This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.
Should we have an opening and be interested in pursuing your application, we will contact you with specific information.
The Department of Communication Studies calls students to engage communication meaningfully, creatively, ethically, and with intellectual curiosity, in order to enhance their personal and public lives, as well as contribute to a sustainable common good.
The department offers a BA and a minor in communication studies, and we are seeking adjunct instructors to expand our capacity to serve our programs.
Classes run in 10-week sessions. Though the University's administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas.
The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website : https : / / www.du.edu / registrar / calendars-deadlines (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar here : http : / / www.
law.du.edu / academics / registrar).
Position Summary
Adjunct instructors are needed to teach a variety of communication studies courses across the academic year. Instructors may be hired to teach one course or multiple courses.
Essential Functions
- Teaching classes, primarily in a fully in-person modality
- Grading student work
- Meeting with students during office hours and corresponding with students via e-mail
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent teaching ability
Required Qualifications
- M.A. in communication studies or related field
- Experience teaching communication studies courses at the university level
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D. in communication studies
Work Schedule
While the University's administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas.
The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).
Application Deadline
Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Course Rate
The course rate for 2024-25 is $5,060 for a 4-credit course.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting.
The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.
Benefits
The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference.
Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application :
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Denver prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
- the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
- the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Equal Pay Act; Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act;
the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and / or retaliation.
For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non-Discrimination-Statement.
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.
Advertised : July 19, 2024
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