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Faculty Hiring Trends — Week of August 23, 2026

Open listings
16,424
Vs prior week
+2315
Top position type
Adjunct

Faculty Atlas is currently tracking 16,424 open faculty positions — +2315 compared to last week. Among listings matched to institution type, 71.9% are at public institutions and 28.1% are at private nonprofit institutions. Adjunct roles represent the largest category with 5,695 listings. Among positions with a known appointment track, 19.3% are tenure-track and 80.7% are non-tenure-track.

Most active systems

NY2,250
UC997
TX968
NC724
OH703
FL668
NJ603
PA588
IL574
IN550

Most active institutions

Columbia University in the City of New York357
Ivy Tech Community College314
University of Washington267
University of Miami224
Ohio State University201
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey200
University of Rochester183
Harvard University170
UC Irvine166
University of Hawaii System161

Appointment track

Tenure-track2,116 · 19.3% of classified
Non-tenure-track8,831 · 80.7% of classified
Unclassified5,477

Position types

Adjunct5,695
Other2,214
Assistant Professor2,088
Instructor1,598
Clinical1,118
Lecturer979
Professor (Full/Open Rank)949
Postdoctoral753
Associate Professor736
Visiting206
Research Faculty88
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