Lecturer-CPE, Continuing and Professional Education (Pool Posting)

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University of Colorado Denver

Title : Lecturer - CPE, Continuing and Professional Education (pool posting)

FTE : Part-time

Salary Range : $5,000, for a fully-enrolled 3-credit course.

Position #00007000 - Requisition #35023

Join the University of Colorado Denver

About the University of Colorado - Denver

The University of Colorado Denver is the state's premier public urban research university and equity-serving institution. Globally connected and locally invested, CU Denver partners with future-focused learners and communities to design accessible, relevant, transformative educational experiences for every stage of life and career. Across seven schools and colleges in the heart of downtown Denver, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges through break through innovations and impactful research, and creative work. As part of the state's largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and an annual economic impact of $800 million. For more information, visit ucdenver.edu.

About the School of Education & Human Development

The School of Education & Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver is a statewide and national leader for educational quality, access and equity across the education lifespan, from birth through higher education. Members of the school community have been informing policy and practice while addressing the most important challenges faced by individuals, schools, and communities for more than 50 years. We prepare equity-minded and inclusive educational, community, family, and mental health practitioners, scholars, and leaders dedicated to eradicating inequalities and discrimination. We champion change that leads to well-being, opportunity, and life-long learning in the diverse urban, rural, and global communities that we serve. Our Inclusive Excellence Plan reflects our efforts to ensure that those we serve - diverse in race, ethnicity, economic resources, nationality, language, fluency, ability, geography, first-generation status, age, gender, sexual identity, veteran status, and cultural and faith practice - have access to an excellent education through inclusive practice and scholarship in a climate that is responsive to their needs.

The school's degree programs engage students in a strategic and interrelated combination of course work and internships in schools, agencies, and community-based organizations. The school offers three doctoral level programs, an educational specialist degree, 13 master's degrees in multiple program areas, and two undergraduate degrees, along with many licenses, endorsements and certificates. The undergraduate and graduate programs prepare and inspire education and mental health leaders to have a profound impact in fostering student opportunity and statewide achievement and success across rural, urban, and diverse communities. Programs are designed to be highly impactful for working professionals and distance learners with evening, online and hybrid class options.

Community-engaged and global partnerships are the heartbeat of SEHD. Innovative initiatives co-constructed with school districts, community colleges, and service organizations draw upon personnel strengths in education, human well-being, and equity-centered and community-focused research. These partnerships foster and celebrate diverse community voices, relevant student learning opportunities that build careers, positive outcomes for partner institutions, and outstanding research publications cited around the world.

In 2024, SEHD was recognized as the number one graduate online education program in Colorado and among the top graduate education programs in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report.

The School of Education & Human Development's strategic plan outlines its commitment to academic excellence, inclusive practices, and community engagement. It emphasizes fostering innovation in teaching, research, and service to meet the evolving needs of students and society. The plan seeks to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion across all aspects of the university's operations to create a more vibrant and equitable learning environment. To read the full statement, click here : https : / / education.ucdenver.edu / about-us / strategic-plan

Job Description

• Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu / cu-careers

Our Office of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) provides a wide array of courses, an alternative teacher licensure program, certificates, endorsements, workshops and leadership training tailored to meet your professional development needs. The purpose of this posting is to expand our pool of Lecturers available to teach courses for CPE. Lecturers selected from this pool will become vital members of the School's innovative education programs. For information on the specific programs and courses offered through CPE, please visit https : / / education.ucdenver.edu / continuing-education.

The School of Education & Human Development will establish and maintain a pool of Lecturers for future appointments to temporary, part-time, non-tenure-track positions in Continuing and Professional Education (CPE). Lecturers are generally limited to two courses per term. This will be a semester-by-semester appointment, with the possibility of renewal. This temporary Lecturer pool is anticipated to remain continuously active through October 31, 2025-at that point, all applications will be cleared from the pool. You are welcome to reapply to the new posting after that date.

Teaching assignments may fluctuate and are contingent upon the schedule of courses offered each term, the required number of student enrollments in your tentatively scheduled course(s), and budget availability. Thus, we cannot guarantee that you will teach particular courses or that you will actually teach in a given term.

This position involves working closely with students where the person may become aware of campus safety issues that may need to be reported as part of CU's commitment to compliance with the Clery Act. The person in this role will receive the related training and be required to submit data once per year to the campus Clery Act team. For more information about our commitment to campus safety as it relates to this law, please visit https : / / www.ucdenver.edu / emergencymanagement / clery-act

Qualifications you already possess (Minimum Qualifications)

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Undergraduate Lecturer Minimum Qualifications

If the Master's Degree is in an unrelated field, the candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of successful experience in the field related to the course documented on the CV. Candidates need to supply some evidence (e.g., subject matter expertise or leadership expertise) of experience.

Graduate Lecturer Minimum Qualifications