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In America, non academics are increasingly being hired to teach a course as an adjunct professor (or an adjunct assistant professor): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professors_in_the_United_States...

I taught a course at an NYU grad program as an adjunct once, and was surprised at how much freedom professors had around subject matter. I was expecting someone to review my curriculum in detail, but in actuality I just had a single conversation with the department chair on the general parameters of my course and that was it.

It was very liberating... in general, the department will depend largely on student complaints and reviews to evaluate your performance. Plus usually someone from the department will sit in on your class at some point. Other than that, you're on your own!



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