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Online Teaching Job Leads: Week of November 2 to 8, 2026

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Published November 8, 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.

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

Which disciplines had the most new job leads?1

Health & Nursing230+
Computing, Engineering & Technology190+
Public Service & Social Sciences180+
Humanities & Arts160+
Natural Sciences & Math140+
Business & Management140+
Education130+

1 Some job leads fit two disciplines, so these add up to more than the 930+ 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 50+ colleges
Education50+ job leads
at 40+ colleges
Biology30+ job leads
at 30+ colleges
Computer Science & Computer Engineering30+ job leads
at 20+ colleges
Allied Health20+ job leads
at 20+ colleges
Mathematics & Statistics20+ job leads
at 20+ colleges

What degrees did colleges ask for?

51%22%10%8%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 Tennessee, Texas, and California.

430+South
210+Midwest
200+West
80+Northeast

Open a region to see every state in it.

South 430+ job leads
Tennessee 80+Texas 70+Georgia 40+Florida 40+North Carolina 40+Virginia 30+Kentucky 20+Alabama 20+South Carolina 10+Washington, DC 10+Oklahoma 10+Maryland 7Delaware 4Mississippi 3Louisiana 3Arkansas 2West Virginia 1
Midwest 210+ job leads
Indiana 40+Michigan 40+Illinois 30+Wisconsin 20+Ohio 20+Missouri 10+Minnesota 9Iowa 7Kansas 7Nebraska 6South Dakota 5North Dakota 1
West 200+ job leads
California 50+Arizona 40+Utah 20+Oregon 10+Colorado 10+Washington 10+Hawaii 10+Montana 7Nevada 6Idaho 4New Mexico 4Wyoming 1
Northeast 80+ job leads
New York 20+Massachusetts 10+Pennsylvania 10+Rhode Island 10+New Jersey 9Connecticut 5Maine 5New Hampshire 3

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

Adjunct Instructor MathematicsAdded Nov 8Roxbury Community College · MA2,044 students0% study fully online63% take at least one online classOnlinePart-timeNatural Sciences & MathThe posting says: “qualified instructors in Mathematics to teach online courses”Degree needed: Master's in mathematics or relevant fieldClosing soon: apply by Monday, Nov 9 · Posted Aug 11 · Starts Fall 2026Opens the college’s own posting at rcc.interviewexchange.com Spring 2027 Leadership Skills Minor Lecturer and Coadjutant InstructorsAdded Nov 7Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · NJ52,269 students8% study fully online49% take at least one online classOnlinePart-timeBusiness & ManagementThe posting says: “Online teaching opportunities are available for the upcoming semester”Degree needed: Master's degree (preferred: Doctorate)Closing soon: apply by Sunday, Nov 8 · Posted Oct 16 · Starts Spring 2027Opens the college’s own posting at jobs.rutgers.edu

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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