Welcome to the CNU Employment Page!

Thank you for your interest in CNU.  This location provides information about Instructional Faculty, Administrative and Professional Faculty, Classified and Hourly employment opportunities.  Application procedures are provided with each instructional and administrative professional faculty position.  When applying for classified and hourly positions you will be connected to our online application system.  All vacancies are easily accessed by scrolling down the page.  Additional information about CNU and the Office of Human Resources (HR) can be found by clicking on "HR Home" on the column on the left.

The University will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities in the application and/or interview process.  Persons with disabilities who require accommodation should contact the Office of Human Resources by calling (757) 594-7145, or emailing hr@cnu.edu in advance of the need for accommodation.

CNU Instructional Faculty

Background:  As stated in CNU Vision 2010, "The Faculty will be a respected body of teacher-scholars, committed to the values of Christopher Newport University.  In their commitment to the University, members of the faculty will possess broad academic interest and a primary academic expertise which foster their participation in an interdisciplinary university curriculum.  The faculty will be inspired, rigorous and creative teachers, with the University and its students at the center of their professional lives.  Accomplished researchers and scholars who hold the highest academic credentials in their respective disciplines, they will be representative in their intellectual diversity of the broad spectrum of liberal learning.

The faculty will be substantively engaged with students of the University beyond the classroom - in contexts that develop scholarship, leadership and service.  They will be full collegial partners in governing the university and in shaping its future.  Members of the university faculty will be contributors to - and leaders of - the civic, artistic, scientific, commercial and educational enterprises of the region, the Commonwealth and the nation."

Instructional Faculty Opportunities

Instructional Faculty Vacancies 

The Director of EO and Faculty Recruitment, Michelle Moody, mlmoody@cnu.edu is responsible for all instructional faculty searches.

Expectations for tenure and promotion are found at the following link:  http://provost.cnu.edu/WebForms/FinalEval4.pdf.

Please review the following brief information to learn more about us, who we seek as employees and to see the links to Administrative and Professional Faculty, Classified and Hourly employment opportunities.

Key Workplace Traditions that Make CNU a Unique and Special Place for Students and Employees - Do these interest you?

KEY 1.  Friendly, Caring and Energetic Service

Smile and say “Hello” in a welcoming, warm and caring tone.

Make their needs your immediate priority.

Help in a caring, thorough and quick manner.

First impression = lasting impression.

KEY 2.  Anticipating and Meeting Needs

Seek first to understand – then be understood.

Be a caring detective as not all needs are expressed.

Ask “Did I answer all of your questions?”

KEY 3.  Unrelenting Attention to Detail

Learn to look for and anticipate the details.

Excellence is the little things done well.

Nothing is too little to be done well.

KEY 4.  Inspiring and Uplifting Others

Seek the best in everyone and they will find it in themselves.

Provide unconditional dignity and respect.

Encourage hope and success.

 KEY 5.  Putting Students First

Make every Key Moment special.

Routinely exceed expectations.

Routinely go the extra mile.

 KEY 6.  Transforming Lives

Embrace, model and share the Key Workplace Traditions.

Help make CNU the best place to learn and work.

All jobs and employees are important in this effort.

Make a difference in all you do.

We seek caring, talented and committed employees who will embrace and share these Key Traditions.  We wish you the very best in your search.

If you are unsure of which employment type to search, please click on the tip sheet to view the definitions.

Administrative and Professional Faculty Employment Opportunities (Administrators)

Administrative Professional Faculty Vacancies 

The Director of EO and Faculty Recruitment, Michelle Moody, mlmoody@cnu.edu is responsible for all administrative professional faculty searches.

CNU Staff Employment Opportunities

The links below will take you to our CNU online recruitment system.  Please review our CNU Applicant Tutorial for additional step by step information.

Full-Time Classified Vacancies 

Part-time Hourly/Wage Vacancies

Recruiters for Classified or Hourly/Wage positions are:

Emily Slicer-Smith emilymarie.slicer@cnu.edu

For CNU Hiring Managers Only (click here - Must be a CNU search chair, hiring manager, director, vice president, etc. to access.)  Please click on the Supervisor's/Hiring Manager's and Director's User Guide for additional support.

CNU, an EO employer, is fully committed to Access and Opportunity.

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