Early Childhood Education Affiliate Instructor

Job Details

Early Childhood Education Affiliate Instructor

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Department
Special Education & Linguistically Diverse Education

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.

Position Summary

The Department of Special Education, Early Childhood Education, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions.

Responsibilities

• Teach no more than 9 credit hours per semester. Areas to be taught include, but are not limited to, foundation courses; developmentally appropriate practice courses; multicultural courses; literacy, science, social studies and mathematics methods courses; assessment courses and classroom management courses
• For some courses, the instructor will need to be available during the school day to supervise clinical experiences
• Instructor will need to be available for consultation with students before and after class

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.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree

Preferred Qualifications

Doctoral degree or ABD status

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.

Rate of pay per credit hour assignment can be between $1264 - $1482.

How to Apply

Candidates must apply online through MSU Denver's career site. Complete applications will include the following materials: Curriculum vitae, Cover letter, A list of three professional references and their contact information, Copies of all unofficial transcripts.