Business Affiliate Instructor

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Department
Marketing

By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for affiliate faculty. Screening of applicants will take place when positions come available. 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
Established in 1965, Metropolitan State University (MSU Denver) was founded to serve students who were underrepresented in higher education whose life paths and experiences did not fit the traditional mold. Sixty years later, the University continues to serve over 16,000 of Colorado's extraordinary and diverse students, providing them with the foundation on which to build their unique aspirations. As the third largest public institution of higher education in Colorado, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students.

Proud of its federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution that also offers graduate programs (gHSI) and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado, 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 AACSB-accredited College of Business at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions for general business courses. Assigned affiliate class sections can be in person or online.

For more information about the College of Business, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/business/

Responsibilities

• Teach 3 - 9 credit hours. Courses to be taught include Introduction to Business, Business Communication, Career Planning, and Global Corporate Social Responsibility. Assigned affiliate class sections can be in person or online.
• Participate in program assessment activities, as assigned
• Be available for consultation with students
• Will work and interact with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff

An affiliate faculty member's duties may 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. 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

• Completion of a Master's degree in the field in which the faculty member is assigned to teach.
• Professional experience that is current at the time of hire, that has been substantial in terms of duration and level of responsibility, and that clearly links to the field in which the faculty member is expected to teach. Normally, this experience is no less than ten consecutive years with increasing levels of responsibility and supervisory experience.
• If the Master's degree is outside the field in which the faculty member is assigned to teach, there is an increased expectation for substantial professional work experience in the discipline.

Affiliate faculty members have the responsibility of maintaining professional qualification. For the College of Business Faculty Qualifications policy criteria, please see: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/College-of-Business-Faculty-Qualifications-Policy.pdf

Preferred Qualifications
Evidence of quality teaching in higher education

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.

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 Business: Affiliate-Rates-AY-25-26.

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

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
• Copies of all unofficial transcripts
• A list of three professional references and their contact information

Applicants will notice on the application portal there is one location (the resume/cover letter submission field) to upload all required materials. Multiple documents can be submitted into this one field; alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF and upload. ​Once submitted, you will not be able to edit your application.

Please direct questions to Dr. Sally Baalbaki-Yassine, Department Chair and Professor of Marketing at baalbaki@msudenver.edu.

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

Closing Date
Open Until Filled