Master Of Health Administration Affiliate Instructor

Job Details

Master Of Health Administration Affiliate Instructor

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Department
Health Care Management

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 Health Professions at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions. The successful applicant will teach courses at the graduate level in areas such as: Health Care Systems and Organization Structures; Health Care Administration; Health Care Legal Principals, Compliance, and Ethics; Population and Community Health; Financial Analysis in Health Care; Human Resource Management in Health Care; Health Care Information Systems; Marketing and Strategy in Health Industry; Health Care Research Methods and Statistical Analysis; Health Care Operations, Risk Management and Quality Assessment; and Health Care Economics.

Responsibilities

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

• Terminal degree in health care management or a field related to the specific course(s) taught (e.g., public health or law)
• Two years of relevant health administration management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of relevant post health administration experience, preferably in a senior management position in a health care organization
• Previous relevant teaching experience at the graduate level in a AUPHA certified or CAHME accredited program
• Previous experience teaching in the classroom, online, and/or in the hybrid format
• Evidence of professional development such as discipline-related conference attendance, scholarly presentations, or publication of research in peer-reviewed journals in health care management or journals specific to the discipline to be taught
• Evidence of community service

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.

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, https://www.msudenver.edu/careers. Complete applications will include the following materials:

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

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

Closing Date

Open Until Filled