DepartmentEnglish
By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool foraffiliate faculty. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and willcontinue as needed. The number of these temporary, part-time, non-tenuretrack academic positions varies from semester to semester, depending on theneeds of the program. As such, not everyone in the applicant pool for thisposition will be contacted and/or selected to teach.
Position Summary
The Department of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSUDenver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty instructors ofEnglish (First Year Writing).
For more information about the Department of English in our College ofLetters, Arts, and Sciences, please visit: .
MSU Denver enrolls over 16,000 students, where nearly 60% are firstgeneration and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver,we are a designated (HSI), an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher EducationExcellence in Diversity () Award winner for 10 consecutive years, andthe only certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institutionof higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open accessmission, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students.The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in thestate, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action forChildhood Arrivals students.MSU Denver is particularly interested inapplicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgroundsand a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education forunder-represented and historically minoritized groups.
Responsibilities
Teach one to nine credit hours per semester in the area of First Year Writing.
Ability to teach day, evening, weekend, or off-campus classes asneeded.Classes may be face to face or online.
Candidates must have the ability to work with and be sensitive to theeducational needs of a diverse, urban population.
An affiliate faculty member's duties include but are not limited to:teaching assigned classes in person or online by delivering course content tostudents, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading studentwork, 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 supportto students as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; providinginstruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learningobjectives of the regular course syllabus and, if required, withdepartment course coordination policies; maintaining office hours;andcomplying with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies andp
Required Qualifications
Master's degree in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or English(with evidence of coursework in rhetoric and composition)
At least one year of experience teaching college-level composition
Preferred Qualifications
Doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition
Two years' experience teaching college-level composition
Terms of Employment
Affiliate faculty are part-time, at-will employees hired to teach on a percredit hour basis for specific classes, usually on a semester-by-semesterbasis. Affiliate faculty are not eligible for benefit coverage under theUniversity's benefit program. All such teaching assignments are dependent onbudget 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 ratedetermined by university policy.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campuscommunity that values diversity, equity, and inclusi n in all its forms.Our student population consists of nearly 50% first generation students andover 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institutionlocated in downtown Denver.
We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert withindividuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion.We greatly value the diverse identities and perspectives of our students,faculty, and staff and recognize that in order to achieve a just andequitable society, diversity must go beyond simple representation. Itrequires critical inquiry and dialogue and a commitment to action. We striveto provide a culture of belonging for all community members to achievepersonal and professional success.