field (preferred: Doctorate)Opens the college’s own posting at recruitingbypaycor.com Adjunct Teaching – Church History & Doctrine - Rel C 200 & Rel C 333Added Oct 24Brigham Young University · UTOnline (details not stated)Humanities & ArtsThe posting says: “Classes may also be taught for Evening School or BYU Online”Degree needed: Bachelor's degree (preferred: MA degree with equivalent experience)Closing soon: apply by Tuesday, Oct 27 · Starts Jan 4, 2027Opens the college’s own posting at byu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

See all of this week’s free job leads.

For career centers and faculty

This report is free and updated every Monday. The address adjunctalert.com/weekly always opens the newest report.

For your career resources page, our free faculty jobs search may be a better fit. It lists full-time and adjunct faculty job leads at colleges across the country, by state, discipline, and subject: adjunctalert.com/faculty-jobs

How we count: every week we read about 4,000 college career pages. A job lead counts when the posting includes online teaching and it first appeared that week.

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The Adjunct Alert Team

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