Business Affiliate Instructor

Department
Marketing

By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for affiliate faculty. 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 AACSB-accredited College of Business at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions for general business courses.

For more information about the College of Business, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/business/

MSU Denver enrolls over 16,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 5 5 % are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, w e 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 3 - 9 credit hours . Courses to be taught include Introduction to Business, Business Communication, Career Planning, and Global Corporate Social Responsibility. Most assigned affiliate class sections are on campus.
  
  
• P articipate in program assessment activities, as assigned
  
  
• Be available for consultation with students
  
  
• Will work and interact with diverse group s of students, faculty, and staff
  
  

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. 

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a Master’s degree in the field in which the faculty member is assigned to teach. 
  
  
• Professional experience that is current at the time of hire, that has been substantial in terms of duration and level of responsibility, and that clearly links to the field in which the faculty member is expected to teach. Normally, this experience is no less than ten consecutive years with increasing levels of responsibility and supervisory experience. 
  
  
• If the Master’s degree is outside the field in which the faculty member is assigned to teach, there is an increased expectation for substantial professional work experience in the discipline. 
   
  Affiliate faculty members have the responsibility of maintaining professional qualification .  For the College of Business Faculty Qualifications policy criteria, please see : https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/College-of-Business-Faculty-Qualifications-Policy.pdf
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Evidence of quality teaching in higher education

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 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 rate determined by university policy.

For more information, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AF-2023-2024-Pay-Dates-and-Rates_RevAug2023.pdf

How to Apply

C andidate s must apply online through MSU Denver’s career site, https://www.msudenver.edu/careers . Complete applications will include the following materials:

• Curriculum v itae
  
  
• Cover l etter
  
  
• Copies of all u nofficial t ranscripts
  
  
• A list of three professional references and their contact information
  
  

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 electronically or if you have questions, please contact:

Angelica Bahl, Screening Chair
Department of Marketing
Metropolitan State College of Denver
P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 79
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Email: abahl@msudenver.edu

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

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Posting RepresentativeTanya Rogowsky

Posting Representative Emailtrogowsk@msudenver.edu

Benefits

MSU Denver is pleased to offer our current and potential employees a wide array of benefit options. To learn more, please visit the following link:

Employee Benefits Offerings

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at totalrewards@msudenver.edu .

Diversity Statement

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Our student population consists of nearly 58% first generation students and over 50% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver.

We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals 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 and equitable society, diversity must go beyond simple representation. It requires critical inquiry and dialogue and a commitment to action. We strive to provide a culture of belonging for all community members to achieve personal and professional success.