Early Childhood Education Affiliate Instructor

By applying to this posting, qualified applicants will be placed into a department pool and considered for part-time departmental needs. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue as needed. 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.

For more information about the Department of Special Education, Early Childhood Education, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/special-education-early-childhood-culturally-linguistically-diverse-education/

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 (HSI), an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award winner for 10 consecutive years, 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 college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students. MSU Denver is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented and historically minoritized groups.

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 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; maintaining office hours; and complying with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies. Applicants may be asked to teach in-person, online, or in hybrid capacities dependent upon course needs. 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

Master's degree

Required Documents

• Curriculum vitae

• Cover letter

Optional Documents

• A list of three professional references and their contact information

• Copies of all unofficial Transcripts

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.

If you are unable to attach copies of your transcripts at the time of application, please email those documents to Hannah Flasch at flasch@msudenver.edu Attn: Early Childhood Education Affiliate Application

Please submit questions to Dr. Kathryn Whitmore, Department Chair at kwhitmor@msudenver.edu.

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