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Online Teaching Job Leads: Week of October 26 to November 1, 2026

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Published November 2, 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.

900+new job leads this week
420+colleges posted them

Which disciplines had the most new job leads?1

Health & Nursing250+
Public Service & Social Sciences180+
Humanities & Arts180+
Computing, Engineering & Technology170+
Business & Management140+
Natural Sciences & Math130+
Education90+

1 Some job leads fit two disciplines, so these add up to more than the 900+ total. For example, an anatomy and physiology job lead counts in both Health & Nursing and Natural Sciences & Math.

Which subjects were hiring most?

Nursing60+ job leads
at 40+ colleges
Allied Health40+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
English & Literature30+ job leads
at 20+ colleges
Computer Science & Computer Engineering30+ job leads
at 20+ colleges
Communications30+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
Biology30+ job leads
at 20+ colleges

What degrees did colleges ask for?

53%24%9%10%

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 47 states and Washington, DC posted new job leads that include online teaching. The most came from Texas, California, and North Carolina.

410+South
200+West
170+Midwest
100+Northeast

Open a region to see every state in it.

South 410+ job leads
Texas 60+North Carolina 40+Alabama 40+Florida 40+Georgia 40+Virginia 30+Maryland 20+Kentucky 20+South Carolina 20+Tennessee 10+Louisiana 10+Oklahoma 10+Washington, DC 7Mississippi 5Arkansas 5West Virginia 3Delaware 1
West 200+ job leads
California 60+Oregon 30+Arizona 20+Utah 20+Colorado 10+Washington 10+Nevada 9New Mexico 9Montana 8Hawaii 8Idaho 7
Midwest 170+ job leads
Indiana 30+Illinois 20+Ohio 20+Michigan 20+Minnesota 10+Wisconsin 10+Kansas 10+Missouri 7Iowa 5South Dakota 4Nebraska 3North Dakota 3
Northeast 100+ job leads
Massachusetts 40+New York 20+Pennsylvania 10+New Jersey 6New Hampshire 5Connecticut 4Maine 1Vermont 1

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

Instructor, Mathematics (Peace Online - Spring 2027)Added Nov 2William Peace University · NC722 students22% study fully online24% take at least one online classOnlinePart-timeNatural Sciences & MathThe posting says: “Instruction will take place online and classes are asynchronous”Degree needed: Master's in Mathematics or closely related field (preferred: Doctoral degree in Mathematics or closely related field)Open until filled · Posted Oct 20 · Starts Spring 2027Opens the college’s own posting at peace.peopleadmin.com Visiting Faculty: Writing Center (Remote)Added Nov 1Principia College · IL339 students0% study fully online22% take at least one online classOnlinePart-timeHumanities & ArtsThe posting says: “Visiting Faculty: Writing Center (Remote)” … “Remotely teaches 3 semester hours in Writing and Composition”Degree needed: Master's in Writing and Composition (preferred: Ph.D. in a related field)Opens the college’s own posting at workforcenow.adp.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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