Job Information
Metropolitan State University Of Denver Integrative Health Care Affiliate Instructor in Denver, Colorado
DepartmentHealth Care Management
By applying to this posting, qualified applicants will be placed into a department pool and considered for part-time departmental needs. The number of these temporary, non-tenure track academic positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the program. As such, not everyone in the applicant pool for this position will be contacted and/or selected to teach
Position Summary
The Department of Health Professions at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions in Integrative Health Care.
For more information about the Department of Health Professions in our College of Health and Human Sciences, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/health-professions/.
MSU Denver enrolls over 17,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, we are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award winner for 10 consecutive years, and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students. MSU Denver is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented and historically
Responsibilities Teach 3 or more credit hours. Areas to be taught in Integrative Health Care include: Dynamics of Health; Medical Terminology; Holistic Health; Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies; Clinical Pathophysiology; and Men's Health Available for consultation with students
An affiliate faculty member's duties include but are not limited to: teaching assigned classes in person or online by delivering course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, addressing student questions consistent with university, college/school, and department policies, advising, and providing online or in person academic support to students as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus and, if required, with department course coordination policies; and complying with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies. Applicants may be asked to teach in-person, online, or in hybrid capacities dependent upon course needs. The ability to adapt and learn new modes of instruction is highly encouraged. Candidates need to be sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse student population.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree in related field
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree, plus four years of relevant work experience; or dissertation complete, defense pending; or doctorate degree; or professional de
Terms of Employment
Affiliate faculty are part-time, at-will employees hired to teach on a per credit hour basis for specific classes, usually on a semester-by-semester basis. Affiliate faculty are not eligible for benefit coverage under the University's benefit program. All such teaching assignments are dependent on budget and enrollment.
Qualified candidates may be expected to teach in person/on campus upon hire depending upon course.
Salary for Announcement
The final salary is based on the number of credit hours assigned at a rate determined by university policy.
For more information, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AF-2023-20 24-Pay-Dates-and-Rates_RevAug2023.pdf
How to Apply
Candidates must apply online through MSU Denver's career site, https://www.msudenver.edu/careers. Complete applications will include the... For full info follow application link.
Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Our student population consists of nearly 50% first generation students and over 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver.
We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion.
