"Aerospace Affiliate Instructor"

Aerospace Affiliate Instructor

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Department

Aviation & Aerospace Science

By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for affiliate faculty for future opportunities. Screening of applicants will occur when vacancies arise. The number of these temporary, part-time, 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 Aviation and Aerospace Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for future part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions.

For more information about the Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science in our College of Computing, Aerospace, Engineering, and Design, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/aviation-aerospace/.

Responsibilities

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, 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.

Required Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus four years of relevant work experience or a master's degree or doctorate
• Experience with space mission architecture, inclusive of aerospace systems engineering, spacecraft design and subsystem development, launch processes, ground station and mission operations, and/or space system automation
• Experience with industry tools for mission simulation (e.g., STK), programming, system design, and/or data analysis
• A fundamental understanding of orbital mechanics along with the space environment and its impact on crewed and uncrewed systems
• Knowledge of historical spaceflight systems and future industry trends, inclusive of system automation, modular architectures, artificial intelligence integration, and/or aerospace workforce development

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 will be expected to teach in person/on campus upon hire.

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 view pay rates under the College of Computing, Aerospace, Engineering, and Design: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Affiliate-Rates-2025.pdf.

How to Apply

Candidates must apply online through MSU Denver's career site, https://www.msudenver.edu/careers. Complete applications must include the following required materials:

1. Curriculum vitae
2. Cover letter
3. Copies of certifications, if applicable (please copy front and back)

There is one location (the resume/cover letter submission field) in the application portal to upload all required materials. Multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit your application.

Official transcripts will be required of the candidates selected for hire.

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Posting Representative

Tanya Rogowsky

Posting Representative Email

trogowsk@msudenver.edu

Benefits

The University's benefits package is comprehensive and offers medical, vision and dental, free RTD pass, tuition reimbursement, as well as a life and supplemental insurance plans, retirement plans and other programs, such as access to a long-term disability (LTD) plan. Visit MSU Denver's benefits website to learn more.

For a brief overview, please see: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MSU-Benefit-Summary.pdf.