"Aviation Affiliate Instructor"

Job Details

Aviation 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.

About the University
MSU Denver enrolls over 16,000 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 that also offers graduate programs (gHSI) 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 students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, and career and life success.

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 is required to teach aviation-related courses such as aerodynamics, aircraft systems, airport management, aviation law, and more.
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certification is required to teach FAA pilot ground and aircraft simulator courses such as:
  • Pilot Ground Courses: Private Pilot Ground - Basic Ground Instructor (BGI) or Certified Flight Instructor; Instrument Pilot Ground - Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI) or Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument; Commercial Pilot Ground - Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI) or Certified Flight Instructor; Flight Instructor Ground - Advanced Ground Instructor or Certified Flight Instructor
  • Simulator Courses: AES 1710 - Certified Flight Instructor; AES 2710 - Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument; AES 3710 - Certified Flight Instructor with Commercial Multi-engine
  • UAS/UAV Courses - FAA Part 107

Note - FAA Certifications must be current according to Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in aviation, aviation-related major, or a master's degree or doctorate in aviation
• Four or more years of industry-related experience

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:

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
• 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.